Get 20% Bonus Points When You Transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards Points Into Avios; Bargains On JetBlue, AA, And Alaska Flights

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You can get a 20% bonus for point transfers from Chase to BA, Iberia, or Aer Lingus Avios. You can also transfer BA Avios to Finnair Avios or Qatar Avios, where you can redeem awards for fewer miles. You can combine Avios via this link via the BA site.

With this bonus 1,000 Chase points transfers into 1,200 Avios. This promotion runs through 3/31 at 11:59pm ET.

Chase last offered a 30% bonus to Avios in October 2024 and September 2023.

You can also get a 20% bonus to Avios from AMEX or Citi.

In general, you shouldn’t transfer miles unless you have short-term plans to redeem them for flights.

Avios aren’t what they used to be. British Airways seems to devalue them every few months, bringing them from first to worst in no time.

You can save with the Qatar award chart or the Finnair award chart, which is the only Avios program that doesn’t charge per leg flown, though both Qatar and Finnair recently devalued their Avios.

You can search for award availability using BA Avios here. Finnair or Qatar should be able to book any award space that you find using BA Avios for fewer Avios, but you may need to call them to book.

It can be tricky to book Qatar awards, so read this post first to learn all about Qatar Avios.

Here are some highlights:

  • A short-haul Qantas award like Melbourne-Sydney can be booked for 6K BA Avios (5K Chase Points).
  • A short-haul JetBlue award like NYC-Fort Lauderdale can be booked for 8.5K Qatar Avios (~7K Chase Points).
  • A short-haul AA award like NYC-Cleveland can be booked for 9.5K Qatar Avios (~7.9K Chase Points).
  • A domestic Alaska coach award like NYC-LA can be booked for 11K Finnair Avios (~9.1K Chase Points).
  • An Alaska coach award to Hawaii can be booked for 13.5K Finnair Avios (~11.2K Chase Points).
  • An AA coach award to Hawaii can be booked for 15K Finnair Avios (~12.5K Chase Points).
  • A domestic AA coach award like NYC-LA can be booked for 16K Qatar Avios (~13.3K Chase Points).
  • A transatlantic JetBlue coach award like NYC-Amsterdam, London, or Paris can be booked for 25K Qatar Avios (~20.8K Chase Points).
  • A mid-haul JetBlue MINT business class award like Fort Lauderdale-Phoenix can be booked for 26K Qatar Avios (~21.6K Chase Points) with excellent availability!
  • An AA first class award to Hawaii can be booked for 38K Finnair Avios (~31.6K Chase Points).
  • A domestic AA or Alaska first-class award like NYC-LA can be booked for 40K Finnair Avios (~33.3K Chase Points).
  • A transcontinental JetBlue MINT business class award like NYC-LA can be booked for 74K Qatar Avios (61.6K Chase Points) with excellent availability!
  • A transatlantic JetBlue MINT business class award like NYC-Amsterdam, London, or Paris can be booked for 78K Qatar Avios (65K Chase Points) with excellent availability!

Find more bargains in this master chart.

If you, a member in your household, or an authorized user has one of the following Chase cards, you can transfer points into miles:
  • Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 2.1 points per dollar on travel after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, 3.1 points per dollar on dining, streaming, and online groceries after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, has a $50 hotel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Sapphire Reserve® has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 3 points per dollar on dining/travel, has a $300 travel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.5 cents each for paid travel ($550 annual fee with $300 travel credit). Read more here.
  • Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card has a 90K signup bonus for spending $8K in 3 months, and earns 3 points per dollar on up to $150K of annual spending on shipping, advertising, and travel, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
Chase no-annual fee cards that are fantastic for earning points, but require one of the cards above for points transfers include:
  • Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card has a $750 signup bonus in the form of 75K points for spending $6K in 3 months, and earns 1.5 points per dollar on business purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Ink Business Cash® Credit Card has a $350 signup bonus in the form of 35K points for spending $3K in 3 months and another $400 signup bonus in the form of 40K bonus points for spending another $3K in 6 months for a total of 75,000 Chase Ultimate points, plus if you have a Chase business checking account open on the card's first anniversary you will get a 10% points bonus on all earnings from card spending, this card earns 5 points per dollar on the first $25,000 in combined purchases on cable, TV, telecom, cellular, and office supply stores, plus 2 points per dollar on dining and gas on up to $25,000 in purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Freedom Flex has a 20K signup bonus, plus 5 points on rotating categories, 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through Chase Travel, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Freedom Unlimited® has a signup bonus that earns an extra 1.5% cash back in the form of 1.5 points per dollar everywhere on up to $20K of spending during your first year, on top of at least 1.5 points per dollar everywhere, 5 points per dollar (marketed as 5% cash back) on travel purchased through  Chase Travel℠, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.

Will you transfer points to BA Avios with this bonus?

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6 Comments On "Get 20% Bonus Points When You Transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards Points Into Avios; Bargains On JetBlue, AA, And Alaska Flights"

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Zvi

@Dan: Amusingly you refer to them as “your favorite points”. Mine as well. But for that reason I save those for United and Hyatt and only transfer my “cheaper” points into Avios (even without the bonus).

no lashon hara

Has anyone else had issues getting on to the BA site? No matter which browser I use, no matter whether it’s the English or American site, it sems like it’s been down for weeks.

j e

On Chrome its not working for weeks, any other works

Chaim

Same here,

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