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.
There is some good news for anyone concerned about disruption from the threatened British Airways pilot strike and the Heathrow airport employees strike. As we reported over the weekend, British .....
There is some good news for anyone concerned about disruption from the threatened British Airways pilot strike .....
14 Aug 201914 August 2019
I don’t want to suggest that the threat of the British Airways pilots strike has left forward bookings in premium cabins looking a little thin, but British Airways has launched an exceptionally .....
I don’t want to suggest that the threat of the British Airways pilots strike has left forward bookings .....
13 Aug 201913 August 2019 • 141 comments
One of the better Avios earning offers we have promoted in the past is for Alan Boswell Group personal, business and landlord insurance. They were a long-standing avios.com partner until last year, .....
One of the better Avios earning offers we have promoted in the past is for Alan Boswell Group personal, .....
13 Aug 201913 August 2019 • 17 comments
For the first time, Groupon UK is selling Avios points. We have seen this on Groupon Spain and Groupon Ireland before, but not here. Full details of the offer are here. The prices are: 10,000 Avios .....
For the first time, Groupon UK is selling Avios points. We have seen this on Groupon Spain and Groupon .....
11 Aug 201911 August 2019 • 137 comments
Whilst details are slim, my understanding is that British Airways may have blinked first in the on-going dispute with pilots union BALPA. After talks broke down on Thursday, BALPA was on the brink of .....
Whilst details are slim, my understanding is that British Airways may have blinked first in the on-going .....
10 Aug 201910 August 2019
The BALPA pilot strike threat has been pushed down the news agenda this week because of the threatened (and then postponed) strike by UNITE members at Heathrow and yesterday’s IT meltdown. A pilot .....
The BALPA pilot strike threat has been pushed down the news agenda this week because of the threatened (and .....
8 Aug 20198 August 2019 • 158 comments
British Airways has launched a new short-term ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive a bonus of up to 45% Avios when you buy or gift points by 18th August. This is not as high as the 50% .....
British Airways has launched a new short-term ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive a bonus of up to .....
8 Aug 20198 August 2019 • 134 comments
HfP readers often contact me with issues about getting British Airways telephone agents to book an ‘open jaw’ Avios redemption flight. I thought it was worth running over the rules on .....
HfP readers often contact me with issues about getting British Airways telephone agents to book an ‘open .....
7 Aug 20197 August 2019 • 239 comments
One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive nearly-top-tier status with the Langham hotel chain. Langham Hospitality Group is owned by a Hong .....
One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive .....
7 Aug 20197 August 2019 • 12 comments
Yesterday was the first day of commercial operations for the British Airways A350-1000. BA had rounded up a group of journalists, bloggers and (save us, please …..) influencers to try out the .....
Yesterday was the first day of commercial operations for the British Airways A350-1000. BA had rounded up a .....
6 Aug 20196 August 2019 • 64 comments
For the first time, you can now indirectly earn Avios via a small business Visa credit card. This is a great way for a sole trader or SME to rack up a large number of Avios each year.
For the first time, you can now indirectly earn Avios via a small business Visa credit card. This is a great .....
6 Aug 20196 August 2019 • 24 comments
The strike has been suspended for Monday 5th August. Strikes for Tuesday 6th August are still scheduled. Read our latest update. For official information on the BA situation, check this page of ba.com .....
The strike has been suspended for Monday 5th August. Strikes for Tuesday 6th August are still scheduled. Read .....
4 Aug 20194 August 2019 • 11 comments
As we have covered on HfP in the past, the taxes on Avios redemptions from the United States to the UK are a lot higher than the taxes for a return flight from the UK to the US. It isn’t clear .....
As we have covered on HfP in the past, the taxes on Avios redemptions from the United States to the UK are a .....
4 Aug 20194 August 2019 • 59 comments
As part of #BA100, British Airways will be giving away 5,000 My 1st Years mini backpacks to children passing through Gatwick and Heathrow on selected days during August. They are quite sweet as you .....
As part of #BA100, British Airways will be giving away 5,000 My 1st Years mini backpacks to children passing .....
4 Aug 20194 August 2019 • 66 comments
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