Reply To: Best use of 500k Bonvoy points (could get to 600k) before the rewards change?

[Talay]

So 600k points at 3:1 is 200k miles plus 10 x 5k bonuses so 250k Avios for instance.

Ignoring any Amex 241 vouchers, that 250k Avios is about 1.5 times the Avios needed for my (pre covid) normal LHR-BKK routing. But it comes with £600+ fees.

Alternatively, I fly with Etihad (usually) for (pre covid) an average of £1750 in business. Net off the BA taxes (and ignoring the crap BA 8 across seating) and I have about £1150 x 1.5 so £1750 of flights for my 600k Bonvoy.

That is worse than converting them to Nectar which would give me £2000 of value.

A hotel at 50k per night would give 15 nights if booked under 4+1 so the hotel would be £2000 (max cash equivalent) / 15 = £133 a night.

Moxy hotel in Southampton is 10/12.5k a night and the cash rate is £52 now to £175 or so in peak summer. Maybe some value there, if hardly aspirational !