What is the difference between Avios and miles?

If you're not familiar, Avios is the spendable 'points currency' of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling – all part of the International Airlines Group (IAG). Qmiles have now swapped to Avios at a 1:1 ratio, with the number of miles – sorry, Avios – you need to redeem for flights remaining the same.



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If you're not familiar, Avios is the spendable 'points currency' of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling – all part of the International Airlines Group (IAG). Qmiles have now swapped to Avios at a 1:1 ratio, with the number of miles – sorry, Avios – you need to redeem for flights remaining the same.

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The value of British Airways Avios is 1.83 cents per avios, on average. That means 10,000 British Airways Avios have a value of roughly $183. British Airways Avios are more valuable than the average airline miles, which are worth 1.32 cents each, as a result.

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If you really want to treat yourself, you can get a one-way flight in Aer Lingus' business class on the same routes from just 50,000 Avios (off-peak) or 60,000 Avios (peak). In other words, your 100,000 bonus Avios would be enough for a return flight in business class to Ireland on off-peak dates.

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About Avios menu Your Avios stay with you as long as you collect, spend, buy or share at least one Avios every 36 months — any longer and your Avios will expire and be removed, so remember to take action before those three years are up.

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For economy flights, you earn 0.25 Avios per mile flown, with a minimum of 125 per flight. You earn substantially more in higher classes and for having a Bronze, Silver or Gold BA Executive Club card. Flights on other oneworld partner airlines, such as Qantas, will earn at similar levels as you can see here.

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Flights that you book using Avios are called reward flights. You can book to any worldwide destination, where there's availability, with British Airways and our oneworld® partners.

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Air Miles will be converted to Avios at the rate specified at the time of conversion. The conversion rate is subject to change and Air Miles reserves the right to change conversion rates without prior notice. Following the submission of a conversion request, the conversion may not be cancelled.

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50,000 points: At 50,000, you can get an off-peak business class single flight to New York for this many Avios points and a £446.44 extra charge. If you're after somewhere even further afield, you could get a peak time economy class return flight to Barbados for 50,000 points, plus £350.84 in charges.

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Flights booked using Avios are called Reward Flights. Reward Flights can be taken with British Airways, Iberia, American Airlines and our oneworld partners.

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SellMyMiles offers instant cash in exchange for your British Airways miles. We accept all quantities of Avios points, beginning with a minimum of 25,000 points. To obtain a higher value, it is recommended that you sell your Avios points in increments of 50K and 70K.

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You can book 14 round-trip tickets from Boston (BOS), Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) or New York-JFK to Madrid (MAD) — in business class — with your 1 million Avios. You can do this by transferring your Avios to Iberia and then booking flights on off-peak dates, which spans most of the year.

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