I just used 34,000 Avios for Disneyland Paris tickets

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Yes, I know. It’s not very rock’n’roll, using 34,000 Avios to get into Disneyland Paris aka EuroDisney.

It’s not even exceptional value for Avios points. The best cash price I could find for 2 adults and 2 children to Disneyland Paris was £206. Using 34,000 Avios (9,000 for adults and 8,000 for children) means I get just 0.61p per point.

However, as I’ve written before on Head for Points, the right redemption for you is NEVER a bad redemption.

It just seemed a wrench to pay £206, especially when I could order the tickets online (you don’t even need to ring avios.com for Disneyland Paris tickets). We’re not paying for the Eurostar tickets or InterContinental Le Grand in Paris either.

It’s not going to make much of a dent in our combined Avios balance.

I should say, to redeem myself, that I have just blown 60,000 Avios and a 241 to take my Mum to Niagara Falls next year in BA First (60,000 is 2 x one-way tickets as we will be coming back separately.) That works out at substantially better value than 0.61p per point.

I’m not planning to do a trip report on Disneyland but I might put together a quick summary, especially on the ease of taking the RER from central Paris. I will also let you know if Eurostar Standard Premier food has improved from my experience earlier in the year.

How to earn Avios points from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways BA Amex American Express card

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus:

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

(Want to earn more Avios? Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)

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Mr Bridge says:

6 Sep6 September 07:24

You are of course right about the right redemption!
I just used 9000 avios for 2 of us to fly to Dublin with AI
It only saved about £60 total of the standard one way fare, but did include 20kg each luggage.
1.5 per avios
So pretty poor redemption value, but the object was a cut price holiday:( except the hotels of course)
lgw -DUB econ 9000A +£88.34
DUB BOS busns 50,000A +£106
DUB BDA prem eco DELTA – £186.50 (with $1.68 fx) cash fare
BDA -LGW 1st 120,000A+ £350.60

I am so glad i am an HFP reader
zark says:

6 Sep6 September 07:48

Raffles,
There is a direct Eurostar service from St.Pancras to Disneyland Paris…………
- Rob says:
  
  6 Sep6 September 07:55
  
  Don’t want to stay there – kids want to see Paris – and a junior suite on site in the 5 star is £1000 per night ( and reviews are terrible). IntCon is free!
  - luckyjim says:
    
    6 Sep6 September 08:42
    
    You can stay in Disneyland and still see Paris. The RER travels in both directions!
    
    The 5 star is overpriced but the 4 star hotels offer good value if you take advantage of the special offers.
    
    The only ‘free’ option on site is the Radisson Blu but, annoyingly, family rooms are never available for Club Carlson points.
    - Rob says:
      
      6 Sep6 September 10:25
      
      Exactly!
Mark says:

6 Sep6 September 07:54

I can bet that the food on euro star has not changed, I would just you buy from from Pret or a slimier standard and just take the free drinks from euro star!
- Nick Burch says:
  
  7 Sep7 September 12:18
  
  For an evening Eurostar Standard Premier departure from London, I normally grab a small salad from M&S which I eat in the lounge, then have the offering on board. The evening food isn’t enough on its own, but makes a nice follow-on if you eat something else!
James67 says:

6 Sep6 September 09:25

I don’t know if you are aware that LeGrand is supposedly leaving IHG? Hope that does not throw a spanner in the works
- Waribai says:
  
  6 Sep6 September 11:01
  
  Raffles should be fine. The are selling the ownership to Constellation but will still retain the management contract for the next 60 years. So unless you are planning a visit in 2075, redemptions should be quite safe…
  - Lady London says:
    
    6 Sep6 September 23:57
    
    Interesting. Qatar again. Via Constellation Qatari interests also hoovered up a number of other hotels recently including a number run by Starwood. Very very clever longterm strategy to invest in such portfolios of assets.
    - Waribai says:
      
      7 Sep7 September 07:06
      
      Yes, very clever indeed. They seem to be focusing on iconic properties, paying an existing brand to manage it while owning the underlying asset…
ABC says:

6 Sep6 September 12:20

Where did you find this option? Is there a similar option for Orlando?
- Rob says:
  
  6 Sep6 September 12:52
  
  On the Disney page at Avios.com
Chris says:

6 Sep6 September 13:11

Enjoy Disneyland! I have inherited about 2 million Avios from our family account and hope to take my mum and girlfriend to Austrailia next year hopefully in first. Not sure the best way to go about this eg value for points but I will keep an eye on here! Thanks for all your good advise.
- Rob says:
  
  6 Sep6 September 14:22
  
  If you have 2 million to use it is a doddle, as you can use any oneworld airline – BA, Qatar, Malaysian, Qantas etc. People who struggle with Oz are those who are forced to use BA because they want to use an Amex 2-4-1 voucher.
DaninMCI says:

6 Sep6 September 13:38

Please do a Disney Paris review. There aren’t very many good ones out there.
DJ says:

6 Sep6 September 15:31

It would be great to hear your thoughts on Disneyland Paris, especially as a ‘side trip’ from Paris itself. By the way, the image used is of Hong Kong Disneyland and not Disneyland Paris 😉