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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #80 on: December 16, 2015, 11:48:21 AM »
Anyway, if this extra 25% is dead, I'm going to hold onto my MR, because I can get a 1:1 to BA from Chase (who never has transfer bonuses). I'll wait for another transfer bonus on another partner.
UR is more valuable than MR, according to most valuations.
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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #81 on: December 16, 2015, 11:49:43 AM »
UR is more valuable than MR, according to most valuations.

Yeah, but MR has transfer bonuses, and UR doesn't. So I'd rather wait until I can get, for example, 1,250:1,000 on FlyingBlue before transferring my MR.

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #82 on: December 16, 2015, 11:52:56 AM »

Any logical reason why I can't seem to get the "Combine Points" function to work? It always errors out on BA.com, even before asking me for any IB account information.
Are you by any chance on a household account?

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #83 on: December 16, 2015, 12:02:23 PM »
Are you by any chance on a household account?

Nope.

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #84 on: December 16, 2015, 12:18:15 PM »
Wonderful. Now it says this:

Sorry, you are not eligible to combine your Avios
Please refer to the Combine my Avios terms as you may be able to resolve the problem.


And this before even asking me for any IB account information, mind you.  >:(

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #85 on: December 16, 2015, 12:19:37 PM »
I've gotten this error before, log out, clear your cookies, or try another browser.

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #86 on: December 16, 2015, 12:20:52 PM »
Wonderful. Now it says this:

Sorry, you are not eligible to combine your Avios
Please refer to the Combine my Avios terms as you may be able to resolve the problem.


And this before even asking me for any IB account information, mind you.  >:(
Try on IB.com?
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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #87 on: December 16, 2015, 12:21:36 PM »
Wonderful. Now it says this:

Sorry, you are not eligible to combine your Avios
Please refer to the Combine my Avios terms as you may be able to resolve the problem.


And this before even asking me for any IB account information, mind you.  >:(

I've had this happen to a couple of accounts. Came back a couple of days later and it worked.
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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #88 on: December 16, 2015, 12:28:53 PM »
I've gotten this error before, log out, clear your cookies, or try another browser.

Will try, thanks.

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #89 on: December 16, 2015, 12:32:29 PM »
Wonderful. Now it says this:

Sorry, you are not eligible to combine your Avios
Please refer to the Combine my Avios terms as you may be able to resolve the problem.


And this before even asking me for any IB account information, mind you.  >:(
Are you 100% sure there's no household account? Another thing might be if your birthday, or other info like that, is not on the account.

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #90 on: December 16, 2015, 12:32:53 PM »
Try on IB.com?

I didn't know you could do it there... especially because IB's English site doesn't seem to be written in, well, English. :P

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #91 on: December 16, 2015, 12:33:27 PM »
Came back a couple of days later and it worked.

BTDT, still isn't working.

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #92 on: December 16, 2015, 12:34:09 PM »
Are you 100% sure there's no household account? Another thing might be if your birthday, or other info like that, is not on the account.

Why would they hiccup before even asking me to provide my IB number, though?

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #93 on: December 16, 2015, 12:34:27 PM »


I didn't know you could do it there... especially because IB's English site doesn't seem to be written in, well, English. :P
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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #94 on: December 16, 2015, 12:39:28 PM »
Anyway, about this deal, I find that I don't need a lot of Avios because of the massively valuable "Avios & Money" redemption, where you can effectively "buy" Avios for very cheap.

For example, on Iberia:

JFK-MAD - OFF PEAK (Iberia) - USD amounts vary by EUR exchange rate
17,000 + $ 72.86
15,300 + $ 97.86
13,600 + $ 117.86
11,900 + $ 142.86
10,200 + $ 162.86
8,500 + $ 182.86

or on BA:

JFK-GIG or JFK-GRU (American/TAM)
25,000 + $5.60
20,000 + $80.60
16,250 + $120.60
12,500 + $160.60
10,000 + $185.60
8,750 + $200.60

If you want to conserve Avios, just take the lowest redemption option. It's still a good deal.

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #95 on: December 16, 2015, 12:41:27 PM »
Another thing might be if your birthday, or other info like that, is not on the account.

Wow, adding the birthday actually seems to have helped... except it gets one screen further, and then says this:

Your session has timed out, please log in again

...despite having logged in less than a minute ago.  >:(

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #97 on: December 16, 2015, 12:45:00 PM »
Update: Wow! Iberia.com worked! Will wonders never cease?!

Thanks, Dan! :D

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #98 on: December 16, 2015, 12:48:55 PM »
Update: Wow! Iberia.com worked! Will wonders never cease?!

Thanks, Dan! :D
Would not have worked had you not updated birthday. They verify accounts match by Name, birthday and email address. Why should they let you go any further if it wouldn't work anyway

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Re: 25%(1:1) Amex transfer bonus to iberia avios thru 12/31
« Reply #99 on: December 16, 2015, 12:49:53 PM »
Anyway, about this deal, I find that I don't need a lot of Avios because of the massively valuable "Avios & Money" redemption, where you can effectively "buy" Avios for very cheap.

For example, on Iberia:

JFK-MAD - OFF PEAK (Iberia) - USD amounts vary by EUR exchange rate
17,000 + $ 72.86
15,300 + $ 97.86
13,600 + $ 117.86
11,900 + $ 142.86
10,200 + $ 162.86
8,500 + $ 182.86

or on BA:

JFK-GIG or JFK-GRU (American/TAM)
25,000 + $5.60
20,000 + $80.60
16,250 + $120.60
12,500 + $160.60
10,000 + $185.60
8,750 + $200.60

If you want to conserve Avios, just take the lowest redemption option. It's still a good deal.
on most routes their Cash and points aren't great. I do believe however you can purchase points this way.