Buy Iberia Avios with a 50% Bonus

Buy Iberia Avios with a 50% bonus until August 22, 2023, effectively buying points for 1.56 cents per Iberia Avios point. We value Iberia Avios at about 2 cents per point, although we aim to redeem Iberia Avios at 3 cents or more per point on long haul redemptions, such as Los Angeles LAX to or from Madrid. Here are the offer terms, along with some of the pros and cons of Iberia Avios and Iberia Business Class in general. Also keep in mind that the 30% AMEX Transfer Bonus to Iberia is available until 8/31/23.

Buy Iberia Avios with 50% Bonus Offer Terms

Offer available only to members of Iberia Plus with at least one Avios in the account.
Valid until 23:59 CEST (14:59 PDT/17:59 EDT) August 22, 2023
Eligible members will receive 50% bonus Iberia Avios when buying or gifting Avios at https://buyavios.iberia.com/
If gifting Avios, the recipient must have at least one Iberia Avios point in his/her account
Maximum number of Iberia Avios that can be purchased in a calendar year is 200,000 Avios.
The bonus Avios don't count toward the 200,000 point limit
Purchased or gifted Iberia Avios are typically deposited instantly into the relevant account, but may take up to three working days to be reflected in the account
See all terms at https://buyavios.iberia.com/resources/terms

Pros of Iberia Plus

One of the key advantages of using Iberia Avios is that you have early access to the award calendar. Iberia Plus opens its award calendar 360 days before departure, while British Airways Executive Club is 355 days prior, American AAdvantage is 331 days prior, and Alaska Mileage Plan is 330 days prior. That's critical for being able to book Iberia Business Class for high demand routes. It's especially ideal for travelers from the West Coast and Mexico City, which are otherwise challenging markets for business class awards to Europe.

Cons of Iberia Plus

Unfortunately, if you dislike the occasional tech snafus on the British Airways site, you're going to like Iberia's site even less. I've had to reset a login password because the current one (which is supposed to be valid) was generating errors, redo searches that were hanging, and call Iberia to book an award after repeatedly getting a “general error” during the last stage of the booking process. And that's on a single day.

Iberia Business Class Pros and Cons

Iberia Business Class is overall a good way to get to/from Europe in a flat bed seat with decent food, especially if you don't expect too much (business class is all about the seat, don't expect great service the way one might for first class).

Just keep in mind that most likely you won't be able to select your seat right away when booking award travel at the end of the schedule, and that even after selecting your seat, Iberia has been known to give award passengers' seats to paying passengers, which is annoying. These flights also tend to fly full, so we recommend requesting your meal choices as soon as the flight crew is willing to take them, as selections run out quickly for the more popular items.