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British Airways and Avios

British Airways Club is the frequent-flyer program for British Airways.  It uses a reward currency called ‘Avios’. This article looks at what an Avios point is worth.

If you are new to collecting Avios, we suggest you start with the basics with our Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Avios.

If you are interested in earning Avios from credit cards, you should read this article comparing all the Avios-earning credit cards.

You can learn more about British Airways Club on the British Airways website here.

British Airways announces winter flight frequency changes

British Airways published this consolidated list of Winter services changes on Tuesday.  These take effect from 28th October. Not all of this list is new but I think most of it is.  There will be .....

British Airways published this consolidated list of Winter services changes on Tuesday.  These take effect .....

by Rob Burgess

The new British Airways Heathrow to Marrakech flight is now bookable

British Airways has announced a new route from London Heathrow to Marrakech in Morocco for the Winter season. From 28th October 2018 there will be a four-weekly service from Heathrow Terminal 5 to .....

British Airways has announced a new route from London Heathrow to Marrakech in Morocco for the Winter season. .....

by Rob Burgess

How do I move Avios from Iberia Plus to British Airways Executive Club?

This is your step by step to moving Avios points from British Airways Executive Club to Iberia Plus, or vice versa.  It is a process that is far more difficult than it should be. The migration from .....

This is your step by step to moving Avios points from British Airways Executive Club to Iberia Plus, or vice .....

by Rob Burgess91 comments

Get 720 Avios or 750 Virgin Flying Club miles with a NOW TV media stick

Until 30th May, Tesco Direct is offering 300 bonus Clubcard points – worth 720 Avios or 750 Virgin Flying Club miles – when you buy a NOW TV media stick for £20. You will also get a .....

Until 30th May, Tesco Direct is offering 300 bonus Clubcard points – worth 720 Avios or 750 Virgin .....

by Rob Burgess

IAG ‘to make a third €1.5bn offer for [airline] Norwegian’

Spanish newspaper Expansion reported yesterday (see here, Chrome can translate) that BA’s parent company, IAG, is to make a third offer for Norwegian. This will value the airline at 330 NOK per .....

Spanish newspaper Expansion reported yesterday (see here, Chrome can translate) that BA’s parent .....

by Rob Burgess118 comments

Review: the new British Airways lounge at Aberdeen Airport

This is my review of the new British Airways lounge at Aberdeen Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Aberdeen Airport has .....

This is my review of the new British Airways lounge at Aberdeen Airport. This is part of our series of reviews .....

by Rob Burgess67 comments

British Airways starts a long-haul deep clean of its aircraft – at last

British Airways has been circulating some images internally of the innovative deep clean programme which has been taking place on all 120 long-haul aircraft. With surprising honesty, it says .....

British Airways has been circulating some images internally of the innovative deep clean programme which has .....

by Rob Burgess

An update on how you can redeem Avios points on Flybe

I was chatting with the Avios team about Flybe redemptions and a couple of things came up which were news to me and so may also be news to you. I don’t think any of it was meant to be secret but .....

I was chatting with the Avios team about Flybe redemptions and a couple of things came up which were news to .....

by Rob Burgess160 comments

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