Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
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.
You can learn more about British Airways Club on the British Airways website here.
Here’s an exciting development to start 2024. You can now use your Avios to get VIP tickets for concerts at The O2 in London, rugby matches, European football games and much more. Formula 1 .....
Here’s an exciting development to start 2024. You can now use your Avios to get VIP tickets for concerts .....
29 Dec 202329 December 2023 • 39 comments
British Airways launched ‘Avios Subscription’ in October 2022. It is an intriguing way of buying Avios, albeit less attractive since a recent price hike. As we haven’t mentioned it .....
British Airways launched ‘Avios Subscription’ in October 2022. It is an intriguing way of buying .....
29 Dec 202329 December 2023 • 21 comments
British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way of buying Avios, and as we haven’t mentioned it since the launch I thought it was .....
British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way .....
28 Dec 202328 December 2023 • 55 comments
I’ve had a few emails from readers enquiring about flights – or more accurately the lack of flights – to Madeira for the Winter 2024 season, starting in late October. Funchal flights .....
I’ve had a few emails from readers enquiring about flights – or more accurately the lack of .....
24 Dec 202324 December 2023 • 34 comments
British Airways has launched a new route to Izmir in Turkey. It is part of a general step-up in Turkey services, with additional flights to Bodrum and Dalaman also added to the system. Seats are now .....
British Airways has launched a new route to Izmir in Turkey. It is part of a general step-up in Turkey .....
22 Dec 202322 December 2023 • 43 comments
We receive many emails from people who struggle to make sense of the different cash vs Avios pricing options. I occasionally mention my ‘1p rule’ for getting my preferred option, and I .....
We receive many emails from people who struggle to make sense of the different cash vs Avios pricing options. .....
18 Dec 202318 December 2023 • 55 comments
According to reports on X / Twitter from a usually impeccable source, the security channel in the British Airways First Wing at Heathrow Terminal 5 is to close in January for 3-4 months. This .....
According to reports on X / Twitter from a usually impeccable source, the security channel in the British .....
17 Dec 202317 December 2023 • 87 comments
This is a guest post by Oliver Ranson, who runs the fascinating Airline Revenue Economics blog on Substack. You can read Oliver’s previous HfP articles, “How we built the first business .....
This is a guest post by Oliver Ranson, who runs the fascinating Airline Revenue Economics blog on Substack. .....
16 Dec 202316 December 2023 • 73 comments
The BA Holidays ‘double tier points’ offer has, for many HfP readers, been a game changer in how they earn British Airways status since it launched during the pandemic. Even someone with .....
The BA Holidays ‘double tier points’ offer has, for many HfP readers, been a game changer in how .....
15 Dec 202315 December 2023 • 156 comments
A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points. There is a psychological desire to move, say, your American Express Membership Rewards points to Avios as .....
A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points. There is a .....
15 Dec 202315 December 2023 • 26 comments
The Wine Flyer, the Avios-run wine retailer, has brought back the bonus offer it ran last week but which we only posted about in the last few hours before it expired! If you read HfP by email then you .....
The Wine Flyer, the Avios-run wine retailer, has brought back the bonus offer it ran last week but which we .....
14 Dec 202314 December 2023 • 114 comments
Three bits of British Airways route news: British Airways launches flights to Agadir, Morocco The BA Euroflyer network at London Gatwick continues to grow, with more aircraft joining the fleet next .....
Three bits of British Airways route news: British Airways launches flights to Agadir, Morocco The BA Euroflyer .....
13 Dec 202313 December 2023 • 42 comments
On Monday night Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge – the Heathrow Terminal 5 Arrivals Lounge, that is – for Christmas drinks. He made a number .....
On Monday night Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge – the .....
13 Dec 202313 December 2023 • 47 comments
On Monday night Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge for Christmas drinks. Not the lounge of his house – the Arrivals Lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. .....
On Monday night Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways, invited us round to his lounge for Christmas .....
12 Dec 202312 December 2023 • 52 comments
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