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.
British Airways has launched its Winter sale, following a slight delay caused by drone-gate. You can take a look at what is available via this special page of ba.com. I will do a full analysis in a .....
British Airways has launched its Winter sale, following a slight delay caused by drone-gate. You can take a .....
21 Dec 201821 December 2018 • 33 comments
British Airways has announced a new route from London City Airport to Split for Summer 2019. Services will run from 21st June to 6th September, departing on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. BA also .....
British Airways has announced a new route from London City Airport to Split for Summer 2019. Services will run .....
20 Dec 201820 December 2018
The rumours we reported a couple of weeks ago were true. British Airways is resuming flights to Islamabad in Pakistan after a ten year absence. The original service was suspended following the .....
The rumours we reported a couple of weeks ago were true. British Airways is resuming flights to Islamabad in .....
19 Dec 201819 December 2018
If you have a child at school or sixth form college (not university), British Airways is currently accepting applications for its Summer 2019 work experience scheme. Positions are available at .....
If you have a child at school or sixth form college (not university), British Airways is currently accepting .....
19 Dec 201819 December 2018 • 146 comments
You may not know this, but British Airways Executive Club has a range of ‘Experiences’ redemptions. Available in most major cities in the world, you can redeem your Avios points for .....
You may not know this, but British Airways Executive Club has a range of ‘Experiences’ .....
18 Dec 201818 December 2018 • 9 comments
It is 18 months since I last discussed my thoughts on how to value an Avios point. I thought it was worth running the numbers again for the benefit of new readers and to see if they still they stack .....
It is 18 months since I last discussed my thoughts on how to value an Avios point. I thought it was worth .....
17 Dec 201817 December 2018 • 154 comments
British Airways is offering some very aggressive fares out of Amsterdam if you fancy a break in Cape Town or Johannesburg in 2019. For return Club World fares from Amsterdam, you are looking at: .....
British Airways is offering some very aggressive fares out of Amsterdam if you fancy a break in Cape Town or .....
15 Dec 201815 December 2018
On Monday I published a mini-rant about the bloated state of the UK credit card industry. As part of that, I asked why investors were pouring vast sums into online current account start-ups (Monzo, .....
On Monday I published a mini-rant about the bloated state of the UK credit card industry. As part of that, I .....
13 Dec 201813 December 2018 • 144 comments
Every year British Airways runs a Christmas promotion to encourage you to redeem Avios for cases of wine. The 2018 version has not been widely advertised and appears to end today. It is also a bit .....
Every year British Airways runs a Christmas promotion to encourage you to redeem Avios for cases of wine. The .....
12 Dec 201812 December 2018
Over the last couple of weeks we have run a series of flight reviews from Jamie’s recent month-long holiday in Asia. The majority of the international flights were booked with Avios. Before we .....
Over the last couple of weeks we have run a series of flight reviews from Jamie’s recent month-long .....
11 Dec 201811 December 2018 • 168 comments
New British Airways credit cards launched in France and Italy last week. Whilst most of us won’t be able to apply for them, it is always worth keeping an eye on what benefits the airline is .....
New British Airways credit cards launched in France and Italy last week. Whilst most of us won’t be .....
10 Dec 201810 December 2018 • 81 comments
British Airways is launching another ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion today. Until 16th December you will receive 50% bonus Avios when you buy or gift points. As well as being the highest .....
British Airways is launching another ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion today. Until 16th December you .....
10 Dec 201810 December 2018
There is a generally accepted view that, over time, all reward schemes get worse. People say that you should spend your points as you earn, rather than holding them for retirement or some .....
There is a generally accepted view that, over time, all reward schemes get worse. People say that you should .....
8 Dec 20188 December 2018 • 112 comments
If you a high level member of the Executive Club you may, depending on your tier points, receive a ‘Gold Upgrade’ or ‘Gold Upgrade for Two’ voucher, generally known as a GUF1 / GUF2. .....
If you a high level member of the Executive Club you may, depending on your tier points, receive a ‘Gold .....
7 Dec 20187 December 2018 • 171 comments
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