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British Airways and Avios

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.

If you are interested in earning Avios from credit cards, you should read this article comparing all the Avios-earning credit cards.

You can learn more about British Airways Club on the British Airways website here.

Get 160 Executive Club tier points from £210 in the British Airways sale

We covered the current British Airways First and Business Class sale the other day.  There are some good fares, especially the ‘companion fare’ offers where two people travel. That .....

We covered the current British Airways First and Business Class sale the other day.  There are some good .....

by Rob Burgess

The British Airways virtual reality experience arrives in Gateshead

The British Airways virtual reality experience, Fly, is opening at PROTO, Gateshead on Wednesday 16th October. Fly is an ‘interactive, full motion, multisensory experience that traces .....

The British Airways virtual reality experience, Fly, is opening at PROTO, Gateshead on Wednesday 16th October. .....

by Rob Burgess61 comments

News: congratulations to BA’s IT team, get a 20% bonus on Etihad transfers

News in brief: Congratulations to BA’s IT department The British Airways IT department generally has very little to celebrate, but it has managed to hit a remarkable milestone this week. The new .....

News in brief: Congratulations to BA’s IT department The British Airways IT department generally has .....

by Rob Burgess

British Airways launches flights to Antalya

British Airways has announced a new holiday route for Summer 2020 – Antalya in Turkey. The route will operate from London Gatwick.  There will be up to six flights per week – frequency .....

British Airways has announced a new holiday route for Summer 2020 – Antalya in Turkey. The route will .....

by Rob Burgess226 comments

avios.com / Vueling Club / AerClub downtime today and tomorrow

Avios dropped me a note to say that there will be a 24-hour outage of the avios.com platform between 9pm tonight and 9pm on Thursday. During this 24 hour period, AerClub and Vueling Club members will .....

Avios dropped me a note to say that there will be a 24-hour outage of the avios.com platform between 9pm .....

by Rob Burgess

British Airways launches Boeing 777 Club Suite business class to New York

Although Club Suite has now been flying long haul for British Airways for over a month, today marks the first day that it appears on a Boeing 777. If you are not familiar with Club Suite it is the new .....

Although Club Suite has now been flying long haul for British Airways for over a month, today marks the first .....

by Rob Burgess

British Airways launches a codeshare flight deal with Malaysia Airlines

British Airways has announced a new codeshare deal with its oneworld partner, Malaysia Airlines. It does NOT include the Malaysia Airlines flights between London and Kuala Lumpur.  It does, however, .....

British Airways has announced a new codeshare deal with its oneworld partner, Malaysia Airlines. It does NOT .....

by Rob Burgess

How to earn and spend Avios on Vueling flights

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) has been part of Avios for almost two years now, although not everyone is aware of it.  It is worth knowing about because of .....

IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin) has been part of Avios for almost two years .....

by Rob Burgess46 comments

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