With the hotel booked, we're free to book the air tickets. We've belonged to the British Airways Executive Club for a few years but never really pursued its unobvious benefits. However, it now turns out that we have enough points to fly back to London. So, for a grand total of $44 for the two of us, we're booked. A savings of €326 ($400, £284) minus the $44. Much better than Airmiles or Aeroplan ever seems to deliver. The only thing I can`t seem to do is persuade them to bill my UK debit card in pounds.