What Nick got for 37,500 Avios + £52 on Aer Lingus business class to Boston

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I covered the new Aer Lingus long haul routes to Hartford, Newark and Los Angeles on Head for Points yesterday.

As this is likely to spur renewed interest in redeeming Avios on Aer Lingus, I thought I would run these photos sent in by HFP reader Nick who took a one-way redemption from Dublin to Boston recently. It cost the princely sum of 25,000 Avios (he booked before the April devaluation) and £52 in tax.

I wrote a long Avios Redemption University piece recently about redeeming Avios points for Aer Lingus long-haul business class. The best deal is Dublin to Boston. Because this is just under 3,000 miles, it costs only 75,000 Avios points return.

Nick was lucky enough to get the new business class seating as you can see in the pictures below. It does look very acceptable, especially the single seats by the windows.

First, here are a couple of shots of the bright and spacious lounge in Dublin:

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Here is one the solo window seats:

and here is a side view of the centre pair – note the 19 inch TV screens:

Nick was also very positive about the food:

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All in all, you really can’t go wrong for 37,500 Avios and £52 one-way, plus the cost of getting to Dublin.

You can learn more about the other Aer Lingus routes to the US and Canada in my article from three weeks ago here, albeit that this has not been updated to include the announcement this week.

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: