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All six avios.com sale offers revealed early

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My earlier article today said that the first avios.com sale offer would be revealed at lunchtime.  However, you don’t need to wait, as I have them all for you here!

These are the headlines – I have no idea what the terms and conditions are, whether deals are limited to various routes etc.

50% off Avios required for long-haul flights – noon Mon 6 to noon Wed 8

25% off car hire – noon Wed 8 to noon Fri 10

50% off hotel bookings – noon Fri 10 to noon Mon 13

Reward Flight Saver tickets reduced to £1 – noon Mon 13 to noon Wed 15 (see image above!)

50% off hotel bookings (again, a mistake?) – noon Wed 15 to noon Fri 17

40% off Eurostar – noon Fri 17 to noon Mon 20th

The first offer – 50% off long-haul redemptions – goes live at noon.  I don’t know yet if it will be just for economy flights or for all classes, and if all routes are included.

What this list does tell us is that ba.com cannot be offering exactly the same deals as avios.com, because they do not allow Eurostar bookings.

Meanwhile, over at ba.com ….

The first ba.com sale flights have been loaded in the system.

New York, for instance, is coming up at 20,000 Avios in World Traveller.  Unfortunately, all other flight classes are still showing at full price.  Given that taxes are £353, this is still a pretty poor deal unless you are booking for peak season or need the flexibility to cancel which a cash ticket wouldn’t give you.

The full destination list is Boston, Chicago, Dubai, Denver, Shanghai, New York, Toronto, Washington. World Traveller (economy) only for travel by 31 May. It says you must depart from London but its worth trying with a regional connection.

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  • pauldb says:
    6 Jan6 January 11:50

    It does seem combinable with the 241 on the BAEC site (eg WT to Washington). But still not appealing in WT.

    • pazza2000 says:
      6 Jan6 January 11:56

      Agreed, especially with flight pre June when your likely to find cash prices not much greater than the cash cost on these WT redemptions.

  • Mike Turnbull says:
    6 Jan6 January 11:51

    Just for info. Shell are also offering their own deals to ‘tie in’, ie 5p off for Avios holders etc.

  • Clive says:
    6 Jan6 January 11:57

    Mike can you explain please?

    • Scott says:
      6 Jan6 January 12:04

      Not sure it’s that exciting. From a Shell email:

      “We’ve got a fantastic offer for you – pick up two of our most popular products and save money on your fuel.

      If you buy any two selected sweet or chocolate hanging bags or soft drinks, you’ll receive 5p per litre off your fuel purchase instantly! For more details on the promotion, including the products included, visit your nearest Shell Service Station. The promotion starts today and runs until 26th February 2014.”

      • Trevor says:
        6 Jan6 January 12:31

        Great offer huh – buy over-priced junk food at what’ll probably cost you over £2.50 and you can save £2.50 on 50l of fuel. I’ll be skipping them trying to push more expensive fuel and junk food on me.

  • GlennM says:
    6 Jan6 January 12:05

    I believe that promotion is next Monday 🙂

    • squills says:
      6 Jan6 January 12:13

      Yep that’s why my window for Xmas 2014 return is so thin…

      ‘Reward Flight Saver tickets reduced to £1 – noon Mon 13 to noon Wed 15’.

      Take off the 355 days and I’ll be keeping fingers crossed 😉

      • GlennM says:
        6 Jan6 January 12:21

        Annoyingly, they may simply apply the 31/05/2014 travel deadline there too, as with this one. Hopefully T&C’s will be better.

        • squills says:
          6 Jan6 January 12:30

          yep that would be nigh on useless as we have already booked Easter, June & Summer flights.

    • Flashware says:
      6 Jan6 January 12:39

      Yes, I don’t know why the image they made says it ends in just over a day. The RFS sale isn’t till Mon-Wed noon till noon next week.

  • SG says:
    6 Jan6 January 12:14

    The options are available on BA i did a dummy booking to NY at the end May and it is showing a total avios of 20,000.

  • Euan says:
    6 Jan6 January 12:16

    Well I managed to get price up a return in Y for two from Glasgow to Washington, departing 24-Apr and back on 27-Apr. Cost is 20,000 avios, a 2-4-1 voucher and £757. Same flights using cash is £1,081.

    • Euan says:
      6 Jan6 January 12:27

      For clarity that was on BA.com.

    • Brian says:
      6 Jan6 January 12:29

      Yes, so if you value Avios at 1p per point, then you’re looking at 957 GBP – a saving of 124 pounds! I think there are better ways to use a 2-4-1 voucher….

      • Brendan says:
        6 Jan6 January 12:33

        Even less when you consider the ~7,000 avios each you would receive from the flights on a cash fare

      • Euan says:
        6 Jan6 January 13:32

        I agree and won’t be buying any reward tickets in this particular sale.

    • richie says:
      6 Jan6 January 14:37

      dont do it i will give you £1000 cash for your voucher!!!

  • Brendan says:
    6 Jan6 January 12:28

    What an anti-climax! Any chance that AA or EI flights from Dublin to New York etc are also 50% off?

  • Scott says:
    6 Jan6 January 13:33

    Following this thread with interest.

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