Good use of 150k Avios?

[Weathers]

It’s 150 k Avios to fly 2 person return in Qatar economy cabin in Feb 2024 +£663 taxes etc

Is that a good value for use of the points?.

BA don’t fly to Bangkok and I know I can’t use the 2for1 I have that expires in Feb 2025

I heard that Qatar economy cabin is comfortable

Thanks for any helo or suggestions/comments

[Hbommie]

£663 in tax and charges for 2 people or each?

Economy fares to BKK in Feb look to be around £650 rtn so 150K for £650. It’s a no from me, but YMMV.

[The real Swiss Tony]

That seems bad value to me.

As a base you could convert those miles into £1000 worth of Nectar points, so the question is can you get a better flight for under £830 per person?

A quick look online suggests the cash fare for QR is £700 for the random dates I picked in Feb. You can pay £600 and go Gulf Air or £900 and go nonstop on Thai.

If you pay £1130 you can get Premium Economy on Finnair – along with another slug of Avios.

[Weathers]

It’s £663 for 2 people and yes at £650 economy return to BKK it’s not good value but guess that was a 1 person only price?. which airline was that?

Swiss Tony – are those prices for 1 person only ?. ie £1130 with Finnair

Thanks both for comments

[The real Swiss Tony]

Yes, prices are per person.

But you’re getting such bad value from that proposed QR redemption, unless you’re avios rich and cash poor (nothing wrong with that), I think you should pay for a ticket – and given the ability to get outsized returns on some avios redemptions, even paying for Finnair in PE isn’t a bad deal in my book, especially when you’ll each get a further 10,000 Avios back.

And for some this might be worth a look too – BA.com showing BHX-DOH-BKK out on Feb 7th, back on assorted other dates, for £1538. All sectors in J/I with the exception of the BKK-DOH which books into Y/Y.

[Aston100]

I see business class cash prices are finally coming down for Bangkok. Still a while to go until they get to (or under) £2k during peak.

[BJ]

I wouldn’t consider it. Sales will be coming and you’ll probably get two return on economy for £1200. Kf you have a companion voucher you could try getting J to India, Shanghai, HK or SIN. No personal experience but I have been told and have also read that Y on 787s os horrible, a380 is likely good, no idea about a350, and 777 not worth talking about.