Current and Historical Transfer Bonuses Plus Transfer Bonus Alerts

Get 30% Bonus Avios when you transfer points between 12:00 AM ET on October 1, 2025 and 11:59 PM ET on October 31, 2025

Personally, I value a Chase point at well more than even 1.3 British Airways Avios, but if you have plenty of Chase points and a planned redemption it’s something to consider. Also consider, however, that Chase tends to offer these transfer bonuses 1-2X a year. See historical transfer bonuses to British Airways Avios.

Get a 30% transfer bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards to British Airways Avios.

We last saw a transfer bonus from American Express Membership Rewards to Avios in September 2024.

British Airways Avios used to be best for shorthaul flights on Oneworld carriers but recent changes have killed that. Where a flight from New York to Toronto (under 650 miles) used to be as little as 4,500 miles in years past, it’s now 12,000 miles.

However, you can still transfer these miles over to Qatar Airways Avios where that same flight would be 6,000 miles. And that’s the thing – you can transfer these Avios to any other Avios program airline.

Also – outside of the US, BA still prices flights under 650 miles (i.e. SYD-MEL on Qantas) at 6,000 miles in Economy and only 12,500 miles in Business – hello, sweet spot!

BA does have a very favorable lap infant policy – 10% of the miles paid for the adult fare.

Beware their draconian surcharges on long haul awards.

Advanced Mode: Transfer to Finnair’s Avios program which has sweet spots like 62,500 Avios and less than $200 from the US to Finland on Finnair and, (available only by phone or chat) amazing deals on AA transcons. If you can find JFK-LAX/SFO with an available Saver seat in 3-Cabin First (Z class), it’s yours for just 40,000 Finnair Avios. Traveling within the EU in business class (yes, the standard economy seat with the middle blocked, but premium services) is also a steal on Finnair.

Bilt’s Rent Day for April 1, 2025 includes a Avios transfer bonus between 50% and 100% based on tier.

Here are the details by Bilt status level:

• Blue: 50% transfer bonus

• Silver: 60% transfer bonus

• Gold: 75% transfer bonus

• Platinum: 100% transfer bonus

The transfer bonus also applies to transfers directly to Iberia Avios and Aer Lingus Avios. For this one day transfer bonus, I’m consolidating all of my thoughts under this one article – mainly because you can transfer points between any Avios program, including British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Qatar Airways, and Finnair.

Sweet spots vary by program.

• Iberia Avios is best known for off-peak business class flights from the East Coast to Madrid for just 34,000 Avios (That’s just 17,000 Bilt Points if have Bilt Platinum status)
• Link your BA account to Qatar and use on Qatar to book JetBlue Mint transatlantic for just 78,000 Avios. Of course you can also book Qatar’s Q-Suites business class using Qatar Avios.
• Don’t mind using the phone? If you were to find JFK to LAX or SFO available as a Saver award in First Class on American Airlines, Finnair could book that for you for 40,000 Avios. Qatar can book transcontinental business class for 43,000 Avios (70k in F).
• Qatar Avios are great for short haul flights on AA/Alaska/JAL/Qantas. British Airways Avios can work for flights outside of the US but stick to Qatar for American/Alaska.
• BA does have a very favorable lap infant policy – 10% of the miles paid for the adult fare. Beware their draconian surcharges on long haul awards.
• Be aware that you cannot cancel flights booked with Iberia for partner airlines – so stick to the Iberia sweet spot mentioned above.
• Aer Lingus? There ARE some sweet spots in the Aer Lingus program such as awards from the East Coast to Ireland for just 13,000 off peak in economy and 50,000 points in business. Not East Coast? Off peak economy is just 16,250 Avios or 62,500 in Business.

Personally, I value a Chase point at well more than even 1.2 British Airways Avios, but if you have plenty of Chase points and a planned redemption it’s something to consider. Also consider, however, that Chase offered a 30% bonus in October of 2024 and Capital One offered a 20% bonus in November of 2024.

There are so many transfer bonuses to Avios, many 30% – 40%, that I don’t think you need to speculatively transfer on this one unless Capital One Miles are your only transferable point and you regularly use Avios anyway (meaning you know how you’ll use them in advance).

Otherwise, my usual thoughts apply:

Despite past shortfall domestic sweet spots evaporating, you can still transfer these miles over to Qatar Airways Avios where that same flight would be 9,500 miles (up from 6,000 but still cheaper than BA). And that’s the thing – you can transfer these Avios to any other Avios program airline including Finnair.

Also – outside of the US, BA still prices flights under 650 miles (i.e. SYD-MEL on Qantas) at 6,000 miles in Economy and only 12,500 miles in Business – hello, sweet spot!

BA does have a very favorable lap infant policy – 10% of the miles paid for the adult fare. Beware their draconian surcharges on long haul awards.

Bilt’s Rent Day offer this much is a 50% or 100% Transfer Bonus to BA Avios.

We don’t know why some accounts get one or the other. It’s easy to pass on 50% since a 30-40% transfer bonus is common with other programs.

If you have 100% and you are an experienced Avios user – meaning you don’t need to know how to use them and you already frequently do, then you’ll probably want to move some over. How much depends on how often you use Avios vs other airline currencies, your Bilt balance, and your other point balances.

British Airways Avios used to be best for shorthaul flights on Oneworld carriers but recent changes have killed that. Where a flight from New York to Toronto (under 650 miles) used to be as little as 4,500 miles in years past, it’s now 12,000 miles.

However, you can still transfer these miles over to Qatar Airways Avios where that same flight would be 6,000 miles. And that’s the thing – you can transfer these Avios to any other Avios program airline including Finnair.

Also – outside of the US, BA still prices flights under 650 miles (i.e. SYD-MEL on Qantas) at 6,000 miles in Economy and only 12,500 miles in Business – hello, sweet spot!

BA does have a very favorable lap infant policy – 10% of the miles paid for the adult fare.

Beware their draconian surcharges on long haul awards.

British Airways Avios used to be best for shorthaul flights on Oneworld carriers but recent changes have killed that. Where a flight from New York to Toronto (under 650 miles) used to be as little as 4,500 miles in years past, it’s now 12,000 miles.

However, you can still transfer these miles over to Qatar Airways Avios where that same flight would be 6,000 miles. And that’s the thing – you can transfer these Avios to any other Avios program airline.

Also – outside of the US, BA still prices flights under 650 miles (i.e. SYD-MEL on Qantas) at 6,000 miles in Economy and only 12,500 miles in Business – hello, sweet spot!

BA does have a very favorable lap infant policy – 10% of the miles paid for the adult fare.

Beware their draconian surcharges on long haul awards.

Keep in mind that besides great deals on short-haul flights on Oneworld carriers like BA and AA, you can also freely transfer to Qatar’s Avios: See Avios Now the 2nd Best Way to Book QSuites

Iberia has an East Coast to Madrid (MAD) Sweet Spot) and Aer Lingus has a sweet spot from the Eastern US to DUB.

“Fly between 651 and 1,151 miles with American Airlines or Alaska Airlines using British Airways Avios. This is 9,000 Avios or 7,200 Amex points during this bonus.

Keep in mind that besides great deals on short-haul flights on Oneworld carriers like BA and AA, you can also freely transfer to Qatar’s Avios: See Avios Now the 2nd Best Way to Book QSuites”

Iberia is best used for booking Business Class flights from the Eastern US to Madrid for 34,000 points each way, or less with this transfer bonus.