Get a 2p per Avios discount on British Airways long haul cash flights – but not in Business

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• paul hyde says:

  25 Jun25 June 08:57

  Can you combine with double tier points if over 5 days stay and a hotel or car?

  • Rob says:

    25 Jun25 June 09:59

    No, because you’d need to book via BA Holidays to do that and this offer isn’t valid with them.

• Flying Misfit says:

  25 Jun25 June 09:11

  Anyone else having issues with CMA on avios.com website. Specifically, not able to pull from Avios (Aer Club) to BA. Keeps saying not available at this time.

  • Peter says:

    25 Jun25 June 10:06

    Same issue, and Amex won’t accept Iberia number because it’s 9 and not 8 digits.

• Robert says:

  25 Jun25 June 11:31

  Currently looking at this offer for Dubai in PE, against the 5 nights double tier points offer. I guess it comes down to how good a hotel+flights deal I can get and how much I value double tier points. If anyone has any advice on good deals/hotels it would be greatly appreciated. The benefit of doing seperate is perhaps getting a good hotel deal with IHG, Hilton or Marriott. I like the look of Westin as a resort option hotel, but adding breakfast into the rate really hikes the price up.

  • Matt says:

    25 Jun25 June 11:49

    Try searching on Marriott with promo code MCK – all rates include breakfast (I didn’t tell you this)…

    • YC says:

      25 Jun25 June 15:16

      Is this a pretty risky strategy?

      • OP says:

        25 Jun25 June 18:02

        So presumably you have McKinsey ID you’ll be taking with you on your trip, too.

        I have been asked for my ID on the couple of occasions my corporate rate is ‘too good’, so watch out.

        • Matt says:

          25 Jun25 June 20:54

          Possibly in the US but Dubai isn’t the sort of place where hotel staff like to interrogate guests. The only thing they care about is that you have either your passport or Emirates ID available as it’s required by law.

    • Robert says:

      25 Jun25 June 19:34

      Thanks Matt, that code is only available at a couple of Dubai properties. I’ve worked for McK before but don’t need the code on this trip. Just wondering what folk on here consider a decent hotel for a weeks break in Dubai.

      • Matt says:

        25 Jun25 June 20:47

        Really depends where you want to stay.
        My recommendations for Marriott would be:
        Marina: Grosvenor House
        Palm: W (not tried the new St Regis)
        Downtown: La Ville (Citywalk)

        • Robert says:

          26 Jun26 June 08:09

          Thanks for those suggestions, looking for a relaxing break so leaning towards a resort with a beach. I’ve seen comments in previous articles that if your on the Palm it’s harder/takes longer to get around, plus the prices for Palm hotels seem on the high side. Will probably go with the Westin on Mina Seyahi beach from the Marriott offerings, but will check what Hilton, IHG and Accor have to offer, tend to go by whatever has the best tripadvisor rating. I’ve locked the flights in using the Avios offer. Interestingly it’s cheaper to fly premium economy with BA than economy with Emirates, and the flight times are better! BA Holidays didn’t have any good flight+hotel combos as they mostly factored in half board pushing the price up further.

• Ianmac says:

  25 Jun25 June 11:45

  Coincidentally, currently booking 2 pax return ABZ-LHR-ABZ for late summer
  Avios only is 20,000 + £70 (So £270 equivalent at 1p per Avios)
  Cash is £500 net + 19,000 Avios (after £100 off)
  Yes, I could have used more Avios to reduce the cash price but still nowhere near the value of Avios only route.

  • Kenny says:

    25 Jun25 June 13:42

    Agreed however avios seats are unfortunately not always available.

• n166 says:

  25 Jun25 June 15:10

  i’m booking the cheapest option for a flight (hand baggage only) and using the 10,500 points offer to take £200 off the ticket price. i’m not fully understanding the T&Cs on the change rules – if i wanted to change the date on one of the flights, i’m wondering if there are any change fees? the website still seems to only show the details for bookings made before 7th June

• ianM says:

  25 Jun25 June 18:19

  Booking with avios + taxes is still so much cheaper than using cash that it’s not even worth checking, and you get a free domestic connection with avios bookings. You can use the money you save to do a tier point run!

• Dan says:

  25 Jun25 June 19:51

  Simple question here regarding BA Gold and Economy Basic HBO outbound and PE back.

  Say I flew LHR-BOS-LHR using the 10k Avios discount:

  LHR-BOS in HBO (can I choose seats for two parties here, looking at exit rows etc)
  BOS-LHR in PE (is it possible to UUA here to CW)

  Would the above work?
  Sorry, hardly ever UUA and not sure this applies to this offer as already used to get the discount.

  Thanks a lot in advance

• Lady London says:

  25 Jun25 June 22:39

  As it”s for long haul only it pretty much looks like this offer is giving me the chance to pay 10k avios to avoid the hassle of going ex-EU. (as that avios contribution gives me the APD back I’m forced to pay taking any flight from the UK). So I guess it’s an opportunity for those travelling as a family as normally ex-EU is hard to dragna family through

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