I have 41,000 Avios (currently at BA but I understand transfer to Aer Lingus and Iberia are easy). Will be flying out of ORD. Travel dates are pretty inflexible with departure being 5/31 and return being 6/8, but that has seemed to yield ok results so far. I'm really trying to find something that cuts down the taxes/fees. Maybe that's not possible after the change earlier this year, and if so, just tell me.
Everything I've been checking seems much more expensive than booking with AAdvantage miles. I'm considering just letting these expire and booking with AA instead! I heard booking short route domestic travel was a sweet spot, but I can't figure out how to do it! When I search ORD > LAX on BA I get no results!
My son wants to go to Europe but doesn't really care where. I was planning on booking the sweet spot from ORD to DUB and just letting him chill on the cheap! That has now increased to $280. A good price for an international trip, to be sure, but I wanted cheaper. Is there anywhere else to fly, RT, using Avios for cheaper?
Is Avios.com the best place to be checking for taxes/fees? I have all my Avios on BA currently so I can't search for award tickets on Aer Lingus.
Honestly, I'd like to just use these Avios at the best value and the least out of pocket cost.
I've been at it all night. It's looking like my best option is: ORD > BER > DUB > ORD and it should cost me about $320. I think that's a pretty good European adventure for $300 bucks.
