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.
Is it worth using your Avios points to book hotel rooms? Today I want to look at where hotel bookings give you a good return for your hard-earned Avios points. As I show in this article, I believe .....
Is it worth using your Avios points to book hotel rooms? Today I want to look at where hotel bookings give .....
2 Jan 20192 January 2019
Today I wanted to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British Airways, of course. But there are actually 28 airlines which let you use Avios for some or .....
Today I wanted to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British Airways, of .....
2 Jan 20192 January 2019
Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Air Italy? In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airlines like Air Italy. The good news is that you are not .....
Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Air Italy? In this article I want to look at how you can use .....
2 Jan 20192 January 2019
Today I want to give you an overview of how you can upgrade your British Airways flight using Avios points. If you are flying British Airways, you may be able to upgrade your flight at any point .....
Today I want to give you an overview of how you can upgrade your British Airways flight using Avios points. If .....
2 Jan 20192 January 2019
British Airways lounge access policies are, on the face of it, straightforward. You get access if you are flying in Business or First Class or have a Silver or Gold card or equivalent oneworld .....
British Airways lounge access policies are, on the face of it, straightforward. You get access if you are .....
2 Jan 20192 January 2019 • 88 comments
Tesco Bank quietly entered the mortgage market back in 2014. I mentioned it briefly at the time but it turns out that I haven’t written about it for over four years. (Part of the reason is .....
Tesco Bank quietly entered the mortgage market back in 2014. I mentioned it briefly at the time but it turns .....
2 Jan 20192 January 2019 • 23 comments
The general mantra about using airline miles, especially those like Avios which impose hefty fuel surcharges, goes like this – ‘redeeming for Economy flights is a waste of miles’. In .....
The general mantra about using airline miles, especially those like Avios which impose hefty fuel surcharges, .....
1 Jan 20191 January 2019 • 162 comments
What can we expect to see from British Airways / Avios and Virgin Atlantic / Flying Club in 2019? I’m not into predictions, but the lead-time in this business is so long that we usually have a .....
What can we expect to see from British Airways / Avios and Virgin Atlantic / Flying Club in 2019? I’m .....
31 Dec 201831 December 2018 • 111 comments
This is an Avios partner you probably haven’t heard of. The company has been offering Avios points for a number of years – for at least as long as Head for Points has been running .....
This is an Avios partner you probably haven’t heard of. The company has been offering Avios points for .....
31 Dec 201831 December 2018 • 4 comments
‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched. It allows you to redeem your points for a discount against a cash ticket, although in most cases you .....
‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched. It allows you .....
30 Dec 201830 December 2018 • 148 comments
Qatar Airways has launched the best flight deal we’ve seen from them for a while. Since we haven’t covered a decent Qatar Airways offer for a few months, I thought I’d run through .....
Qatar Airways has launched the best flight deal we’ve seen from them for a while. Since we .....
28 Dec 201828 December 2018 • 75 comments
This isn’t our usual style of article, but I ran a version of it between Christmas and New Year last year and it went down well. I thought I’d give it another outing whilst the news .....
This isn’t our usual style of article, but I ran a version of it between Christmas and New Year last .....
28 Dec 201828 December 2018 • 131 comments
British Airways has announced that its lounge in San Francisco will close on 2nd January ahead of some construction work. It isn’t entirely clear what is happening or when the lounge will .....
British Airways has announced that its lounge in San Francisco will close on 2nd January ahead of some .....
28 Dec 201828 December 2018 • 60 comments
Aer Lingus submitted its legal application this week for anti-trust immunity to allow it to join the transatlantic joint venture led by IAG. This would allow you to earn British Airways Executive Club .....
Aer Lingus submitted its legal application this week for anti-trust immunity to allow it to join the .....
23 Dec 201823 December 2018 • 75 comments
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