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.
Marriott recently announced that Iberia Plus has become a partner in Marriott Rewards. I didn’t bother to write about it, as Marriott Rewards has been a British Airways partner for years so it .....
Marriott recently announced that Iberia Plus has become a partner in Marriott Rewards. I didn’t bother .....
30 May 201330 May 2013
A few days ago I wrote about how to earn Avios when booking a package holiday via avios.com. I thought I would take a look at some other avios.com partners. If you are a British Airways Executive Club .....
A few days ago I wrote about how to earn Avios when booking a package holiday via avios.com. I thought I would .....
29 May 201329 May 2013 • 8 comments
One of the key benefits of achieving Gold status with British Airways Executive Club is that you don’t need to achieve status the following year. British Airways has a ‘soft landing’ .....
One of the key benefits of achieving Gold status with British Airways Executive Club is that you don’t .....
29 May 201329 May 2013 • 3 comments
I am off to the US again for a week in July. I am trying to put together an interesting itinerary that maximises my flying and hotel experiences whilst minimising the cost. (I have a fantastic .....
I am off to the US again for a week in July. I am trying to put together an interesting itinerary that .....
28 May 201328 May 2013 • 47 comments
It’s a Bank Holiday and real news is thin on the ground, so …. Ah, the joys of sitting on the phone whilst a recorded voice takes you through three to four levels of ‘Press 1 for .....
It’s a Bank Holiday and real news is thin on the ground, so …. Ah, the joys of sitting on the .....
27 May 201327 May 2013 • 2 comments
British Airways has launched another ‘buy Avios’ promotion, offering a bonus of up to 30% for purchased before 13th June. The link to buy is here. Frankly, this is not an impressive .....
British Airways has launched another ‘buy Avios’ promotion, offering a bonus of up to 30% for .....
27 May 201327 May 2013 • 11 comments
View from the Wing ran a good summary recently on the expiry policies for the major airline frequent flyer programmes. There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when .....
View from the Wing ran a good summary recently on the expiry policies for the major airline frequent flyer .....
26 May 201326 May 2013 • 18 comments
A little later than originally planned, the new Heathrow Rewards website – the replacement for BAA WorldPoints – has finally launched. The link is here. Very little has changed so far. .....
A little later than originally planned, the new Heathrow Rewards website – the replacement for BAA .....
25 May 201325 May 2013 • 6 comments
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this article which described a new Tesco / British Airways promotion. British Airways is offering 1,000 bonus Avios if you convert at least £5 of Tesco .....
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this article which described a new Tesco / British Airways promotion. .....
23 May 201323 May 2013 • 45 comments
2,000 Avios for £8.74 is not a bad deal. And you don’t even need to leave the house for this one, should you be sick of visiting Tesco stores trying to find 3V cards …. You can even get .....
2,000 Avios for £8.74 is not a bad deal. And you don’t even need to leave the house for this one, .....
22 May 201322 May 2013 • 77 comments
British Airways has just announced plans to fly to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands from October 26th. This is obviously an interesting new Avios redemption option. They are, to put it mildly, not .....
British Airways has just announced plans to fly to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands from October 26th. This .....
22 May 201322 May 2013 • 13 comments
Barclaycard has launched a range of special deals called Bespoke Offers, which are currently being promoted in TV ads. Weirdly, to put it mildly, you do NOT have to have a Barclaycard to take .....
Barclaycard has launched a range of special deals called Bespoke Offers, which are currently being .....
21 May 201321 May 2013 • 22 comments
From April 6th, UK companies have been banned from imposing excessive credit card surcharges on customers. The airline industry has, of course, been one of the worst offenders here, but has anything .....
From April 6th, UK companies have been banned from imposing excessive credit card surcharges on customers. The .....
20 May 201320 May 2013 • 13 comments
On Business is the British Airways reward programme for companies. It allows businesses – even one-man bands, as long as they are registered at Companies House – to collect points for .....
On Business is the British Airways reward programme for companies. It allows businesses – even one-man .....
19 May 201319 May 2013 • 4 comments
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