Miami wide open for Avios flights from November due to new British Airways service

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• Gav Lar says:

  10 May10 May 16:15

  Is it not the case that 2 First class reward seats are also made available on every flight ? We’ve just booked 2 Club World seats to San Francisco next year but really want to do First. The fact there never seems to be any common availability for First class reward seats made me think we were just too slow in checking and they all get booked up really fast.

  • Kinkell says:

    10 May10 May 16:24

    No. 2x CW and 4xET. However BA may well include F for redemption on some routes and also depends on how seats are selling. Some routes don’t have F cabins. I like F for a daytime flight but am more than happy to go upper deck on a 747 .

  • Rob says:

    10 May10 May 16:51

    No. The guarantee is that 2 CW and 4 Eco open up 355 days before departure.

    Even when F seats are made available, it tends to be later in the day. Same with World Traveller Plus.

• Jeff says:

  10 May10 May 16:20

  Does anyone know how many avios is required to go from LHR to MIA?

  • S says:

    10 May10 May 16:25

    https://www.baredemptionfinder.com/

    In Club 62.5k off peak 75k peak

• Ade says:

  10 May10 May 17:36

  Curse you HFP (and you Rob), that’s three flights booked for the family to MIA for Feb bank holiday next year, god I hope I’ve got the dates right when I casually mention this to the wife later…

  • Polly says:

    10 May10 May 19:03

    Keep us posted on your domestic drama! Great you got the flights tho..

  • Anna says:

    10 May10 May 19:36

    There’s no Bank Holiday in February, hope you mean half term ????

    • Ade says:

      10 May10 May 21:26

      Yes, half term. oops..
      Just had a quick look and cash price for the three of us would have been £8.8k, so a 2-4-1 (my first ever) and 275k points and £1.6k in tax/fees so a happy return and a happy wife.

      Just need to take advantage of a marriott travel package that I have, any one got any recommendations in Miami ?

      • Scallder says:

        11 May11 May 10:25

        Ade – can’t recommend any hotels I’m afraid but I would suggest looking at the Residence Inn brand for 3 of you – quite often you can book 1 bedroom suites which will have a sofa bed as the second bed and rooms are usually a lot larger than at some brands and rooms have a kitchenette so I’ve found very good for family travel, so if you’re happy going for that type of accommodation can be a very good use of a travel package – they’re often lower categories too so cheaper, and also provide free breakfast every day.

      • Mark Priest says:

        11 May11 May 11:09

        Did you manage to book 3CW?

        I was looking for easter but it would have had to been 2xCW and 1x Economy.

        and could only book monday to friday, all seats on the first and last weekend had gone. so opted for 3 x Virgin Premium in the end.

      • Ade says:

        11 May11 May 11:27

        Scallder
        Thanks, I’ll look into that.

        Mark
        Yes, bagged 3CW out and back. I’d jumped in and booked on a bit of whim (having read the article), But when I sat down to arrange seats etc.. last night I note we are on the A380 both ways, so not the additional flights mentioned in the article. It may be a the case that the half terms in Wales are +/- a week to the majority, but we fly out on the Friday and back on the following Saturday,
        Having read all the negatives, we might turn it into a bit of a driving / exploring holiday,

      • Mark Priest says:

        11 May11 May 12:05

        Ade.

        Don’t forget to look at the option of a cruise round the Caribbean

        Arriving on the Friday means you could do a 7 day Saturday – Saturday or you could get a 4 or 5 day too.

        Can thoroughly recommend it and Royal Caribbean.

• Pareet Shah says:

  10 May10 May 19:12

  By chance my 241 voucher activated this morning and I logged on and was so surprised to find availability (I had been looking for a couple of weeks!) immediately booked 2 x business return over next Easter! I love this website!!! Thanks Rob and everyone 🙂

• Andrew says:

  11 May11 May 06:14

  And remember MIA is from LHR T3, so you can use the execllent CX and QF Lounges.

• Leo says:

  11 May11 May 06:41

  I’ve never been more disappointed by anywhere than Miami unless you include Key West.

  • Mike says:

    11 May11 May 07:07

    I am guessing you haven’t been to Doncaster

    • The Big Lebowski says:

      11 May11 May 07:17

      Or Swindon.

      • Lady London says:

        12 May12 May 00:08

        Doesn’t Miami airport have a bit of a reputation for being a horrible horrible airport to land in? Long immigration queues etc…

    • TripRep says:

      11 May11 May 07:29

      You know that’s close to Rob’s old stomping ground? 😀

      But yes South Beach and the Art Deco district are fine for an afternoon before a flight back to the UK, but never really seen the appeal of it as a multi day destination, so many more nicer places in FL to visit.

      • david says:

        15 May15 May 12:33

        Heading into the famous graffiti area of Miami I shocked to see a pretty rough ghetto. Women offering themselves at 2pm and guys openly smoking from crack pipes. Never let it put you off going to Florida though because from Clearwater, Tampa, Orlando (there is so many things to do outside the parks). Ventura, Fort Lauderdale, Naples. Sarasota beaches. Florida has a lot to offer and cheaper than many think. I despise the theme parks so I would know a thing or two about enjoying it on the cheap. All the best.

    • Rob says:

      11 May11 May 08:43

      Spent a few fairly unhappy hours in the Frenchgate Centre ….

  • Kipto says:

    11 May11 May 07:27

    Agreed. Way over-rated.

  • DTB says:

    11 May11 May 08:47

    Key west was like Magaluf / Cavos except the people were all in their 40s / 50s.

    I like the gulf coast, naples is nice

    • Doug M says:

      11 May11 May 10:03

      I’m with you, gulf coast is lovely, prefer farther north, St. Petes Beach up to Clearwater. Miami rather dull, poser clubs, crowded overpriced bars and restaurants. Good for 2 days. Keys very scenic, but Key West expensive and frankly little more than a collection of bars, all of which were the one (really) Hemingway drunk in.

      • TripRep says:

        11 May11 May 12:06

        Yep St Pete Beach area is lovely. Also try further north to the nature coast nr Crystal River

    • Lady London says:

      12 May12 May 00:10

      +1

• Mark says:

  11 May11 May 09:54

  Tried to book for Christmas and Easter last night.

  Not much available so booked virgin instead!

• TripRep says:

  11 May11 May 12:04

  Freddy – ever considered VS to MCO out of Glasgow?

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