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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.

Virgin Atlantic relaunches flights to Mumbai after a four year gap

Looking to fill a gap left by the collapse of India’s Jet Airways, Virgin Atlantic is returning to Mumbai after a four year absence. The airline has announced a new daily flight which will .....

Looking to fill a gap left by the collapse of India’s Jet Airways, Virgin Atlantic is returning to .....

by Rob Burgess26 comments

It’s the last day to buy Avios points with a 50% bonus

Today, Tuesday 21st, is your last chance to take advantage of the current British Airways ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive 50% bonus Avios when you buy or gift points. This is as high .....

Today, Tuesday 21st, is your last chance to take advantage of the current British Airways ‘buy .....

by Rob Burgess78 comments

Earn up to 8 Avios per £1 with a special Hotels.com promotion

Hotels.com and British Airways Executive Club now have a direct earning relationship, allowing you to earn Avios with every hotel booking. This deal allows you to earn Avios on virtually every hotel .....

Hotels.com and British Airways Executive Club now have a direct earning relationship, allowing you to earn .....

by Rob Burgess101 comments

Buy cheap Avios points via Groupon Spain

The Groupon ‘cheap Avios’ promotion in Spain, with Iberia Plus, is back again.  Click here for details. The Avios are not a steal at these prices.  Prices have gone up except for the 35,000 .....

The Groupon ‘cheap Avios’ promotion in Spain, with Iberia Plus, is back again.  Click here for .....

by Rhys Jones21 comments

British Airways drops flights to Kiev and St Petersburg

British Airways has cancelled all flights to St Petersburg and Kiev from 4th October. If you are impacted by this, hold tight.  It will take BA a few days to formalise re-routing plans, although .....

British Airways has cancelled all flights to St Petersburg and Kiev from 4th October. If you are impacted by .....

by Rob Burgess

Bengaluru will be the 4th British Airways A350 Club Suite business class route

Following on from our story yesterday about Tel Aviv becoming the 3rd route to get British Airways’s new A350 and Club Suite seat, it seems that the 4th A350 route will be Bengaluru. ba.com .....

Following on from our story yesterday about Tel Aviv becoming the 3rd route to get British Airways’s new .....

by Rob Burgess

British Airways confirms an A350 and Club Suite for Tel Aviv

British Airways will make Tel Aviv the third destination to receive the new Club Suite business class seat. A brand new A350, with the new Club Suite seat, will launch on the route in December.  It .....

British Airways will make Tel Aviv the third destination to receive the new Club Suite business class seat. A .....

by Rob Burgess

New: earn Avios referral bonuses from Monese

You can now earn Avios referring your friends to Monese. You may remember our coverage of Monese, the online banking app with a particular niche in the expat community due to its ability to instantly .....

You can now earn Avios referring your friends to Monese. You may remember our coverage of Monese, the online .....

by Rob Burgess

Earn 25,200 Avios with subscriptions to the Economist

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. It is the same big Avios bonus that was offered in January – up to 25,200 points – .....

British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. It is .....

by Rhys Jones

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