π‘ There is another reason to transfer between these Avios FFPs:
Lower taxes! π₯
For example, Delhi to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific (economy):
βͺοΈ BA charges 13k miles β Rs 9,715
βͺοΈ Iberia charges 13k miles β Rs ~1,400 π
However, even better is for business class. π₯
βͺοΈ BA charges 39k miles β Rs 24,632
βͺοΈ Iberia charges 39k miles β Rs ~1,400 π
Thanks to @PresenceSquid who sent me step by step screenshot (via Aer Lingus; which may not be actually required) and @HackingSidd
Shall we see how to do it?
@PresenceSquid @HackingSidd 1οΈβ£ Prepare your miles
βͺοΈ Transfer points from Amex/Axis/Citi to Qatar Airways
βͺοΈ Link your BA and QR account (see first tweet's thread for more)
βͺοΈ Transfer miles from QR to BA
I'm going to show you how to do it with one mile...
@PresenceSquid @HackingSidd 2οΈβ£ BA and IB Combine Avios
We have one Avios at BA which we can now transfer to other Avios FFPs like Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar
@PresenceSquid @HackingSidd 3οΈβ£ Transfer to Iberia
@PresenceSquid @HackingSidd 4οΈβ£ Success!
We now have an Avios at Iberia
@PresenceSquid @HackingSidd 5οΈβ£ Combine IB and BA accounts
Now you can do the reverse combine Avios as well. IB account and open "Combine Avios"
Now you could transfer Avios back to BA/Aer Lingus
@PresenceSquid @HackingSidd β οΈ To use combine Avios, name, address, date of birth and email address must match on both accounts
β οΈ Your Iberia Plus and British Airways account should be at least three months old for the transfer
β οΈ Iberia site could be buggy so can't always rely
@PresenceSquid @HackingSidd This is how I transferred from Axis to Iberia. Also useful when:
βοΈ HDFC to QR/BA/IB transfers at 1:1 with Accor
HDFC β‘οΈ Accor β‘οΈ Iberia β‘οΈ BA β‘οΈ Qatar π
βοΈ Lower taxes when booked in Iberia than BA/QR
βοΈ Speculatively transfer to Accor (so that can choose airline later)
@PresenceSquid @HackingSidd After the transfer and points to Iberia, the buy and gift Avios section is active.
Transfer avios isn't active as I may have to have a balance of at least one Avios for 3 months π
@PresenceSquid @HackingSidd But, wait! There's more. π
You can buy Avios at the cheapest rate with Iberia! π
At their 50% bonus offer, you could buy an Avios for Rs 1.26 π
@PresenceSquid @HackingSidd That's it, folks!
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