Cashing in American miles, to go to continent/mainland Europe (Switzerland or France). Is there a hack to find a partner other than BA, to help me avoid the gigantic landing taxes for going through the UK?

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And that’s why AA miles are terrible for going to Europe…

Your other options are Iberia, Royal Air Maroc, and Finnair. Search their routes. Forget about Switzerland or France, just get to Europe. Pointsyeah is your friend. Finnair and Iberia often don’t release as much space to American as they have, so use Avios. But now you know why people use Lifemiles and Aeroplan to get to Europe, even if it’s more than 57.5k.

Very very rarely, often last minute or with terrible connections, you can find AA awards on AA metal. Look for underperforming routes like Lisbon or Venice.

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