anyone know how competitive avios redemption taxes and charges for ba flights are? Just want to know if it's worth collecting them?
The combined fuel surcharge on APD on redemption tickets is very high (over £500 per ticket for a long-haul redemption in Club World). However the "Upgrade Using Avios" (formerly Miles For Upgrade) option to upgrade a paid ticket from World Traveller Plus to Club World is still a very good deal.
BA has also introduced a "reward saver" option for short-haul redemptions where you pay a small flat fee instead of the APD and fuel surcharge and this has made short haul redemptions much better value than in the past.