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How to spend miles

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Good news spending miles is as easy as earning them.

What can I spend my miles on?

There's no shortage of things to spend your destinations miles on. You can reward yourself with exclusive gifts in our treats section, as well as award flights, car hire vouchers and hotel accommodation.

Who can I spend my miles with?
As the tables below shows, you can spend your destinations miles with a host of bmi partners, including airlines, hotels and car hire.

Spending your destination miles with bmi and Star Alliance
With just one ticket, you can fly to over 855 destinations in more than 155 countries. The table below details the number of destinations miles required for award travel with bmi and Star Alliance member airlines. You'll also be able to achieve your flight rewards quicker by topping up the miles that you've earned with cash.

Miles required for a return flight in Economy
(bracketed figures detail the number of miles and cash required for a return Economy flight)
  zone 1 zone 2 zone 3 zone 4 zone 5 zone 6 zone 7 zone 8 zone 9 zone 10 zone 11 zone 12
zone 1 9000
(4500 + £40) 		12000
(6000 + £70)		 45000
(25000 + £140)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 40000
(20000 + £140)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 70000
(35000 + £240)		 100000
(50000 + £340)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 -
zone 2 - 20000
(10000 + £70)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 30000
(15000 + £100)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 100000
(50000 + £340)		 40000
(20000 + £140)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 -
zone 3 - - 30000
(15000 + £100)		 40000
(20000 + £140)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 100000
(50000 + £340)		 100000
(50000 + £340)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 40000
(20000 + £140)		 -
zone 4 - - - 30000
(15000 + £100)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 100000
(50000 + £340)		 100000
(50000 + £340)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 -
zone 5 - - - - 20000
(10000 + £70)		 30000
(15000 + £100)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 100000
(50000 + £340)		 40000
(20000 + £140)		 100000
(50000 + £340)		 -
zone 6 - - - - - 20000
(10000 + £70)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 100000
(50000 + £340)		 -
zone 7 - - - - - - 20000
(10000 + £70)		 30000
(15000 + £100)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 30000
(15000 + £100)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 -
zone 8 - - - - - - - 30000
(15000 + £100)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 40000
(20000 + £140)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 -
zone 9 - - - - - - - - 30000
(15000 + £100)		 80000
(40000 + £270)		 50000
(25000 + £170)		 -
zone 10 - - - - - - - - - - 80000
(40000 + £270)		 -
zone 11 - - - - - - - - - - - 200000
(100000 + £680)
please note: for any travel originating outside of the UK, cash values above will be converted into the equivalent local currency at the time of booking.
All cash values shown exclude applicable taxes and charges
Restrictions may apply to miles plus cash bookings

Destinations

Area Destination
connecting All connecting flights for journeys where the final destination is within zone 1 or zone 2 will be charged at 7500 miles
zone 1 UK, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland
zone 2 Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (including Balearics), Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
zone 3 Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, USA
zone 4 Antigua, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Martinique, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rica, St Lucia, St Thomas, Uruguay,Venezuela
zone 5 Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissea, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates,Yemen
zone 6 Angola, Cote d`Ivoire, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome Island, South Africa, Zimbabwe
zone 7 Bangladesh, Borneo, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand,Vietnam
zone 8 China, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
zone 9 Australia (including Tasmania), Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Islands, Tonga,Western Somoa
zone 10 India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan
zone 11 Hawaii
zone 12 round the world

Miles required for a return flight in Business or First
  miles miles + cash
Redemptions in First x 2.5 miles x 2.5 + cash x 2.5
Redemptions in Business x 1.5 miles x 1.5 + cash x 1.5
Redemptions Premium Economy* x 1.25 miles x 1.25 + cash x 1.25
NB: Business/First class redemptions not available on all sectors
Connecting flights for journeys where the final destination is within zone 1 or zone 2 7500 miles or (4000 miles + £30)
* bmi longhaul only.
† All first class redemptions on Luthansa are subject to a 10000 mile surcharge per sector

Flights for children

  

One way journeys
Infants under 2 years, accompanied by an adult and not occupying a seat, travel free on all flights. Children aged 2-11 years (inclusive) travel for approximately 75% of the adult redemption level on bmi, but for 100% on all partner flights.   One way journeys will be charged at half the number of miles and miles plus cash.**
**Excludes non-star partners

Guidelines for use

General
1 The outbound and return portion of your journey must be booked at the same time. When making your booking precise travel destinations must be selected.
2 Return journeys must commence and return to the same country.
3 If award travel is booked in a variety of booking classes i.e. a combination of economy, business and first class, then miles for the highest class of travel must be redeemed.
4 Diamond Club rules apply for ticket validity/date of booking/reward changes, refunds etc.
5 Back-tracking is not permitted. This means that travel must be made via the most direct route and travel must continue in the same general direction as it started, unless routing restrictions prevent this.
6 When travel involves more than one carrier, all airlines must be Star Alliance carriers.
7 Open-jaw Awards are permitted only within the same zone. By this we mean that it is possible to depart from a different destination than the one you arrived into, providing that the arrival and departure destinations are within the same zone.
8 One way journeys are permitted and will be charged at half the number of miles.
9 No stop-overs are permitted within Europe. Outside of Europe one stop-over is permitted. A stop-over is a lapse of at least 24 hours between your arrival and departure at any transfer point, i.e. if travelling from London Heathrow to Singapore via Frankfurt, you would not be able to stay in Frankfurt for more than 24 hours.
Round the world Awards
1 A round the world trip is defined as one Pacific and one Atlantic crossing.
2 A maximum of 10 sectors are permitted for round the world Awards.
3 A maximum of 6 stopovers are permitted for round the world Awards, which may be within the same zone.
4 Round the world Award flights must commence and be completed within a 12 month period.
For more information, and full terms and conditions please visit the Diamond Club website at flybmi.com/diamondclub

All information is correct at time of publishing.

Spending your destinations miles with our airline partners

bmibaby

Direct flights Destinations miles required for award return flight in Economy
UK domestic flights 12000
Between UK and France, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland 12000
Between UK and Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, Spain (including Balearics) 20000
bmibaby UK domestic connecting flight 7500

Virgin Atlantic

Direct flights Destinations miles required for award return journey
  Economy Premium Economy Upper Class
Between UK and Boston, New York, Washington 45,000 67,500 90,000
Between UK and Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco 50,000 75,000 100,000
Between UK and Delhi, Mumbai, Dubai 50,000 75,000 100,000
Between UK and Cape Town, Johannesburg, Lagos 50,000 75,000 100,000
Between UK and Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, St Lucia, Tobago 50,000 75,000 100,000
Between UK and Hong Kong, Shanghai 70,000 105,000 140,000
Between UK and Tokyo 70,000 105,000 150,000
Between UK and Sydney 120,000 180,000 240,000
Between Hong Kong and Sydney 50,000 75,000 100,000

Qatar Airways

Direct flights Destinations miles required for award return journey
  Economy Business First
Between Doha and Gulf region (Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia exc Jeddah, UAE) 15,000 22,500 30,000
Between Doha and Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Yemen, Jeddah) & North Africa (Egypt & Sudan) 20,000 30,000 40,000
Between Doha and Indian Subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Seychelles) 25,000 37,500 50,000
Between Doha and Europe & selected N Africa (Libya, Algeria, Tunisia) 40,000 60,000 80,000
Between Doha and Far East (Thailand, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Hong Kong, Singapore, S Korea) and Southern Africa (Morocco, South Africa, Kenya) 70,000 105,000 140,000
Between Doha and Japan 80,000 120,000 160,000
Between Doha and intra Far East, e.g. Kuala Lumpur - Jakarta, Singapore - Cebu/Jakarta 20,000 30,000 40,000

Transaero Airlines

Direct flights Destinations miles required for award return journey
  Economy Business
Between Moscow and St Petersburg, Ekaterinburg (European Russia), Kiev, Odessa (Ukraine), Aktau, Atyrau, Uralsk (North Kazakhstan) 20,000 30,000
Between Moscow and London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Berlin, Strasbourg, Paphos, Tel-Aviv, Vienna, Luxembourg, Pardubice (Czech Republic) 30,000 45,000
Between Moscow and Novosibirsk, Almaty, Astana, Karaganda, Shymkent (South Kazakhstan), Tashkent, Bukhara (Uzbekistan) 50,000 75,000
Between Moscow and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Anadyr, Uzhno-Sakhalinsk (Far East Russia), Toronto, Montreal, Bangkok, Singapore, Denpasar, Phuket (SE Asia) 70,000 105,000
A discounted redemption rate applies for connecting flights, which are part of the same booking, for onward travel from Moscow with Transaero Airlines to Kiev or St Petersburg.
Connecting flights Destinations miles required for award return journey
  Economy Business
Between Moscow and Kiev, St Petersburg 15,000 25,000

Spending destinations miles with other partners

Car hire

You can spend your destinations miles on multiples of £25, £50 and £100 vouchers towards the cost of your car hire with Hertz.
Simply sign into your Diamond Club account at flybmi.com and visit 'spend miles on car hire'
Destinations miles required for car hire vouchers*   Hertz
£25 voucher   15000
£50 voucher   30000
£100 voucher   60000
*The vouchers can not be used in conjunction with any other promotional offer and are only valid on non pre-paid rates. Please ensure you reserve your vehicle using a rate that you pay when you arrive at your location.

Hotel accomodation
You can spend your destinations miles in multiples of £10 towards the cost of the hotel and flight+hotel packages available at flybmi.com

Simply call Diamond Club and they can direct you to make a booking.
Destinations miles required for hotel accommodation
Value Miles required
£10 6,000

Gifts and treats
You can spend your miles on a range of gifts and treats for you and your friends. Choose from a case of wine, chocolates, gadgets and much more. We change the items we offer from time to time, so if you don't see something you like today, make sure you check again. To see whats on offer at the moment sign into your online account and visit the spend miles online section.

What do I need to know about award flights?
You can now spend your miles on bmi flights online. To do so simply sign into your account and view the "spend miles online" area. Or simply call the Diamond Club on 0870 606 9977 8am-8pm Monday to Friday or 8am-6pm on weekends. In addition, you can also spend your miles with any Star Alliance member airline by calling the Diamond Club on 0870 606 9977.
And you don't have to spend all your miles on yourself. You can also treat friends and family with award flights. For security reasons we ask that you make the booking and pay for any taxes and charges yourself (and the tickets will be sent to your address) but you can book them for whoever you wish.
Please ensure you make the booking at least 7 working days before the departure date.
And, if you can't wait until you've earned enough miles for an award flight, we'll let you top up your miles with cash. Where available this means paying for 50% in destinations miles, and the remaining 50% in cash.