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: Virgin Atlantic launches a new American Express cashback deal Back in April we saw what I think was the first ever Virgin Atlantic American Express cashback deal – at least, it .....
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19 Jul 202419 July 2024 • 45 comments
Clearly assuming that no-one would be around on a Wednesday in mid-July (and indeed I was in the middle of nowhere in the Lake District, and Rhys was in The Seychelles checking out Hilton properties), .....
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18 Jul 202418 July 2024 • 224 comments
Following on from the recent announcement that British Airways will launch flights from London Gatwick to Chambery, another winter ski route has been added. Flights from London Stansted to Geneva will .....
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18 Jul 202418 July 2024 • 20 comments
ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back its elite status match offer. This allows you, for free, to get elite status across most of the SkyTeam alliance .....
ITA Airways, the ‘replacement’ carrier for Alitalia, has brought back its elite status match .....
17 Jul 202417 July 2024 • 74 comments
Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles were no more. You can link your British Airways Executive Club account with your Qatar .....
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16 Jul 202416 July 2024 • 42 comments
A new wave of Avios devaluations has been unveiled for selected partner airlines. Intriguingly, this is the second change in seven months for American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. Clearly the first .....
A new wave of Avios devaluations has been unveiled for selected partner airlines. Intriguingly, this is the .....
15 Jul 202415 July 2024 • 82 comments
One of the ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’ about frequent flyer miles was that it has historically been possible to earn Avios and British Airways .....
One of the ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’ about frequent flyer miles .....
12 Jul 202412 July 2024 • 36 comments
British Airways has lost a legal battle regarding EU261-equivalent compensation payments after six years of to-ing and fro-ing. The final judgement, which has been issued by the Supreme Court, sets a .....
British Airways has lost a legal battle regarding EU261-equivalent compensation payments after six years of .....
11 Jul 202411 July 2024 • 137 comments
Avios has gained a new hotel partner – Choice Privileges. With zero fanfare, Choice Hotels has appeared as a transfer partner on the British Airways website (click here) which is good news for .....
Avios has gained a new hotel partner – Choice Privileges. With zero fanfare, Choice Hotels has appeared .....
8 Jul 20248 July 2024 • 16 comments
British Airways has launched a new bonus Avios promotion to encourage you to make a booking to the United States in the next few weeks, although you can fly at any time. You will receive double Avios .....
British Airways has launched a new bonus Avios promotion to encourage you to make a booking to the United .....
7 Jul 20247 July 2024 • 56 comments
This is potentially the most intriguing deal I’ve seen all year. If you have British Airways elite status, you can match it to BOTH SkyTeam and Star Alliance status. Even better, a British .....
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6 Jul 20246 July 2024 • 222 comments
Lounge news in brief: A new airport lounge opens in Larnaca If you are a regular user of Larnaca airport, you will know that it has had no airport lounge facilities recently due to redevelopment. The .....
Lounge news in brief: A new airport lounge opens in Larnaca If you are a regular user of Larnaca airport, you .....
5 Jul 20245 July 2024 • 11 comments
American Express has made two announcements today. The first, covered in a separate article, is the temporary offer of a £400 Amex Travel credit when you apply for The Platinum Card and spent £6,000 .....
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3 Jul 20243 July 2024 • 103 comments
News in brief: An update on HSBC’s 25% Avios transfer bonus As we covered last month, HSBC has launched its ‘roughly annual’ 25% bonus on conversions of HSBC Premier credit card .....
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1 Jul 20241 July 2024 • 88 comments
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