u/zirosky

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to book a return flight from London to Miami in July. Right now the fare on the British Airways website is about £880 for Economy.

I currently have:

• 126,000 Amex Membership Rewards points (Amex Gold)
• 13,000 Avios

I checked reward availability and there are no reward seats available for the outbound flight on my dates. However, the return from Miami is showing as available for around 9,000 Avios + £325.

I’ve never redeemed Avios before, so I’m trying to understand what the smartest option would be here.

Would you recommend:

• converting my Membership Rewards points to Avios and using them toward the BA booking,
• booking the outbound as cash and only using Avios for the return,
• or doing something else entirely?

Any advice from people more experienced with Avios redemptions would be really appreciated. Thanks!