How To Find And Book Avios Reward Flights

How can you find avios flights? And how can you book Avios business class flights? Today I’m taking you through everything I do to search for and book Avios reward flights in business class and first class with the likes of British Airways, Qatar Airways, American Airlines and Iberia.

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Chapters:
00:00 Key Principles To Find Flights
07:48 Doing the Searches
19:14 Making A Booking

[northbankgooner]

You clearly are becoming very versed on the intricacies of AVIOS these days. Could I ask a favour Charles. A lot of experienced AVIOS collectors redeem flights that start in destinations outside the UK, to save money on taxes/surcharges as long as there is 24 hours difference between the flight to that connecting city. Would you mind doing a video explaining this in more detail please, and the optimal cities to do such trips. Eg Dublin for the US, and say a city in Europe for travel to Asia. Thanks mate, keep up the good work. I may be flying up to Newcastle in a few weeks for the Arsenal game, lets hope its not as fiery as last season!

[SkyRouteVoyager]

Thanks Charles. In depth analysis as always! Much appreciate it!
One thing please that would be useful is presenting also seat upgrades (cash or/and avios)

[stratfordinternational]

Thanks for the clarity and simplicity in explaining the process 🎉

[eeyxeb]

Great job, just in Bali watching your video before to return home to uk on BA reward flight from Singapore. I find if you're flexible with days, BA call centre can do a lot of the leg work for you. Keep up the good work.
Ps Bali, amazing. I hope u have a good one.

[wannaknit]

Thank you, this was really helpful. I recently tried to figure out how to use the BA website to search for reward seats to Japan for a trip in 7 months and couldnt' find anything and wasn't even sure if I was doing it properly. So it's really helpful to see the screens and have the steps explains.

[DPWestMids-uc]

Thanks Charles
Always good to have a refresher of the process.

[makeyourlifeeasier]

So much great info I probably have to watch it again...& again...

[conkgord]

A lot to take in but most informative. Thank you

[JamesPugsley-di]

Hi Charles, thanks for all the help! I’m trying to book a specific date so I’m hoping to phone up at midnight to have the best chance of getting them. Do you know what the phone number is for a blue level I can’t find it anywhere?

[KrepoAK]

I cannot stress enough the importance of calling up. Initially had world traveller plus for a flight to SFO but called up and the agent booked me in First for both legs!

[bedders]

Hi there, i have now saved a healthy amount of avios and i am looking at booking in February 2025 2 business class return flights from London Heathrow to Perth Australia and returning from Sydney to London Heathrow for travel in February 2026 hopefully. Will i be able to book these reward flights online or will i have to book them through the call centre? I've never done this before so any advice would be great thanks.

[Equinhoxy]

Can i use my avios points for AUS domestic flights via Qantas?

[nicholashall]

As far as I am aware you have to transfer Avios to Iberia before you can book on the Iberia site

[rickyp]

New to all this, noticed you got family points and personal point, would like these explained if possible? And also would have like to see you do an example of using points in other airlines? Can you do this off the BA app or you have to use the specific airline website?

[FlyinDodo]

Great info thanks. How would you recommend booking a B.C return flight using the 355 day idea? I assume if you wait 2 weeks for the return to become available the outbound will of disappeared and booking them separately cost more Avios?

[stratfordinternational]

I try to top.up when they offer extra avios

[simonecheng]

Question: is there a difference to sorting your inbound flight as a separate booking yourself, versus calling BA to amend your existing booking? Might be a silly question.

[merajkhalid]

when you using your avois, interms of money for £1 reductuin how many avois they use?

[LaDolceDream]

The issue is, 355 days ahead, you go to grab your flight but you can't add your return flight because it's too far ahead. So do people just grab a one-way flight? I don't understand how this works for people. It hasn't worked for me for this reason. I have 200, 000+ CSP points and don't know how to use them. There are never any reward flights by the time I go to book my 2-way flight. 😔

[VSilver]

To book 355 days in advance is that of the 355 days of the return flight or the outbound

I.e. I want to travel for 2 weeks will the reward flights drop 355 days before the outbound journey or inbound journey?