Turned 50k PRG bonus into $8,108 in flights to Europe

[Anonymous]

Transferred the 52k total points I got from my PRG into Avios using the 40% bonus, then booked round trip tickets for my parents from Boston to Dublin on Aer Lingus! They'll be going business class one way and economy the other, 75k avios needed. Total value: 15.6 cents / MR point! So excited, had to brag a little .

[lhcole77]

Good work! Brag on, OP, brag on!

That's a great redemption.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Transferred the 52k total points I got from my PRG into Avios using the 40% bonus, then booked round trip tickets for my parents from Boston to Dublin on Aer Lingus! They'll be going business class one way and economy the other, 75k avios needed. Total value: 15.6 cents / MR point! So excited, had to brag a little .

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Wow, that is a pretty impressive use of the points and it's very nice of you to get tickets for your parents.  Well done.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, its more impressive that you gave your parents that gift.

Hope you didn't collect 8k from them

[Anonymous]

Very impressive indeed.

[Anonymous]

Great job maximizing value!

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Yeah, its more impressive that you gave your parents that gift.

Hope you didn't collect 8k from them

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Parents aka ATM

I'm such a bad kid lol

[knhorn]

How is this possible? Isn't the signup bonus 50K points after $1K spend? How do you turn that into $8K+?

[Anonymous]

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@knhorn wrote:

How is this possible? Isn't the signup bonus 50K points after $1K spend? How do you turn that into $8K+?

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Point transfers.

[knhorn]

Please elaborate.