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British Airways and Avios

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.

If you are interested in earning Avios from credit cards, you should read this article comparing all the Avios-earning credit cards.

You can learn more about British Airways Club on the British Airways website here.

SME? Get points worth 10,500 Avios with Capital on Tap’s Visa card

You can earn points worth 10,500 Avios when your small business signs up for a Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card. You also earn points worth 1 Avios for every £1 you spend. It is .....

You can earn points worth 10,500 Avios when your small business signs up for a Capital on Tap Business Rewards .....

by Rob Burgess

British Airways opens its renovated lounge in Lagos

British Airways has unveiled a fully renovated lounge in Lagos airport following a six-month refurbishment. OK, I admit. I didn’t know BA had a dedicated lounge in Lagos. There is only one .....

British Airways has unveiled a fully renovated lounge in Lagos airport following a six-month refurbishment. .....

by Rob Burgess18 comments

Heathrow airport now selling Fast Track security access again

Not a lot of people know that Heathrow Airport sells Fast Track security access.  The service was suspending during the pandemic and the airport clearly wasn’t in a rush to bring it back, .....

Not a lot of people know that Heathrow Airport sells Fast Track security access.  The service was .....

by Rob Burgess92 comments

British Airways and JetBlue apply for permission to codeshare

In a surprising move, given the close relationship between British Airways and American Airlines, BA and US carrier JetBlue have applied for permission to launch codeshare flights. We are likely to .....

In a surprising move, given the close relationship between British Airways and American Airlines, BA and US .....

by Rob Burgess39 comments

British Airways launches flights to Tromsø – Avios seats bookable now

British Airways has announced its first ever flights to Tromsø in Norway for winter 2024. Tromsø will now become the most northernly destination on the British Airways network. Tickets are now .....

British Airways has announced its first ever flights to Tromsø in Norway for winter 2024. Tromsø will now .....

by Rob Burgess53 comments

Avios transfers to and from Finnair Plus go live tomorrow, 22nd May

Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency in March. This was only announced in August 2023 and went live in impressively speedy fashion. It joined British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Vueling .....

Finnair adopted Avios as its loyalty currency in March. This was only announced in August 2023 and went live .....

by Rob Burgess46 comments

Which British Airways Club Europe routes earn 160 tier points?

Which British Airways Club Europe business class routes offer 160 tier points for a return flight? We often get emails from readers who say “I need XXX tier points in the next few weeks to reach .....

Which British Airways Club Europe business class routes offer 160 tier points for a return flight? We often .....

by Rob Burgess63 comments

Where does British Airways fly from Southampton Airport?

Last weekend saw the start of British Airways flights from Southampton Airport for the summer season. I thought this was a good excuse to take a look at the routes that BA Cityflyer will be operating .....

Last weekend saw the start of British Airways flights from Southampton Airport for the summer season. I .....

by Rob Burgess30 comments

Take a look at BA’s new short haul seating in the wild

British Airways has released some photographs of its new short haul seating on an actual aircraft. To date we’d been restricted to seeing a mock-up in a staged environment. The first aircraft .....

British Airways has released some photographs of its new short haul seating on an actual aircraft. To date .....

by Rob Burgess175 comments

Accor launches a summer hotel sale – all bookings cancellable

Accor, the Mercure, Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Raffles, Pullman etc hotel group, has launched a summer sale for longer stays. You can save 25% on stays of 3+ nights in participating hotels in Europe and .....

Accor, the Mercure, Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Raffles, Pullman etc hotel group, has launched a summer sale for .....

by Rob Burgess

Which British Airways lounges have pre-flight dining?

Available at a handful of British Airways lounges worldwide, pre-flight dining offers an upgraded lounge dining concept with table service. It is typically found at airports where the majority of .....

Available at a handful of British Airways lounges worldwide, pre-flight dining offers an upgraded lounge .....

by Rhys Jones48 comments

British Airways launches a new route to Jeddah

British Airways is expanding its presence in Saudi Arabia with a new service to Jeddah. Flights will operate four times per week and will use a Boeing 787. The service launches on 4th November. .....

British Airways is expanding its presence in Saudi Arabia with a new service to Jeddah. Flights will operate .....

by Rob Burgess78 comments

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