Transferring Avios points between your own accounts across different airlines (like British Airways, Iberia, and Qatar Airways) is always free and instant. You can use the "Combine My Avios" tool on the respective airline websites or the unified portal at Avios.com to move points at a 1:1 ratio. This is particularly useful for taking advantage of "sweet spots" in different award charts. However, if you want to transfer Avios to another person (like a friend or a family member who doesn't live with you), it typically incurs a fee—unless you have "Gold" status in the British Airways Executive Club, which allows for free transfers of up to 162,000 Avios per year. For those without elite status, the best "free" workaround is to create a Household Account. British Airways allows up to seven people living at the same address to pool their Avios into a single collective balance. Once in a Household Account, any member can use the total pool of points to book flights for themselves or anyone else on their "Family and Friends" list. This effectively allows for the "free" sharing of points for the purpose of booking travel, provided you trust the people in your household to share the balance fairly and you all reside at the same registered address.