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.
Is there a risk of losing your Avios points and Virgin Flying Club points if the airlines go bankrupt? And is it even a realistic possibility? To be honest, this isn’t an article I wanted to .....
Is there a risk of losing your Avios points and Virgin Flying Club points if the airlines go bankrupt? And .....
17 Mar 202017 March 2020 • 336 comments
I just wanted to drop this in quickly for anyone who is flying on Tuesday. According to a post on Flyertalk on Monday evening from someone who is known to be a British Airways employee, the Terminal 5 .....
I just wanted to drop this in quickly for anyone who is flying on Tuesday. According to a post on Flyertalk on .....
16 Mar 202016 March 2020 • 48 comments
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus amongst other airlines, put out a Stock Market announcement this morning. The group is to cut capacity – in terms of miles flown .....
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus amongst other airlines, put out a Stock .....
16 Mar 202016 March 2020 • 121 comments
One of our other articles today looks at the new Virgin Atlantic policy for extending your Virgin Flying Club status and vouchers due to coronavirus – read here. We have, unsurprisingly, had a .....
One of our other articles today looks at the new Virgin Atlantic policy for extending your Virgin Flying Club .....
16 Mar 202016 March 2020 • 130 comments
The United States Government has just announced that the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will be added to the United States travel ban. Non-US passport holders / non-US residents will not be .....
The United States Government has just announced that the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will be added .....
14 Mar 202014 March 2020 • 382 comments
Finally ….. British Airways has seen the light and is now allowing you to cancel ALL flights up to 31st May, in return for a travel voucher. However …. I am not convinced you should .....
Finally ….. British Airways has seen the light and is now allowing you to cancel ALL flights up to 31st .....
13 Mar 202013 March 2020 • 857 comments
British Airways has decided to end the practice of automatically sending out plastic cards to Gold, Silver and Bronze members of British Airways Executive Club. It has also stopped issuing paper .....
British Airways has decided to end the practice of automatically sending out plastic cards to Gold, Silver and .....
13 Mar 202013 March 2020 • 175 comments
If you have any friends or relatives stuck in Italy, pass this on. A revised BA travel advisory, issued at 1pm today, states that British Airways will now pay the costs of passengers who wish to leave .....
If you have any friends or relatives stuck in Italy, pass this on. A revised BA travel advisory, issued at 1pm .....
12 Mar 202012 March 2020 • 6 comments
Luckily for us, as Rhys is in Australia on his £185 Qantas deal this week, we were able to get some outline coverage of the US / EU travel ban into our 6am email. It’s now time to take a .....
Luckily for us, as Rhys is in Australia on his £185 Qantas deal this week, we were able to get some outline .....
12 Mar 202012 March 2020 • 127 comments
Donald Trump made a late announcement yesterday stating that all travel between continental Europe and the USA will be suspended from midnight on Friday. Travel from the UK will not be affected. .....
Donald Trump made a late announcement yesterday stating that all travel between continental Europe and the USA .....
12 Mar 202012 March 2020
The A318, ‘all business class’ British Airways flight from London City Airport to New York JFK may have met its match. The last flight (for a while) will be Wednesday 25th March, allowing .....
The A318, ‘all business class’ British Airways flight from London City Airport to New York JFK may .....
12 Mar 202012 March 2020 • 298 comments
British Airways is the big winner from the collapse of Flybe as it has been given the 12 daily Summer slot pairs at Heathrow used by the airline. Given that Air New Zealand received £20m for its .....
British Airways is the big winner from the collapse of Flybe as it has been given the 12 daily Summer slot .....
11 Mar 202011 March 2020 • 107 comments
Last week, British Airways launched its ‘Book with Confidence’ guarantee in an attempt to drive bookings. Unfortunately, it wasn’t good enough. I even gave it a hard time during my .....
Last week, British Airways launched its ‘Book with Confidence’ guarantee in an attempt to drive .....
10 Mar 202010 March 2020 • 70 comments
This article is a summary of the current British Airways and Virgin Atlantic coronavirus policies on travel, refunds and status extension. It is correct, as far we know, as of 8pm on Wednesday 11th. .....
This article is a summary of the current British Airways and Virgin Atlantic coronavirus policies on travel, .....
10 Mar 202010 March 2020 • 169 comments
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