using V airmiles for partners

Hi,

Don't seem to be accumulating anywhere near enough miles for a flight, so looking at alternative ways to spend them. I see that you can exchange for Eurostar use - has anyone done this and how fiddly was it to do? It looks as though you have to call the flying club people to arrange it, which seems a bit of a faff - it is fraught with difficulties? Is there indeed a better use of miles?

Don't forget you can use them to upgrade you cabin on a paid flight and you can buy extra miles if you do not have enough. Sometimes the cost of buying the miles and using a miles ticket is less than buying a money ticket.

[mitchja]

You can also put miles towards any revenue fare as well (it has to be a pure VS flight though with no connections). Every 3000 miles drops the base fare down by £18.

Also hotel booking s Claire, when I went onto the Flying club as I was in the same position as you the agent suggested this alternative. On looking at the miles they required they were very poor value .

We have just enough for a one way UC reward, so are looking at doing VS out BA back, I know its going to cost more as two singles instead of a return, but it uses the miles and keeps some in my BA account.Linda

Thanks everyone! I sort of knew there are good and less good ways to use them. Does seem a sad fact of life that rewards are not only more expensive than previously, but also harder to come by.

Linda - hadn’t considered flying one way VS and the other BA! I have seen people do this, but not had the courage to do it myself. Maybe I have to t y that!!!!