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.
Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘. The airline has recently made a change to how it pays you out if you make a claim so I thought .....
Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘. The .....
23 Sep 201823 September 2018 • 58 comments
Fuel surcharges are returning to one-way Avios redemptions from Hong Kong. Since February 2016, airlines have not been able to add fuel surcharges on flights departing from Hong Kong when the journey .....
Fuel surcharges are returning to one-way Avios redemptions from Hong Kong. Since February 2016, airlines have .....
23 Sep 201823 September 2018
I was updating my old article on which airlines you can spend Avios with (it will appear soon) when I spotted something new. Iberia now has an Avios redemption partnership with Interjet, the third .....
I was updating my old article on which airlines you can spend Avios with (it will appear soon) when I spotted .....
21 Sep 201821 September 2018
If you were wondering how the general public approach their miles and points – and where the programmes are making real money – take a look at this email I received earlier in the week. .....
If you were wondering how the general public approach their miles and points – and where the programmes .....
20 Sep 201820 September 2018
We told you last week that Aer Lingus is launching Montreal and Minneapolis for Summer 2019. What I didn’t spot at the time is that Aer Lingus is NOT fudging Avios pricing to Montreal. This is .....
We told you last week that Aer Lingus is launching Montreal and Minneapolis for Summer 2019. What I .....
20 Sep 201820 September 2018 • 179 comments
This is our review of the British Airways lounge at Jersey Airport A few weeks ago we started another round of UK airport reviews and mentioned the fact that we still need a good number of .....
This is our review of the British Airways lounge at Jersey Airport A few weeks ago we started another round of .....
20 Sep 201820 September 2018 • 14 comments
British Airways has launched a new route to the Greek island of Kos. The service will start next Summer and operate from Gatwick. It joins a wide range of other destinations in Greece: Athens, .....
British Airways has launched a new route to the Greek island of Kos. The service will start next Summer and .....
19 Sep 201819 September 2018 • 39 comments
British Airways has announced an extension of its chauffeur driven executive car connection service at Heathrow. Passengers travelling in First, Club World or Club Europe, plus British Airways Gold .....
British Airways has announced an extension of its chauffeur driven executive car connection service at .....
19 Sep 201819 September 2018 • 174 comments
How long does it take British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa to refund a cancelled flight? Over the last few weeks I have had to cancel seven long-haul redemptions, racking up over £250 in .....
How long does it take British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa to refund a cancelled flight? Over the .....
17 Sep 201817 September 2018
If you have seen the film “Crazy Rich Asians” in the last few weeks, you might be interested to know that Kevin Kwan wrote a sequel, “China Rich Girlfriend“. If you want to .....
If you have seen the film “Crazy Rich Asians” in the last few weeks, you might be interested to .....
14 Sep 201814 September 2018
It seems that British Airways is willing to refund non-refundable flights booked during the data breach period, as well as BA Holidays purchases. They are also willing to refund your out of pocket .....
It seems that British Airways is willing to refund non-refundable flights booked during the data breach .....
14 Sep 201814 September 2018
Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / Fairmont etc, has brought back its potentially generous promotion to earn 6,000 bonus Avios or .....
Accor Hotels, which own Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / .....
13 Sep 201813 September 2018 • 45 comments
It is fair to say that the HfP view so far on the promises of major improvements in Club World business class is sceptical. It has, after all, taken a year to roll out a new blanket across the .....
It is fair to say that the HfP view so far on the promises of major improvements in Club World business class .....
12 Sep 201812 September 2018 • 54 comments
British Airways has put through some inflation-busting price increases for its ‘buy on board’ tea and coffee. The new menu is online here. The January 2017 menu is in this HfP article .....
British Airways has put through some inflation-busting price increases for its ‘buy on board’ tea .....
12 Sep 201812 September 2018
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