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.
British Airways has made some surprising changes to its coronavirus policies. Perhaps unfairly, I can’t help thinking that the airline is trying to avoid paying out refunds where it can help it. .....
British Airways has made some surprising changes to its coronavirus policies. Perhaps unfairly, I can’t .....
25 Feb 202025 February 2020 • 49 comments
When you redeem Avios on a British Airways partner airline, the points cost of your flight is based off a separate pricing chart. This is it, as from June 2019 (click to enlarge): It is marginally, .....
When you redeem Avios on a British Airways partner airline, the points cost of your flight is based off a .....
25 Feb 202025 February 2020 • 203 comments
British Airways has confirmed that it is offering thousands more seats for Avios redemption across its network for the next few months. We wrote last week that we had been seeing increased Avios seat .....
British Airways has confirmed that it is offering thousands more seats for Avios redemption across its network .....
24 Feb 202024 February 2020 • 105 comments
As we covered here, British Airways is soon to receive its first Boeing 787-10 aircraft. It is the larger but shorter-range version of the Boeing 787-9 and Boeing 787-8 which are already in the BA .....
As we covered here, British Airways is soon to receive its first Boeing 787-10 aircraft. It is the larger .....
24 Feb 202024 February 2020 • 134 comments
I thought it was worth an update on the current changes to the British Airways flight schedules due to the coronavirus outbreak. The good news is that there are now plans to put Beijing and Shanghai .....
I thought it was worth an update on the current changes to the British Airways flight schedules due to the .....
24 Feb 202024 February 2020 • 26 comments
British Airways has launched some additional long-haul flights for April and May. This should provide additional Avios availability if you jump in quickly. Miami for Easter may now be possible if .....
British Airways has launched some additional long-haul flights for April and May. This should provide .....
20 Feb 202020 February 2020 • 48 comments
If you are heading to Twickenham for the Six Nations games over the next few weeks, there are Avios collecting opportunities available. As part of the British Airways sponsorship deal with the .....
If you are heading to Twickenham for the Six Nations games over the next few weeks, there are Avios collecting .....
20 Feb 202020 February 2020
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
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