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.
Qatar Airways has announced that it has increased its shareholding in IAG (International Consolidated Airlines Group), the parent company of British Airways, from 21.4% to 25.1%. This is more .....
Qatar Airways has announced that it has increased its shareholding in IAG (International Consolidated Airlines .....
20 Feb 202020 February 2020 • 159 comments
British Airways has opened the floodgates on Avios availability to the US East Coast and Canada in Club World for the rest of 2020. This even includes Easter and key Christmas dates. Our main .....
British Airways has opened the floodgates on Avios availability to the US East Coast and Canada in Club World .....
19 Feb 202019 February 2020 • 111 comments
This is, I admit, not necessarily the best time to be planning a holiday in Asia. However, hear me out. British Airways has opened the floodgates on Avios availability to some Asian cities between now .....
This is, I admit, not necessarily the best time to be planning a holiday in Asia. However, hear me out. .....
18 Feb 202018 February 2020 • 122 comments
I know this is a topic which divides opinion, but I have always enjoyed the British Airways Business Life magazine, and to a lesser extent High Life. In an dumbed down world, the magazines – .....
I know this is a topic which divides opinion, but I have always enjoyed the British Airways Business Life .....
18 Feb 202018 February 2020
Last Autumn, Barclays Premier tried to do an ‘under the radar’ trial with Avios, offering 25,000 Avios to a small group of people if they opened a bank account. The secret trial got ruined .....
Last Autumn, Barclays Premier tried to do an ‘under the radar’ trial with Avios, offering 25,000 .....
18 Feb 202018 February 2020 • 170 comments
If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can impose, you will struggle to beat the lounge access rules for Aer Lingus if you have British .....
If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can .....
18 Feb 202018 February 2020 • 24 comments
It’s no news to anyone that trying to find reward flight availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic can be a bit of a nightmare. Neither airline makes it particularly easy to see when .....
It’s no news to anyone that trying to find reward flight availability on British Airways and Virgin .....
17 Feb 202017 February 2020 • 116 comments
Heathrow Airport has a ‘use it or lose it’ system for take off and landing slots. This is, arguably, a sensible approach to take – with such huge demand for Heathrow slots, it .....
Heathrow Airport has a ‘use it or lose it’ system for take off and landing slots. This is, .....
17 Feb 202017 February 2020
Note: I was travelling all day yesterday, so I thought I would do myself a favour by giving this article an airing. I originally wrote a version of it for another publication but it will be .....
Note: I was travelling all day yesterday, so I thought I would do myself a favour by giving this article an .....
16 Feb 202016 February 2020 • 115 comments
By an amazing coincidence, one day after Virgin Atlantic announced its new route to Cape Town, British Airways has announced an extra Cape Town service. There will be an additional two flights per .....
By an amazing coincidence, one day after Virgin Atlantic announced its new route to Cape Town, British Airways .....
14 Feb 202014 February 2020 • 133 comments
Alaska Airlines announced yesterday that it will be joining the oneworld airline alliance. This is a welcome boost for the alliance following the resignation of LATAM. Royal Air Maroc is already .....
Alaska Airlines announced yesterday that it will be joining the oneworld airline alliance. This is a welcome .....
14 Feb 202014 February 2020 • 37 comments
British Airways has put in place rebooking guidelines for anyone travelling on a short-haul BA flight on Saturday 15th February. As this is the first day of half-term, this is likely to impact quite a .....
British Airways has put in place rebooking guidelines for anyone travelling on a short-haul BA flight on .....
13 Feb 202013 February 2020 • 47 comments
In a not-very-surprising move, albeit one that has not been publicly announced yet, British Airways has cancelled the daily BA31/32 flights to and from Hong Kong. The last departure was last night. .....
In a not-very-surprising move, albeit one that has not been publicly announced yet, British Airways has .....
13 Feb 202013 February 2020
In a surprise move, British Airways has announced a limited Summer service to Newquay. Regular readers will remember that Flybe currently runs a Newquay to Heathrow service, subsidised by the .....
In a surprise move, British Airways has announced a limited Summer service to Newquay. Regular readers will .....
13 Feb 202013 February 2020 • 216 comments
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