25% off selected Iberia Avios redemptions – New York in business for 51,000 return
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Iberia Plus launched a very low key offer last week offering 25% off redemptions to various destinations in all classes.
As Iberia Plus is already a more attractive redemption option than British Airways for a couple of reasons, this offer is a great extra bonus.
Here’s the deal which you can find on the Iberia website site here:
Book between 8th and 14th February
The following routes and travel dates are included:
Madrid to Zurich, London, Vienna and Moscow between 8th February 8th and 14th June
Madrid to Bogota, Medellin, Johannesburgo, Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago, Panama, Shanghai, Mexico and Lima between 8th February and 14th June, except April
Madrid to Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires and Havana from 1st May to 14th June 14th
The following dates are excluded for all routes: 7-18 April, 21-24 April, 28-29 April, 2-3 May, 6-8 May, 9-12 June
There are three good reasons to redeem on Iberia from Madrid (and one bad reason – you need to get to Madrid first):
Taxes are very low – not only because there is no Air Passenger Duty but because Iberia adds lower fuel surcharges than BA.
Some destinations require far fewer Avios than an equivalent redemption on BA from London. Off peak, for example, Madrid to Boston / New York / Chicago is just 68,000 Avios return.
Iberia has a different calendar of peak and off-peak dates than BA which means the savings can be even greater. This week, for example, is peak on the BA calendar due to half-term but off-peak for Iberia.
You can find out more about redeeming Avios on Iberia in my “Avios Redemption University” article on Iberia which is here.
Here is a typical sale deal
The screenshot below shows Madrid to Chicago in Business Class, one way, for just 25,500 Avios plus £101 of taxes. This is the usual 34,000 Avios each way reduced by 25%.
However, I should add that availability – at least for the US routes – is pretty poor in Business Classbased on some examples I ran last night.
To book these deals, you need to move your Avios into an Iberia Plus account. The Iberia account must be 90 days old and have ‘earned’ one Avios point (the easiest option is an Amex Membership Rewards transfer) before transfers are allowed.
If you don’t have an Iberia account, you can’t take part. Open one and make sure you ‘earn’ 1 Avios in it ASAP – you will then be well placed next time such an offer turns up.
Full details of the deal are here on iberia.com.
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 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 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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