Reply To: Amex BAPP — worth it?

[Gavin454]

I don’t consider it to be worthwhile, even before the pandemic. I used a 2-4-1 to go in Club World to Seattle (and then a standard redemption with Avios to Hawaii) in 2017, but it would have ended up cheaper to have booked a cash flight ex-EU and with the additional benefit of gaining many Avios and tier points, and much greater booking flexibility on dates and timing. Ended up letting my last voucher expire over the pandemic.

My only good value 2-4-1 redemption was the LCY – JFK all business class plane in 2015 booked before the devaluation early that year. But redemption prices have increased a lot since then, and that unique service no longer operates.

I used a 2-4-1 once to go to Seychelles too, which was OK value, but it was comparable to booking WT+ with cash and upgrading using Avios.