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Avios - Starwood transfer deal
« on: December 13, 2012, 03:10:29 PM »
SPG Starwood Starpoints give a 25% bonus on transfers of 20,000 points and they transfer to BA Avios at a rate of 1:1. Until 13 January 2013 Avios are giving 25% more Avios when you convert your hotel loyalty points into Avios. I don't know if that is 25% on 20,000 or 25% on 25,000, but either way it seems a good deal if you use Avios, as I do for short trips. A short hop North American return ticket, say NYC to Montreal or loads of options in Europe is only 9,000. A flight from NYC to Tel Aviv on Air Berlin is just 60,000 Avios round-trip with $81 in taxes. That is just 40,000 Starpoints. Seems a good combination deal. Starpoints convert to Delta at 1:1 who require 80,000 miles NYC-TLV-NYC  [i.e. 65,000 Startpoints using the bonus on 60,000] but Delta have very low availability. United, who have great availability also take 80,000 miles NYC-TLV-NYC but they convert from Starwood at 2:1, i.e you will need 130,000 Starwood points [including the bonuses]. Air Berlin is not at all bad if you don't mind not flying direct but at three Air Berlin tickets for the price of one on United, it is a great deal.

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Re: Avios - Starwood transfer deal
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2012, 07:08:02 AM »
Did SPG points stop transferring to United at 20k=25k? Also, I always thought that BA kills on fuel surcharges on international. ?
I am sometimes accused of overthinking things. I am still mulling over whether that accusation has merit.

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Re: Avios - Starwood transfer deal
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2012, 08:05:22 AM »
Did SPG points stop transferring to United at 20k=25k? Also, I always thought that BA kills on fuel surcharges on international. ?
1)Yes
2)Not on airberlin


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Re: Avios - Starwood transfer deal
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2012, 08:06:35 AM »
It's not about the quantity of your posts.  It's about the quality.

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Re: Avios - Starwood transfer deal
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2012, 10:29:14 AM »
It's 2:1 now...no?

It is.
He asked if  they stopped 20:25


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Re: Avios - Starwood transfer deal
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2012, 10:41:46 AM »
Good find Gabbai - thanks for posting

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Re: Avios - Starwood transfer deal
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2012, 01:24:40 PM »
Dang! I just transferred 20k to BA a week ago!