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.
Last year, Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This wasn’t as big a deal as Qatar Airways adopting Avios, because there weren’t many things you could do with a Finnair Plus .....
Last year, Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This wasn’t as big a deal as Qatar Airways .....
12 Sep 202512 September 2025 • 52 comments
‘Combine My Avios’ is back and working! As we covered two weeks ago, the service had been taken down for transfers between Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus and British Airways. Qatar Airways .....
‘Combine My Avios’ is back and working! As we covered two weeks ago, the service had been taken .....
10 Sep 202510 September 2025 • 78 comments
Outside the world of Head for Points readers, where there tends to be a stronger focus on long haul Business Class flying, one of the key wishes of people who have frequent flyer miles is to use them .....
Outside the world of Head for Points readers, where there tends to be a stronger focus on long haul Business .....
9 Sep 20259 September 2025 • 29 comments
I thought it was worth taking another look today at one of the most egregious money-making schemes pursued by British Airways – the refusal to refund seat reservation fees if you cancel your .....
I thought it was worth taking another look today at one of the most egregious money-making schemes pursued by .....
6 Sep 20256 September 2025 • 110 comments
Avios has launched a conversion bonus for anyone sitting on a pile of Nectar points. Let’s take a look at the deal. Full details are on avios.com here. The standard conversion rate of Nectar .....
Avios has launched a conversion bonus for anyone sitting on a pile of Nectar points. Let’s take a look .....
4 Sep 20254 September 2025 • 28 comments
Before the launch of The British Airways Club, the majority of HfP readers would have credited their business class flights with BA or other oneworld airlines to a British Airways Executive Club .....
Before the launch of The British Airways Club, the majority of HfP readers would have credited their business .....
1 Sep 20251 September 2025 • 96 comments
Radisson Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Radisson, Park Inn, Park Plaza, art’otel and various other hotel brands, is dropping Avios as a conversion partner. The message was tucked away at the .....
Radisson Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Radisson, Park Inn, Park Plaza, art’otel and various other .....
1 Sep 20251 September 2025 • 24 comments
How many British Airways Avios points do you need to fly to a particular city? It is surprisingly tricky to find out how many Avios are required for a particular route. The ‘Avios Spending .....
How many British Airways Avios points do you need to fly to a particular city? It is surprisingly tricky to .....
31 Aug 202531 August 2025 • 59 comments
Recent months have seen a substantial rise in Avios fraud on British Airways Club accounts. What is odd is that I haven’t been able to work out how it is being done, and seemingly neither does .....
Recent months have seen a substantial rise in Avios fraud on British Airways Club accounts. What is odd is .....
30 Aug 202530 August 2025 • 136 comments
According to cabin crew blog PYOK, British Airways has abandoned plans to stop giving individual water bottles to passengers. During a two week trial in June, bottled water was not provided for .....
According to cabin crew blog PYOK, British Airways has abandoned plans to stop giving individual water bottles .....
29 Aug 202529 August 2025 • 69 comments
HSBC runs fairly regular 25% bonuses on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. A new bonus is now live. People have been contacted about it, but oddly it was tucked away at the .....
HSBC runs fairly regular 25% bonuses on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios. A new bonus .....
28 Aug 202528 August 2025 • 39 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 .....
This is a guest post by Oliver Ranson, who runs the fascinating Airline Revenue Economics blog on .....
26 Aug 202526 August 2025 • 57 comments
If you’re heading to Spain, Chile, Brazil or Mexico soon it is worth remembering that you can earn Avios with the Cabify taxi and ride-hailing app. You will get a 400 Avios bonus with your first .....
If you’re heading to Spain, Chile, Brazil or Mexico soon it is worth remembering that you can earn Avios .....
26 Aug 202526 August 2025 • 23 comments
No idea what happened to the old BA loyalty head …. but if you’re looking for a new challenge then this could be the job for you. British Airways is recruiting for a new Loyalty Manager, .....
No idea what happened to the old BA loyalty head …. but if you’re looking for a new challenge then .....
25 Aug 202525 August 2025 • 214 comments
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