Can you use my frequent flyer miles?
I want to cancel my credit card. If I do, my frequent flyer miles will expire in 30 days.
I want to cancel this month to avoid paying an annual fee (they waived it in the past and are only willing to waive half this year).
I don’t plan to travel, so I can’t use them. They said I can’t redeem them for cash. They’re called Avios and work with the consortium of airlines on this page. I could pay half the annual fee to give myself a year to figure out what to do with them, but they said I can use the Avios to buy tickets for other people so I’d rather help someone else and take care of things faster. I have just over 180,000 Avios.
If you can use them, you don’t have to travel in the next 30 days, but would have to buy the tickets then. We can split the difference so you save money and I get something for these points. Contact me and I’ll consider any offer.
Here are two articles on how to get the most value out of Avios:
The 40 ways in 2017, quoting the first article, are:
- The 40 Best Ways To Redeem Your British Airways Avios
- U.S. Short-Haul Nonstop Flights for 7,500 Avios (American/Alaska)
- Lie-Flat First: New York to San Francisco or Los Angeles for 50,0000 Avios (American)
- New York to Toronto or Montreal for 7,500 Avios (American)
- Los Angeles to Vancouver for 7,500 Avios (American)
- Miami to the Caribbean for 7,500 Avios (American)
- Miami to Bogota or Quito for 10,000 Avios (American)
- Dallas to Mexico City for 7,500 Avios (American)
- U.S. West Coast to Hawaii for 12,500 Avios (American/Alaska)
- Los Angeles to Tokyo for 25,000 Avios (JAL/American)
- Off-Peak US East Coast to Ireland in for 13,000 Avios and No Fuel Surcharges (Aer Lingus)
- Off-Peak Florida and US West Coast to Ireland for 16,250 Avios and No Fuel Surcharges (Aer Lingus)
- U.S. East Coast to Germany for 20,000 Avios With No Fuel Surcharges (Air Berlin)
- Chicago, Miami, or Orlando to Germany for 25,000 Avios With No Fuel Surcharges (Air Berlin)
- Off-Peak Boston, New York, or Chicago to Madrid for 17,000 Avios (Iberia)
- Off-Peak Miami to Madrid for 21,250 Avios (Iberia)
- Santiago to Easter Island & Easter Island to Tahiti for 12,500 Avios Each (LATAM)
- Lima to Foz do Iguaçu for 10,000 Avios (LATAM)
- Santiago to Falkland Islands for 10,000 Avios (LATAM)
- Experience British Airways Galleries Lounge at London Heathrow for 9,000 Avios (British Airways)
- Free London Stopovers (British Airways)
- Fly British Airways First Class and Use Travel Together to Save Even More! (British Airways)
- Hop Around Europe for 4,500 Avios (Air Berlin/Iberia)
- Sauna in the Finnair Lounge for 15,000 Avios (Finnair)
- Helsinki to Tokyo for 25,000 Avios (JAL)
- Berlin to Tel Aviv for 10,000 Avios (Air Berlin)
- Off-Peak Madrid to Tel Aviv for 11,000 Avios (Iberia)
- Iceland to Berlin for 10,000 Avios (Air Berlin)
- Madeira to Düsseldorf for 10,000 Avios (Air Berlin)
- Off-Peak Madrid to Dakar, Senegal for 10,000 Avios (Iberia)
- Russia Flights With No Fuel Surcharges (S7)
- Experience Qatar Airways Al Satwa First Lounge for 18,000 Avios (Qatar)
- Hop Around the Middle East for 4,500 Avios (Royal Jordanian/Qatar)
- Victoria Falls From Johannesburg for 4,500 Avios (Comair)
- Namibia From Johannesburg for 7,500 Avios (Comair)
- Off-Peak Mauritius From Johannesburg in Business for 17,000 Avios (Comair)
- Experience Cathay Pacific The Pier and The Wing First Class Lounges for 18,000 Avios (Cathay Pacific)
- Hop Around Southeast Asia for 4,500 Avios (Malaysian)
- Sri Lanka to Maldives for 4,500 Avios (SriLankan)
- Japan Domestic Flights for 4,500 Avios, With a $9 Upgrade to Class J! (JAL)
- Experience Qantas Domestic Lounges and Business Class for 9,000 Avios! (Qantas)
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