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.
HSBC runs fairly regular 25% bonuses on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. It looks like a new offer is coming soon, with a terms and conditions leaflet posted on the HSBC .....
HSBC runs fairly regular 25% bonuses on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. It looks like .....
1 Feb 20251 February 2025 • 50 comments
British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way of buying Avios. Put simply, you can buy a lump sum of Avios equivalent to 100%, 200% or .....
British Airways launched ‘Avios Balance Boost’ in June 2023. It is a surprisingly good value way .....
31 Jan 202531 January 2025 • 112 comments
As there are six separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub, Vueling Club, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Finnair Plus – which each .....
As there are six separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer .....
28 Jan 202528 January 2025 • 18 comments
What is the best value Avios redemption per mile flown? Or, put another way, what’s the furthest you can fly for the fewest Avios? This is a sister article to our ‘Avios price .....
What is the best value Avios redemption per mile flown? Or, put another way, what’s the .....
24 Jan 202524 January 2025 • 40 comments
Last March we wrote about the new Avios booking platform that launched at the Aer Lingus website. This replaced the old booking site which was found at avios.com. You can find it here. This means that .....
Last March we wrote about the new Avios booking platform that launched at the Aer Lingus website. This .....
24 Jan 202524 January 2025 • 27 comments
Since British Airways announced its new tier point structure, which will make it impossible for many of our readers to retain status, we have had many emails and comments asking us where flights .....
Since British Airways announced its new tier point structure, which will make it impossible for many of our .....
23 Jan 202523 January 2025 • 117 comments
Rob writes: we very rarely accept guest articles on Head for Points. However, when politician Nigel Evans – who spent 32 years as MP for Ribble Valley and was a Deputy Speaker of the House of .....
Rob writes: we very rarely accept guest articles on Head for Points. However, when politician Nigel Evans .....
20 Jan 202520 January 2025 • 336 comments
The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the tier point run. With BA flights earning 1 tier point per £1 of net spending, a Silver card .....
The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the .....
20 Jan 202520 January 2025 • 81 comments
This is our review of the British Airways lounge at Boston Logan International Airport. After New York, I suspect Boston is one of BA’s top gateways in the United States with up to three flights .....
This is our review of the British Airways lounge at Boston Logan International Airport. After New York, I .....
18 Jan 202518 January 2025 • 37 comments
If you have a Limited Company or LLP, there is some good news today. Capital on Tap’s Visa credit card is now FREE. The £99 annual fee has been removed, permanently, for new cardholders. See .....
If you have a Limited Company or LLP, there is some good news today. Capital on Tap’s Visa credit card .....
17 Jan 202517 January 2025 • 89 comments
Regular readers will know about the disaster (for British Airways, in particular) of the launch of the Electronic Travel Authorisation programme. The ETA scheme forces most people visiting the United .....
Regular readers will know about the disaster (for British Airways, in particular) of the launch of the .....
17 Jan 202517 January 2025 • 176 comments
Yesterday we covered a new status match launched by Flying Blue, the loyalty scheme for Air France and KLM. For a £99 fee, Flying Blue is matching all three British Airways Executive Club tiers to .....
Yesterday we covered a new status match launched by Flying Blue, the loyalty scheme for Air France and KLM. .....
16 Jan 202516 January 2025 • 77 comments
Virgin Atlantic has followed Flying Blue (see our article here) in launching a status match for dissaffected British Airways Executive Club members. The Virgin Atlantic match does not have the £99 .....
Virgin Atlantic has followed Flying Blue (see our article here) in launching a status match for dissaffected .....
16 Jan 202516 January 2025 • 70 comments
Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, has launched a status match specifically for UK residents. You can use your British Airways Executive Club status to get a direct match into the .....
Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, has launched a status match specifically for UK .....
15 Jan 202515 January 2025 • 286 comments
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