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.
Reader Greg dropped me a note to highlight a great deal he found in Dubai. The new Concourse D, used by British Airways and most other long-haul airlines not called Emirates, has a lot of lounges, .....
Reader Greg dropped me a note to highlight a great deal he found in Dubai. The new Concourse D, used by .....
2 Jul 20182 July 2018 • 116 comments
We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years. These generally involve buying a one-year subscription with up to 13,200 Avios points thrown in as a .....
We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years. These .....
1 Jul 20181 July 2018 • 46 comments
British Airways has announced a couple of additional route suspensions. The underperforming Gatwick to Oakland route – which was only set up in the first place to annoy Norwegian – is now .....
British Airways has announced a couple of additional route suspensions. The underperforming Gatwick to Oakland .....
28 Jun 201828 June 2018 • 75 comments
Not many people know that British Airways Executive Club has a service, in association with their wine partner Laithwaites, to allow you to trade your Avios for beer, wine or champagne. I thought .....
Not many people know that British Airways Executive Club has a service, in association with their wine .....
26 Jun 201826 June 2018 • 5 comments
A trio of new hotel cashback deals have appeared on many American Express accounts. My wife has them on her Gold card whilst I have them on my Platinum. The deals are: £35 cashback on £100 spend .....
A trio of new hotel cashback deals have appeared on many American Express accounts. My wife has them on her .....
26 Jun 201826 June 2018
Shell Drivers Club is a partner with both avios.com and British Airways Executive Club. It is a simple system. You earn 1 Shell Drivers Club point for every litre of basic fuel you buy and 2 points .....
Shell Drivers Club is a partner with both avios.com and British Airways Executive Club. It is a simple .....
25 Jun 201825 June 2018 • 38 comments
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. Hilton Honors was the latest to jump on the bandwagon in 2015. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold .....
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. Hilton Honors was the latest to jump on .....
18 Jun 201818 June 2018 • 25 comments
Until midnight tonight, 17th June, over 90 British Airways long-haul routes can be redeemed at 50% off, but in Economy only. Unfortunately taxes, fees and carrier charges are NOT reduced and will .....
Until midnight tonight, 17th June, over 90 British Airways long-haul routes can be redeemed at 50% off, but in .....
17 Jun 201817 June 2018 • 96 comments
Following a lot of rationalisation in recent years, Avis emerged as the sole British Airways car hire partner. Avis offers a range of benefits including free additional drivers for BA Executive Club .....
Following a lot of rationalisation in recent years, Avis emerged as the sole British Airways car hire partner. .....
17 Jun 201817 June 2018 • 16 comments
According to cabin crew website paddleyourownkanoo, British Airways has decided to let staff chillax when travelling on a non-rev (ie free or heavily discounted staff travel) ticket. This is in .....
According to cabin crew website paddleyourownkanoo, British Airways has decided to let staff chillax when .....
16 Jun 201816 June 2018 • 93 comments
Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel booking site Rocketmiles. Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow .....
Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel .....
16 Jun 201816 June 2018 • 31 comments
British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus have released their peak and off-peak Avios redemption calendars for the whole of 2019 which you can see below and in our 2nd article today. There is a .....
British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus have released their peak and off-peak Avios redemption calendars for .....
15 Jun 201815 June 2018 • 45 comments
If you were thinking of picking up some cheap Avios (around 1p) via the new Groupon Ireland offer, the website is now saying that the deal ends tomorrow, 14th June. It isn’t clear when on .....
If you were thinking of picking up some cheap Avios (around 1p) via the new Groupon Ireland offer, the website .....
13 Jun 201813 June 2018
Note: I wrote this article for a magazine recently, but I thought – with a few additions – it was worth a wider airing, especially for newer HfP readers. It is written in a .....
Note: I wrote this article for a magazine recently, but I thought – with a few additions – it .....
11 Jun 201811 June 2018 • 90 comments
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