British Midland to leave Star Alliance around April 20

I still have a hefty balance, though I wanna use them, I wonder if I should wait till the miles become avios.

Last month I redeemed 2 tickets with TG in F from CDG to SIN for my parents to visit me. Total paid : 2300 e !!!

Do you have an idea where to go ?

You sure its 60,000 from the US to SA. The chart shows Zone 3 (USA) to Zone 6 (SA) at 100,000 miles for economy.

Any suggestions for exotic/interesting redemptions for 29000 (let's say 30K as I'd buy the difference) DC miles Ben? Be nice to blow them on something good, am prepared to stump up a wad of cash too. Any way to avoid APD if starting in Norway?
Cheers,
Andy

@ Ismael -- Zone 6 is South Africa, not South America (which is Zone 4).

@ Thomas -- I wouldn't wait. Where are you originating and how many miles do you have?

@ Andy -- Originating in Norway? That's a toughie. If you can buy up some miles I'd consider South America for 37,500 miles in business class through cash and points.

I have more than 400k, tks to x6 in F after the 55k threshold.

Living both in SIN and CDG and often LAX, I thought flying to either SYD or LHR with my wife and friends but snagging 4 seats in F, it's not easy.

Anyway I have 2 weeks to go to figure out where to go.

cheers.

What about you ? when you wanna go ?

Oops, my bad. Thanks for replying. I apprecaite your interaction with the reader.

I have a little over 75,000 diamond club miles. What I'd like to do is book two O/W awards between somewhere in Europe and South America (Iguassu Falls and Rio), with a US stopover each way that lasts as long as possible. Preferably my home in San Francisco. Do you think it would be possible? Looking at the *A website, the farthest west USA connection I'm finding on Europe-SA journeys is Houston, on something like FRA-IAH-EZE.

@ Thomas -- Four seats anywhere, especially on a decent airline, would be tough. I'd say your next best option would be to go after Singapore business, as they release a fare amount to British Midland members.

@ Arun -- Ultimately it all comes down to the bmi agent you get (since they're pretty incompetent), though they do require you to take the most direct routing. In this instance, that would mean the furthest west you could go in the US is Houston.

Hi again Ben. Been investigating a bit more and your suggestions look good-but then I stumbled upon something very interesting. From my interpretation of the bmi Star Alliance chart I a return award trip on a *A airline from Zone 2 (Norway) to Zone 5 is 15,000 miles plus £100 cash. Business would thus be 22,500-which I already have. This would thus in theory allow an award flight from Trondheim-Oslo-Zurich_Dar es Salaam in Tanzania on Swiss for £100. Is this right? If so, I understand why people will miss Diamond Club...