Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
AAdvantage is the frequent flyer program of British Airways partner American Airlines.
This article looks at how you can upgrade your British Airways flights with AAdvantage miles.
Our guide on how you can earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles from UK credit cards is here.
On the face of it, the fact that Alaska Airways has cut the credit it gives for BA flights does not seem important. Few people even know that Alaska (which is not a oneworld member) is a BA partner .....
On the face of it, the fact that Alaska Airways has cut the credit it gives for BA flights does not seem .....
3 May 20153 May 2015 • 14 comments
This page contains links to the ‘buy miles’ or ‘buy points’ sections of the major airline and hotel schemes. Click on the link to be taken directly to the ‘buy’ .....
This page contains links to the ‘buy miles’ or ‘buy points’ sections of the major .....
30 Apr 201530 April 2015
Practical ‘how I used my miles’ stories seem to be popular with HfP readers, so when reader Rick sent an email to show me a complex trip he had booked, I asked if I could run it as an .....
Practical ‘how I used my miles’ stories seem to be popular with HfP readers, so when reader Rick .....
26 Apr 201526 April 2015 • 48 comments
News in brief: Tesco DVD and Blu-Ray pre-order bonuses are back Until 22nd March, Tesco Direct is offering 150 bonus Clubcard points with selected DVD and Blu-Ray pre-orders. That is worth 360 .....
News in brief: Tesco DVD and Blu-Ray pre-order bonuses are back Until 22nd March, Tesco Direct is offering .....
15 Mar 201515 March 2015 • 22 comments
News in brief: British Airways transatlantic promotion launched Yesterday I mentioned a transatlantic bonus from American Airlines. I suspected a British Airways version would be around somewhere .....
News in brief: British Airways transatlantic promotion launched Yesterday I mentioned a transatlantic bonus .....
12 Mar 201512 March 2015 • 23 comments
News in brief: American Airlines launches a transatlantic bonus American Airlines has launched a bonus for flying between the UK and the USA, Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo on either AA or BA. Until .....
News in brief: American Airlines launches a transatlantic bonus American Airlines has launched a bonus for .....
11 Mar 201511 March 2015 • 19 comments
I have been threatening to put together a full list of flights from UK regional airports which can be booked with Avios points for some weeks. The job has proved messier than I imagined. I have .....
I have been threatening to put together a full list of flights from UK regional airports which can be booked .....
10 Mar 201510 March 2015 • 59 comments
American Airlines is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for reviewing hotels on their website. It seems that, in an attempt to compete with TripAdvisor, .....
American Airlines is the latest airline to partner with HolidayCheck to offer airline miles in return for .....
21 Feb 201521 February 2015 • 18 comments
If you have an American Airlines AAdvantage account, or are looking for a home for a large pile of hotel loyalty points you feel you may never use, this promotion may be of interest. Until March 15th, .....
If you have an American Airlines AAdvantage account, or are looking for a home for a large pile of hotel .....
16 Feb 201516 February 2015 • 10 comments
Executive summary: BA has not yet released its new partner earning rates but we know that changes – for the worst – are coming to certain airlines Key link: ‘Club Changes’ .....
Executive summary: BA has not yet released its new partner earning rates but we know that changes – .....
3 Feb 20153 February 2015 • 33 comments
The current IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) promotion is called ‘Set Your Sights’. I wrote a full explanation here. It runs until 30th April .....
The current IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) promotion is called ‘Set .....
21 Jan 201521 January 2015 • 36 comments
American Airlines is running another ‘buy miles’ promotion until the end of the month. The maximum bonus is 50% albeit you need to buy 70,000 for that to kick in. American is offering a .....
American Airlines is running another ‘buy miles’ promotion until the end of the month. The maximum .....
18 Jan 201518 January 2015 • 19 comments
Hotel booking site PointsHound is similar to Kaligo and Rocketmiles. In return for booking your hotel through their site, you are rewarded with a chunk of airline miles. British Airways Executive .....
Hotel booking site PointsHound is similar to Kaligo and Rocketmiles. In return for booking your hotel .....
12 Jan 201512 January 2015 • 34 comments
The integration of American Airlines and US Airways – both partners of British Airways in the oneworld alliance – is continuing. The airlines have now published guidance for the .....
The integration of American Airlines and US Airways – both partners of British Airways in the oneworld .....
11 Dec 201411 December 2014 • 6 comments
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