MR Points Conversion Advice
Sorry in advance for the long post! Just a bit unsure what approach to take so would really appreciate the advice.
I’ve amassed about 130k Avios points (household account), and currently have about 30k MR points in my own amex account.
With family opening a new amex gold card and the current bonus, that’s about another 45k MR points (under a family member’s name since its their account, but who is part of the avios household).
I was wondering what the best option for converting the points would be, as I am closing my amex before renewal and will need to move the points to one of amex’s partners, otherwise they’d be wasted.
We dont really fly long haul flights, and given that we’re based in the uk, it doesn’t make sense to use the points on short haul/europe flights either.
We may potentially visit countries in Asia like Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, or America later down the line (maybe in the next year or two?). I’d say Asia sooner than America.
What would you suggest converting the points into? I wouldn’t want the points to expire so I suppose the safest option is Avios? (But then again it can be difficult securing those Japan reward flights using Avios)
Ideally would like something that offers the best redemption rates (no current dates in mind) or a business class cabin that is actually worth it for a decent rate
I’ve used seats.aero before and saw some flights to Japan from London (with a stop in Doha) going for about 150k points return, and this seems worth it considering it’d be cheaper than BA and Qsuite is better I’ve heard. That said, I’m not familiar with other airlines such as JAL, ANA, Finnair etc