The 2021 Iberia peak and off-peak Avios redemption flight calendar is here

What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2021? 

Iberia still hasn’t officially released the peak and off peak dates for reward flights for all of 2021 – except for the dates which are already bookable – but we now have some clarity on what the calendar will look like next year.

Point Me To the Plane did some digging and uncovered peak dates for 2021. We have turned this into a neat little table, below, which gives a better overview of the entire year’s peak and off peak availability.

There are two things to remember:

This calendar only applies to Iberia. British Airways and Aer Lingus have their own peak and off-peak dates. You can see the British Airways peak and off peak calendar for 2021 here and the Aer LIngus peak and off peak calendar for 2021 here. This is useful because you will often find that when BA is peak during UK half-term school holidays, Iberia (and occasionally Aer Lingus) are running off-peak fares.

The Iberia calendar applies wherever you book an Iberia redemption, whether it is on ba.com, iberia.com or avios.com.  Similarly, if you try to book an British Airwas redemption on iberia.com it will NOT follow the dates below.

All redemptions on partner airlines such as Qatar Airways are charged on a separate chart at peak date rates, 100% of the time

Note that peak dates are in yellow whilst off peak is in white.  Click to enlarge:

Unlike the British Airways and Aer Lingus, the Iberia chart is pretty fragmented.

Whilst Spanish and British school holidays vary, Iberia’s peak dates cover the big holidays including summer and Christmas.

There are some exceptions. February half term is peak for British Airways but off-peak with Iberia, as is the majority of the Easter break, May half term and October half term.

The only UK bank holiday weekend during an off-peak time is the second May bank holiday, 29th-31st May.

This means that Iberia redemptions are cheaper during those holidays, and you are likely to save on taxes and fees, too. You can see how Iberia redemptions charge lower taxes and fees here.

As a reminder, here is the peak and off-peak Avios pricing chart for Iberia flights:

If you want to learn more about how to spend your Avios most efficiently, read our beginner’s guide to redeeming Avios points here.

You can read more about how the British Airways companion voucher works in this article.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (June 2023)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 13th June, the sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card is doubled to 60,000 Membership Rewards points – and you get £200 to spend at Amex Travel too! Apply here.

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.

EDIT: Applications for this card are temporarily suspended due to IT issues with the British Airways On Business SME loyalty scheme.

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.