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.
What is the best Avios credit card for you? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. There are nine UK credit .....
What is the best Avios credit card for you? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios .....
29 Jul 202529 July 2025 • 67 comments
Head for Points is moving offices in two weeks, as WeWork closes at our current home of 1 Poultry. We won’t be heading far – just down the road to Eastcheap. I mention this because we were .....
Head for Points is moving offices in two weeks, as WeWork closes at our current home of 1 Poultry. We .....
27 Jul 202527 July 2025 • 10 comments
American Express has launched a special offer for anyone who holds the free British Airways American Express Credit Card and who has never added a free supplementary cardholder. Until 25th August, the .....
American Express has launched a special offer for anyone who holds the free British Airways American Express .....
26 Jul 202526 July 2025 • 41 comments
BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which operates Embraer 190 services from London City Airport, is trialling a new route from London Stansted. (As a reminder, BA needs to find a use for its Embraer 190 .....
BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which operates Embraer 190 services from London City Airport, is trialling a new .....
26 Jul 202526 July 2025 • 12 comments
I was in two minds about whether we should write about this, given that it will just cause a gnashing of teeth from those who missed out, but I thought we probably should. If it makes you feel any .....
I was in two minds about whether we should write about this, given that it will just cause a gnashing of teeth .....
24 Jul 202524 July 2025 • 93 comments
Last weekend we published an article to let you know that a large amount of First Class Avios availability had opened up on most routes to the United States – albeit only for travel in the next .....
Last weekend we published an article to let you know that a large amount of First Class Avios availability had .....
22 Jul 202522 July 2025 • 58 comments
Loganair is now an Avios earn and burn partner (see our guide here) which means that we will be paying extra attention to changes to its network. The airline opened a base in Southampton this year and .....
Loganair is now an Avios earn and burn partner (see our guide here) which means that we will be paying extra .....
21 Jul 202521 July 2025
Today I want to look at which airlines you can earn Avios from. You know about British Airways, of course. But there are actually 36 airlines which let you earn Avios for some or all of .....
Today I want to look at which airlines you can earn Avios from. You know about British Airways, of .....
19 Jul 202519 July 2025 • 24 comments
In our article on the Avios sale yesterday, we discussed some of the weird patterns that we had seen in Avios availability since an IT update on 1st July. This initially led to no First Class seats .....
In our article on the Avios sale yesterday, we discussed some of the weird patterns that we had seen in Avios .....
18 Jul 202518 July 2025 • 91 comments
British Airways is offering a 40% discount on Avios redemptions across parts of its network! Select routes enjoy an additional 5% discount for a total of 45% off. British Airways doesn’t run .....
British Airways is offering a 40% discount on Avios redemptions across parts of its network! Select routes .....
17 Jul 202517 July 2025 • 146 comments
Caffe Nero is, perhaps oddly, the best value Nectar redemption partner. Not Avios. 400 Nectar points will get you a voucher (in the form of a QR code, saved in the Nectar app, to be scanned in-store) .....
Caffe Nero is, perhaps oddly, the best value Nectar redemption partner. Not Avios. 400 Nectar points will get .....
16 Jul 202516 July 2025 • 116 comments
Club Avolta is the loyalty programme for the Avolta duty free empire. We explained how Club Avolta works in this article. One key point is that you earn Avios when making purchases at Club Avolta-run .....
Club Avolta is the loyalty programme for the Avolta duty free empire. We explained how Club Avolta works in .....
12 Jul 202512 July 2025
Back in 2022, we posted a link to a handy tool. Whilst it keeps getting flagged in our forum we haven’t mentioned it for three years in an article. Via this link you can see the current .....
Back in 2022, we posted a link to a handy tool. Whilst it keeps getting flagged in our forum we haven’t .....
10 Jul 202510 July 2025
British Airways announced three new routes to Europe yesterday. Because flights have only just been loaded to ba.com, Avios availability should be wide open, even at peak periods. The first new route .....
British Airways announced three new routes to Europe yesterday. Because flights have only just been loaded to .....
10 Jul 202510 July 2025 • 72 comments
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