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.
News in brief: Earns Avios at Gail’s bakeries Gail’s has become the latest retailer to join the ‘in-store’ list of Avios partners. Effective immediately, you will earn 5 Avios .....
News in brief: Earns Avios at Gail’s bakeries Gail’s has become the latest retailer to join the .....
8 Aug 20248 August 2024 • 81 comments
This is a very short article because I’m away and Rhys won’t be in the office yet! However, British Airways has added an extra Cape Town flight for January to March 2025. Avios .....
This is a very short article because I’m away and Rhys won’t be in the office yet! However, .....
7 Aug 20247 August 2024 • 72 comments
SeatSpy is offering Head for Points readers 25% off their first year’s membership of an annual ‘First Class’ plan until 31st August 2024 Since it launched a few years ago, SeatSpy .....
SeatSpy is offering Head for Points readers 25% off their first year’s membership of an annual .....
5 Aug 20245 August 2024 • 35 comments
British Airways and American Express appear to have launched a decent cashback offer this morning. You will get 10% back on all transactions at ba.com, and this should (not guaranteed) include taxes .....
British Airways and American Express appear to have launched a decent cashback offer this morning. You will .....
31 Jul 202431 July 2024 • 127 comments
What is the best way to spend Nectar points? It is now three years since Avios and Nectar unveiled their partnership. The lustre has faded somewhat since then due to two sharp devaluations, neither of .....
What is the best way to spend Nectar points? It is now three years since Avios and Nectar unveiled their .....
31 Jul 202431 July 2024 • 51 comments
Avios has launched a new bonus for anyone who opts-in to automatically converting their Nectar points to Avios. This offer MAY be targeted. It shows in the Nectar app for some people but not for .....
Avios has launched a new bonus for anyone who opts-in to automatically converting their Nectar points to .....
28 Jul 202428 July 2024 • 29 comments
In this article I want to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British Airways, of course. But there are actually 32 airlines which let you use Avios for .....
In this article I want to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British .....
27 Jul 202427 July 2024 • 26 comments
In October, British Airways is running the first long haul ‘Avios only’ flight, to Dubai. Every seat, in every cabin, was made available for Avios redemptions. This matches up exactly with .....
In October, British Airways is running the first long haul ‘Avios only’ flight, to Dubai. Every .....
26 Jul 202426 July 2024 • 76 comments
British Airways is relaunching flights to Bangkok for the winter 2024 flying season, but these had been scheduled to end in late March when the summer 2025 flying season starts. Given that Easter is .....
British Airways is relaunching flights to Bangkok for the winter 2024 flying season, but these had been .....
25 Jul 202425 July 2024 • 51 comments
British Airways has launched two new Avios-only flghts for Easter 2025. These are bookable now. Both flights will operate on Friday 18th April which is Good Friday, returning eight days later. There .....
British Airways has launched two new Avios-only flghts for Easter 2025. These are bookable now. Both flights .....
25 Jul 202425 July 2024 • 32 comments
I unexpectedly caught up with the CEO of Qatar Duty Free at the Farnborough International Airshow this week, and he was telling me what a great success the ‘pay with Avios’ feature has .....
I unexpectedly caught up with the CEO of Qatar Duty Free at the Farnborough International Airshow this week, .....
25 Jul 202425 July 2024 • 18 comments
British Airways news in brief: New Bridgerton-inspired safety video launched It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man British airline in possession of a good fortune, must be in want .....
British Airways news in brief: New Bridgerton-inspired safety video launched It is a truth universally .....
24 Jul 202424 July 2024 • 64 comments
Back in 2020, Nectar launched its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. You may recognise it as a white label version of Rocketmiles, which is itself part of Agoda, which is .....
Back in 2020, Nectar launched its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. You may .....
22 Jul 202422 July 2024 • 22 comments
I thought I’d give this deal another push today, given that it is three months since we originally covered it and these are genuinely free Avios. It’s not very often that you can pick up .....
I thought I’d give this deal another push today, given that it is three months since we originally .....
21 Jul 202421 July 2024 • 43 comments
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