A Better Way to Book American Airlines Flights with Avios

[@cjjunkee8602]

YOU ARE THE GOAT OF BOOKING!!!! thanks for the info MAX!!!

[@EmmanuelRobles-s1u]

Underrated channel. You always providing value without the fluff! 🙏🏽

[@jsbatra]

I could blindly like your videos even before watching them because they are always good. I do watch them. very helpful.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

🙏🫶🏽

[@MRBCA500]

​@@MaxMilesPointsagree just discovered you and sooo much more enjoyable to watch than other vids and so much more calmer than Sebby and his hand movements.

[@Shrey-jg3tp]

FYI, Qatar Avios and British Airways Avios for the same route you explained have both gone up significantly Recently

[@briansantizo9987]

Wow great timing for the bonus transfer. You helped me book trips to europe for the first time in my life. Thank you!!

[@kristypollard6400]

You are the best. Thank you for creating so much content that is so practical to use.🎉

[@kelvinwong4804]

Great video again. I also found Qatar Avios is also good for redemption of short distance business class for Cathay Pacific. HKG-NRT business is only 22k Avios and around $10 USD for fee. 11k for economy. A bit hard to find but if you plan ahead, it is not that bad

[@ryanshannon6963]

Nice. Always looking for sweet spots to hop around Asia (especially SE to JPN).

[@MaxMilesPoints]

That’s great to know! I’ll keep that in mind next time I’m hopping around Asia. Thanks for sharing!

[@brianflanagan3500]

New Hack: Avois > British Airways > Finnair. Really good redemption rates on North America to Finnair. Ex. DFW - HEL in Business for 10hrs is 87k on peak, 67k in Premium and 24k in Economy. Much Prefer Finnair over BA or AA both in service, amenities and hard product!

[@MaxMilesPoints]

🙌 yes good redemption, just wish the Finnair website was easier to search 😆

[@brianflanagan3500]

@@MaxMilesPoints I know! Hopefully now that they switched to Avois it will improve soon.

[@Xavier_ID.]

This was just the video I was looks for 👍🏼

[@MRwheelziam]

Another simple, informative video. Thank you Max.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@diegoqr972]

Just did it and was completely worth it!

[@trauden7684]

Thanks for explaining. I always wondered why i can neever find AA domestic out of PHL on Quatar airways. I habe quite a few miles stuck in Avios from a bonus transfer when I cancelled my Citi card awhile back. Considering the added cost to get to another airport, Im afraid I may have to pay BA.

[@ChristineWhitman-fl6qp]

Thank you for all the information!!!!

[@witnesstrips]

Thanks for the video. It was fantastic help. Ive tried booking serval flights using Qatar Avios yet Im having trouble any flights from Hawaii. Are you having the same issues?

[@zulickj]

Great video as always! Looking to get my family from JFK to FCO (Rome, Italy) on July 1, 2025. It was 57.5K AA miles + $750 per person. BA Avios was 100,000 points + $400 per person. Price was more expensive $ through Qatar and same amount of Avios.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Yeah I don’t recommend booking AA international flights through Qatar. Domestic flights is where the redemption shines

[@CJfromFlorida]

Don't go through London Heathrow taxes are always high using AA miles. There are other AA flights using less miles and tax only $5.60

[@axanderson3]

Great tips as always!

[@brianpour292]

I appreciate you for sharing this stragedy. The availibility for some strange reason is less than on british airways. Grateful for you max.

[@AsadShaikh1987]

Wish you more success. Your content is really good

[@samuel12002]

On your videos to take advantage of my capital one points to travel to Nigeria. I watching every single video like a college course 😊. Great content !

[@thecondoleader]

Amazing tip; awesome work, and thank you!

[@chatanp]

Awesome work as always!

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Thanks for watching!

[@BoywithLoveeee]

Today Amex is having a 30 percent transfer bonus to British airways! People been snagging all the business and premium economy seats to and from Japan 😢

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Woohooo! Thanks for heads up on the new transfer bonus to BA that started today! 🙌

[@BoywithLoveeee]

@@MaxMilesPoints gotta contribute something

[@CitizenZero1]

Any way to book Alaska with Capital One miles?

[@Melgazar9]

Any tips for US to Latin America? I'm often finding it's hard to get good redemption rates to places like Brazil but the discounts using points to Asia are usually massive

[@theshieldhero7062]

That's why it felt weird for a one way business class ticket from Hong Kong to Tokyo NRT, it was 31200 avios on British airways website and 22000 avios on Qatar Airways website flying with Cathay Pacific. On another note, the devaluation is not only annoying but also the extra fees on British airways are somehow outrageous. People really need to compare both before any reservations

[@Firewireman1]

It seems Qatar has caught up with BA. Went to book flights I had looked at two weeks ago, all segments are now elevated. What was 9k is now 13k, what was 13k is now 16k. Say it ain't so!!!!

[@MaxMilesPoints]

No notice devaluation yesterday . Still slightly better than British Airways though

[@jayzee316]

This is great. Though is it also the same case for other airlines in the avios family/program? i.e. is it cheaper to book qatar airways/JAL via qatar than british avios?

[@DefSquadFan]

Any advise of how to use my my 40k british airways avios to fly domestically within the US? 😬

[@evertonmuirhead6953]

I will be booking my AA flights through Qatar Airways and Alaskan Airways!

[@pemalama23]

Hey Max, is there a similar parter for booking Alaskan flights from the east coast ?

[@julioc4978]

Great video I wonder if it is the same with Iberia

[@alanwu3678]

Thank you. Great video. I have Chase UR points. Is it possible to transfer my UR points from British Airways to Qantas to fly on Japan Airlines?

[@pwanlass]

How do I transfer American Airlines miles to a partner like British Airways? I want to combine my Chase points and AA miles to fly from the US to Europe. Thank you.

[@ascendantP]

It sucks that Bilt lost American Airlines as a transfer partner. It's one of the reasons I helped my mom sign up for the card

[@MaxMilesPoints]

yeah 😕 maybe one day Citi will allow transfers to AA!

[@amhcook]

Great tips.

[@tdllp0449]

Please explain how I can transfer my Avios points (currently with British Airways) to Qatar Airways? Thankks.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

I have a video for that: How to Convert Avios for Maximum Value kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX_WaHqua7hohac

[@drexplordinaire]

i went from SFO-SEZ through DBX, was that a good redemption at 35K+$300 for econ? the alternative is like through Qatar but its 50K+$200.. neither seemed that good

[@raghavendrasunku9233]

Qatar also raised from 9k points to 13k points for the route I travel. Do you know any other option now. Only Alaska is best to book American so far, but I don’t have any card that can trans fee to Alaska .

[@epeben1]

How much to cancel an AA flight booked using Qatar Avios?

[@jackculpan]

Great tips!

[@BryanMendez-p8p]

When you book an award AA flight thru Qatar and select economy - does it come with seat selection and carry on? Or is it basic economy and seat assigning will be done in the day of the flight? Thank you.

[@ryanshannon6963]

I've never used the app, but when you look through the website the terms/conditions are explicit in the drop down of flight details. It'll explain what's allowed and what isn't. It's very simple to use.

[@SHFMIA]

No. You could choose your seats letter on the AA app

[@louieracks2270]

So I should transfer my amex points to BA for the 30% bonus then move those to Qatar for the best value?

[@ksherinian]

Is there any difference in cancellation or change policies between BA and Qatar?

[@wahlman2007]

You did not address change fees and cancellation policies. When you book a mileage ticket with AA, you can cancel at any time and get all of your money back.

[@MrBamMonster]

How do you book LAX to JFK on Qatar when they don’t operate that flight path ?

[@annanewcastle9392]

Does this also hold true for booking international flights for example to Europe

[@MaxMilesPoints]

It sometimes does sometimes doesn't. I'd check both British Airways and Qatar and compare the rates

[@AwadEskander]

Can we transfer Avios from Qatar to AA and vice versa?

[@shadowblade232]

No, AA doesn't use Avios. You can transfer Avios between the Avios family though (BA, Aer Lingus, Qatar, etc.)

[@hrod5710]

Are there any issues with seat selection when using these partner sites?

[@dr.z1637]

What about the rates on Qantas?

[@smaranh]

Another problem with BA is super high taxes.

[@hugoenriquez9318]

Does British only transfer to qatar and qatar to British avios points? Or can British transfer to a different avios partner or interchange with each other? Say qatar to Iberia, Iberia to British etc

[@giridharanc759]

What is the validity of Qatar avios....?

[@Irissa07]

what about Philippines?? i tried everything you advised but i cant find good deal to philippines

[@jwil4286]

This applies to Alaska Airlines as well I take it?

[@brandypendley9519]

If I book an American flight through Qatar do I get to use any perks from my American Airlines status?

[@NKKK19]

LAX to LAS doesn’t show up on app, but LAX to DEN does? I never use the website, just the app.

[@El_Manny_]

I tried looking for a flight from DFW to Chihuahua Mexico I get the result with BA to AA but no luck on Qatar to AA

[@ReeInvesting]

good stuff

[@janetphilip5600]

How do you transfer points from British airways to Qatar?

[@ryansteed1192]

Goodness gracious. No matter what combination of destinations/dates I select, Qatar will not find availability for me. Even flights that are showing up as available on British Airways and Seats dot aero. PHX to LAX, ORD to DAL, DAL to PHX; absolutely nothing shows up as available on Qatar.

[@moonicow]

Not sure what I’m doing wrong. All the dates I’m selecting months out showing no availability. Award flights shown on British airway website but not not Qatar website

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Unfortunately, not all AA flights will show on Qatar Airways

[@Lennyisadog]

When checking it is showing that "award flights to your destination are unavailable for the next 30 days". Does anyone know why that is showing?

[@merridybenton7028]

I book american airline flights through qantas (one world)

[@WhoDeanyUnchained]

Oof. Qatar also went up

[@hugoenriquez9318]

Is it really worth spending 6,000 points (equivalent to $60) plus $10 to go to Vegas when there are flights to Vegas for $30-50 cash?

[@rameshbasantani878]

I think no

[@MRBCA500]

Was just an example. Always do the math and comparison on what's worth it to you.

[@hugoenriquez9318]

@@MRBCA500 yea no sheet lol

[@saulmartinez6165]

How can I transfer from my british airways account to Qatar?

[@nuggetsyl]

I wished this worked for American on international flights. even though American fly's to Japan American does not show up

[@stephent5555]

Do you have any experience booking non direct flights using Qatar?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

For AA operated flight? I wouldn’t recommend booking via Qatar Airways

[@stephent5555]

@@MaxMilesPoints Yes, it would be for a domestic AA flight with a connection. Any reason why it’s not recommended?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

@@stephent5555Qatar airways unlikely to be able to piece the itinerary together. You’ll have better luck booking via British Airways (but more expensive)

[@ryanshannon6963]

Even as clunky as the Qatar site is, *STILL BETTER than Virgin Atlantic*

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Hahah yes VA’s website is one of the worst ones

[@kaamitmalhotra]

Why does it not show AA FOR DEL-JFK ?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Because 1. There’s probably not availability 2. Qatar Airways cant see the award space 3. I used domestic flights in the video as an example and recommend the strategy for domestic flights not international flights

[@kaamitmalhotra]

There is award availability on AA, as checked on their website. However, neither Qatar nor Cathay Pacific show availability on said route.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

@@kaamitmalhotraaward availability on AA doesn’t mean it’s saver award availability. Saver award availability is the award space that is shared between partner airlines

[@kaamitmalhotra]

@@MaxMilesPoints ah okay. Thanks! Love your videos, by the way. Watching the one about Grand Hyatt Taipei as I type this. Also, the one on Andaz Liverpool Street was good too! Unfortunately, Hyatt is not a transfer partner on Amex Platinum or HDFC Infinia which are two premium cards I use.

[@ryansteed1192]

I tried connecting my BA and Qatar accounts, but after I logged in to both accounts, it said my personal information (name, address, phone, birthdate, email) doesn’t match up between the two accounts, therefore they can’t be connected. I’ve gone over everything multiple times in both accounts and can’t for the life of me figure out what the discrepancy is. Has anyone else run into this problem?

[@smenon9451]

Yes, I chatted with them yesterday. They said try back in a few days, it is a known issue.

[@gradgirl1997]

I tried your method and it didn't work. The flight listed on the AA site didn't even who up on either BA or Qatar sites. These videos by the TY content creators make it look so easy, but it's far from easy. They rarely work for me. It gives me false hope and I'm really disappointed when I try myself. I've tried many many times. Maybe it's user error, but I'm exhausted. I know creators are trying to help, but I'd really love to see a video of them showing how hard it can be and troubleshooting instead of these videos where it looks so falsely easy.

[@aruJ83QU]

I agree with this. Before this video I was trying to search British Airways for American flights, and getting nowhere. I even called in, and while waiting for an agent it dropped me. British Airways page either finds nothing, or never succeeds in executing the request. Based on this video, I just tried Qatar and it says I'm not allowed to search for award travel within 30 days. Very frustrated.

[@DLWman0322]

A couple of review notes I have on your points made in the video: 1) While Qatar is requiring fewer Avios than BA on the AA economy saver/business saver redemptions, it’s still much higher than what the AA redemption would have been. However, since AA doesn’t transfer directly from any Transferable Points programs, thus harder to replenish your balance, I understand why we still would rather go the Avios route. 2) You stated that often Qatar won’t allow reward searches if you don’t have points there already. You don’t have to transfer in increments of 1000, you can literally get away with transferring 1 avois from BA to Qatar to begin your search.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Thanks for the notes. 1. Correct reason why we are redeeming via Avios is AA miles are not transferable from any credit card points. AA miles are much harder to earn. 2. Correct, but if you don’t have any BA Avios or QR Avios then you’d need to transfer from a credit card in 1,000 point increments. (With an exception of a few credit card points that allow a lower minimum points transfer amount)

[@Itanit]

Wondering how your redemption went south on Qatar… wondering what happened and what was the itinerary like. Thnx Max for always putting out great content.

[@trongnhangoaipho1090]

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[@cjjunkee8602]

FIRST!!!

[@MaxMilesPoints]

🎉🎉🎉

[@cjjunkee8602]

@@MaxMilesPoints is there any more sweet spot for using BA?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

@@cjjunkee8602 booking JAL via BA is still pretty decent. Qatar Airways via BA is about the same rate as what Qatar charges. BA also has the advantage of having the occasional transfer bonus too

[@cjjunkee8602]

@@MaxMilesPoints I'll be using BA for transfer bonus, lol

[@cjjunkee8602]

speaking of BA, there's a new Amex transfer bonus to BA for 30% and Hawaiian Airline for 20%

[@MiguelGomezMountainRunner]

And you want to fly American Airlines because…? 🤔

[@TravelMaster960]

Crazy how qatar doesnt recognize tlv as a airport.. pathetic