This Week in Miles & Points
🚨 Deal Alert: Got one of the Virgin Atlantic credit cards? You can also get the other one - with a 36,000 Virgin Points bonus right now
✈️ Airline News: Reminder that Air France & KLM Flying Blue paid status match is now open to Singapore and Thailand residents
🏨 Hotel News: Airelles Palladio Venice has just opened - the brand's first hotel outside of France, and it looks spectacular
💳 Credit Card: Not sure when your credit card points expire? Here's a breakdown of which banks make it easy (and which make it painful)
If You've Been Waiting for a Reason to Redeem...
This is the week. We've got First Class transatlantic availability at off-peak rates, Business Class to Chicago priced below the standard peak chart, and a Hyatt redemption that's legitimately one of the best value hotel deals I've seen in a while. On top of that, several transfer bonuses are expiring in the next few days - including a 30% Capital One to JAL bonus and a 20% Chase to Aeroplan bonus, both ending April 30.
There's a lot to get through today, so let's dive straight in. Scroll all the way to the bottom for the trivia answer and a few quick questions I'd love your thoughts on.
Miles & Points Trivia
Here's your trivia question for this week - see if you can get it right before scrolling to the bottom!
Which Hyatt property in today's newsletter offers the highest value redemption at approximately 8.5 cents per point?
A) Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, Nassau
B) Alila Ventana Big Sur, California
C) Hyatt House at Anaheim Resort / Convention Center
D) Park Hyatt Tokyo
The answer is revealed near the bottom of today's newsletter - keep reading!
🚨 Deal of the Week: London to New York in First Class for 68,000 Points
Route: London (LHR) to New York (JFK) - British Airways First Class
Points required: 68,000 Avios one-way (off-peak pricing)
Available date: May 19 (Tuesday) - Low availability, so move fast
Value: Approximately 4.5-5cpp depending on the cash fare equivalent
Here's why this matters. British Airways First Class on the transatlantic is the Club Suite but in a true nose-of-the-plane experience - doors, a proper bed, and the full First dining service. The standard peak rate for this route is 80,000 Avios, so getting it at the off-peak 68,000 rate on a mid-May date is a genuine win.
Want to stretch your Avios even further? British Airways is currently selling points at a 40% bonus for 1.64 cents per point - meaning you could top up cheaply if you're a few thousand short.
How to book: Search on the British Airways website using Avios. If you're in the UK, Smart With Points has a full breakdown of the best Avios earning credit cards to help you stack up points faster.
✈️ Economy Deals: Departing from Europe (London)
All of the deals below are on British Airways using Avios. Dates are next week unless noted - so if any of these routes are on your radar, now is the time.
London to New York (JFK)
33,000 Avios one-way - Peak pricing. Available May 1, 2, 3, 4 (and off-peak May 5). High availability across the board.
London to Los Angeles (LAX)
38,500 Avios one-way - Peak pricing. Available May 1-5. High availability.
London to San Francisco (SFO)
38,500 Avios one-way - Peak pricing. Available May 1-5. High availability.
London to Chicago (ORD)
33,000 Avios one-way - Peak pricing on May 1-4, dropping to off-peak from May 5 onward. High availability through early May.
London to Boston (BOS)
33,000 Avios one-way - Peak pricing May 1-4. High availability next week.
London to Miami (MIA)
38,500 Avios one-way - Peak pricing May 2-4, off-peak May 5-6. High availability throughout.
London to Hong Kong (HKG)
38,500 Avios one-way - Off-peak pricing. Available May 3, 5, 6, 7, and May 10. High availability.
London to Singapore (SIN)
44,000 Avios one-way - Off-peak pricing. Available May 4, 6, 7, 11, and 12. High availability.
Tip: If you'd rather pay cash for any of these routes, Friday Flight Deals covers the best cash fare deals every week - worth bookmarking alongside this newsletter.
🏨 Featured Hotel Redemption: Hyatt House Anaheim at 8.5cpp
Hyatt House at Anaheim Resort / Convention Center - Anaheim, California
~15,000 World of Hyatt points per night - Value: approximately 8.5 cents per point
This is one of the strongest hotel redemptions I've seen in a while. At 8.5cpp, you're getting nearly nine times the typical base value of a Hyatt point. If you've got World of Hyatt points sitting idle, this is a very compelling use of them - especially with Hyatt's fifth night free benefit for award bookings of five nights or more.
Unlock the full hotel section below for the complete list including Ritz-Carlton Kyoto, St. Regis Bora Bora, Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya, and more.
Featured Hotel Redemptions
Top hotel award values this week:
Hyatt House at Anaheim Resort / Convention Center (Hyatt) - Anaheim, CA, US | 8.5cpp value
Grand Hyatt Baha Mar (Hyatt) - Nassau, BS | 5.4cpp value
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