[Royal Bank] [RBC] Avion 30% Bonus Transfer to Avios - until June 30, 2019

May 20th, 2019 10:48 am

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dinesh_zee [OP]: Deal Addict; Oct 20, 2004; 3190 posts; 30 upvotes

May 20th, 2019 10:48 am

[Royal Bank] [RBC] Avion 30% Bonus Transfer to Avios - until June 30, 2019

Retailer:: Royal Bank

https://www.britishairways.com/en-ca/of ... bc-rewards

As stated in the title, RBC Avion Cardholders can receive 30% more Avios when you convert your RBC Rewards points between now and June 30, 2019.

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May 20th, 2019 11:37 am

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emmpeethree: Sr. Member; Sep 8, 2006; 780 posts; 279 upvotes; Richmond

May 20th, 2019 11:37 am

Lol, just in time to be devalued

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May 20th, 2019 11:54 am

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dan780: Newbie; Aug 11, 2018; 71 posts; 63 upvotes; Edmonton

May 20th, 2019 11:54 am

Nice thing is that this promo runs through June 30 and we should have full details on the Avios redemption changes on May 30. Hopefully the alterations aren’t as jarring as some are speculating - the 12,500 Avios for a one way to Hawaii from LAX, stacked with the 30% transfer bonuses from Avion, has been incredible value.

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May 20th, 2019 11:56 am

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terranaj98: Deal Addict; Dec 18, 2004; 1424 posts; 402 upvotes; Burnaby

May 20th, 2019 11:56 am

Thanks OP.

May 20th, 2019 12:38 pm

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bhp: Sr. Member; Feb 12, 2002; 733 posts; 152 upvotes; Vancouver

May 20th, 2019 12:38 pm

https://www.seat31b.com/2019/04/leaked- ... ard-chart/

NEW Chart according to the site

0-650 miles: 6,000 Avios
651-1,150 miles: 9,000 Avios
1,151 miles-2,000 miles: 11,000 Avios
2,001 miles-3,000 miles: 13,000 Avios

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May 20th, 2019 1:18 pm

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haranzo: Member; Mar 9, 2008; 459 posts; 101 upvotes

May 20th, 2019 1:18 pm

I was waiting for this, what are some countries/cities to go using these points. How about Singapore and Paris?

May 20th, 2019 2:27 pm

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Inno: Deal Fanatic; Feb 5, 2006; 7183 posts; 1202 upvotes; Toronto

May 20th, 2019 2:27 pm

haranzo wrote: ↑ I was waiting for this, what are some countries/cities to go using these points. How about Singapore and Paris?

Asian destinations are bookable with partners like Cathay Pacific etc.

For Europe you have to avoid British Airways. They force you to fly via London and the extra charges make it useless. There are some European partners though. Google for a list and how to book.

May 20th, 2019 4:16 pm

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haranzo: Member; Mar 9, 2008; 459 posts; 101 upvotes

May 20th, 2019 4:16 pm

I just checked using British Airways site via Avios points and I think they double the points required now... flying to HKG cost about 35,000 points vs what it's was when I searched in March for May flights which cost was about 12,500 points direct one way.

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May 21st, 2019 4:17 am

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series1000: Deal Addict; May 12, 2007; 1292 posts; 589 upvotes

May 21st, 2019 4:17 am

I fly to Japan once a year and usually book with Air Canada when they have their sale.

Is it possible to transfer over my 40k avion points to get a better deal to Narita or Haneda ?

May 21st, 2019 10:32 am

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TripleHelix: Deal Fanatic; Feb 7, 2008; 5798 posts; 731 upvotes; Ottawa

May 21st, 2019 10:32 am

series1000 wrote: ↑ I fly to Japan once a year and usually book with Air Canada when they have their sale.

Is it possible to transfer over my 40k avion points to get a better deal to Narita or Haneda ?

I used Avios to fly round-trip Vancouver to Narita in Business class on Japan Airlines for around 120k Avios points and 100$ in fees. Not knowing where you are flying from makes it difficult to say.

May 21st, 2019 10:39 am

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GateGuardian: Deal Addict; Jan 12, 2005; 4730 posts; 1140 upvotes; Scarborough

May 21st, 2019 10:39 am

I converted mine last year and never ended up using it

Waiting for British Airways to retrofit their business class next year before booking anything.

May 21st, 2019 10:53 am

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TheBigBoi: Sr. Member; Oct 17, 2006; 739 posts; 64 upvotes

May 21st, 2019 10:53 am

I was strongly contemplating this promotion, but based on the comments above me, it doesn't seem like it's worth it. I've got about 160K points and was looking to use them for a big trip next year, and figured I could get more value out of Avios...not sure if that's the case any more.

May 21st, 2019 11:15 am

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Scottyb2: Newbie; Dec 6, 2018; 25 posts; 13 upvotes; KW

May 21st, 2019 11:15 am

I took “advantage “ of this last year and am regretting it, Avios availability is constantly disappointing.

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May 21st, 2019 11:23 am

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series1000: Deal Addict; May 12, 2007; 1292 posts; 589 upvotes

May 21st, 2019 11:23 am

TripleHelix wrote: ↑ I used Avios to fly round-trip Vancouver to Narita in Business class on Japan Airlines for around 120k Avios points and 100$ in fees. Not knowing where you are flying from makes it difficult to say.

Wow that's really good. I'm flying from Montreal. Still if fly to Vancouver just for that.

May 21st, 2019 11:34 am

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SkiLLz: Deal Addict; Feb 1, 2004; 2244 posts; 1747 upvotes; Mississauga

May 21st, 2019 11:34 am

Anyone else having issues transferring the points? The "Transfer To" box is empty for me when I try to transfer from the RBC site.

May 21st, 2019 11:50 am

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ShadowMordor: Deal Addict; Dec 22, 2014; 3234 posts; 3039 upvotes; Mordor

May 21st, 2019 11:50 am

F U BA...it is POS...
1) BA shows rewards flights availability
2) Transferred pts
3) Tried redeeming, error during checkout (last stage)
4) Called in, they said no flights available in partner (AA) system, told her how useless the site and it is misleading....asked them nicely what they can do, they said, they can get me business class, but only if i pay business class value.....so in other words, nothing.

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May 21st, 2019 11:51 am

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TripleHelix: Deal Fanatic; Feb 7, 2008; 5798 posts; 731 upvotes; Ottawa

May 21st, 2019 11:51 am

series1000 wrote: ↑ Wow that's really good. I'm flying from Montreal. Still if fly to Vancouver just for that.

That's what I did. Paid for my flight to Vancouver from Ottawa.

May 21st, 2019 11:52 am

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TripleHelix: Deal Fanatic; Feb 7, 2008; 5798 posts; 731 upvotes; Ottawa

May 21st, 2019 11:52 am

ShadowMordor wrote: ↑ F U BA...it is POS...
1) BA shows rewards flights availability
2) Transferred pts
3) Tried redeeming, error during checkout (last stage)
4) Called in, they said no flights available in partner (AA) system, told her how useless the site and it is misleading....asked them nicely what they can do, they said, they can get me business class, but only if i pay business class value.....so in other words, nothing.

What's the flight info on this?

May 21st, 2019 12:25 pm

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ShadowMordor: Deal Addict; Dec 22, 2014; 3234 posts; 3039 upvotes; Mordor

May 21st, 2019 12:25 pm

TripleHelix wrote: ↑ What's the flight info on this?

Let me see if it is still show availabllity now....it was roughly a month ago

May 21st, 2019 12:33 pm

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TripleHelix: Deal Fanatic; Feb 7, 2008; 5798 posts; 731 upvotes; Ottawa

May 21st, 2019 12:33 pm

ShadowMordor wrote: ↑ Let me see if it is still show availabllity now....it was roughly a month ago

Doesn't really matter now. I thought you tried it just now.

You can always check on the American Airlines site to confirm availability there as well.