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.
The level of ‘taxes and charges’ added to long-haul Avios redemptions on British Airways is always a sore point. In general, I use a ‘finger in the air’ sum of £550 for the .....
The level of ‘taxes and charges’ added to long-haul Avios redemptions on British Airways is always .....
25 Oct 201725 October 2017 • 106 comments
British Airways has launched a ‘Part Pay With Avios’ special offer on selected routes from London City and Manchester this winter. Here are the rules: Book before 5th November 2017 Fly .....
British Airways has launched a ‘Part Pay With Avios’ special offer on selected routes from London .....
24 Oct 201724 October 2017 • 67 comments
The main Hilton Honors promotion this Autumn, ‘Double Points’ (click here to register), offers you double Hilton Honors points on every stay you make before 31st December. I wrote about .....
The main Hilton Honors promotion this Autumn, ‘Double Points’ (click here to register), offers you .....
24 Oct 201724 October 2017 • 22 comments
One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive nearly-top-tier status with the Langham hotel chain. Langham Hospitality Group is owned by .....
One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive .....
24 Oct 201724 October 2017 • 4 comments
AerClub, the new Aer Lingus Avios-based frequent flyer scheme, and Ireland’s Irish Independent / Sunday Independent newspapers, have brought back their very generous deal for taking .....
AerClub, the new Aer Lingus Avios-based frequent flyer scheme, and Ireland’s Irish Independent .....
23 Oct 201723 October 2017 • 23 comments
News in brief: Use Avios on Virgin America flights from April Virgin America, the US domestic airline operating primarily on the West Coast, was bought by Alaska Airlines in 2016. Integration, as .....
News in brief: Use Avios on Virgin America flights from April Virgin America, the US domestic airline .....
23 Oct 201723 October 2017 • 108 comments
News in brief: British Airways drop Kos flights British Airways has decided to cancel the Kos route next year. This is unfortunate, because tickets have been on sale for 5 months …. The .....
News in brief: British Airways drop Kos flights British Airways has decided to cancel the Kos route next .....
21 Oct 201721 October 2017 • 125 comments
News in brief: British Airways bed bugs story – does it have legs? Metro had a story on Monday about a Canadian family who were apparently ‘attacked by bed bugs’ when they flew with .....
News in brief: British Airways bed bugs story – does it have legs? Metro had a story on Monday about a .....
20 Oct 201720 October 2017 • 63 comments
The main Hilton Honors promotion this Autumn, ‘Double Points’ (click here to register), offers you double Hilton Honors points on every stay you make before 31st December. I wrote about .....
The main Hilton Honors promotion this Autumn, ‘Double Points’ (click here to register), offers you .....
19 Oct 201719 October 2017 • 54 comments
News in brief: British Airways launches status match for airberlin members If you had airberlin status, British Airways has joined the list of airlines offering a status match. The BA offer is poor. .....
News in brief: British Airways launches status match for airberlin members If you had airberlin status, .....
19 Oct 201719 October 2017 • 97 comments
British Airways changed its baggage policy last night with literally no notice. Even the travel trade was not informed until yesterday. For all BA bookings made from today, the Most Generous .....
British Airways changed its baggage policy last night with literally no notice. Even the travel trade was .....
18 Oct 201718 October 2017 • 97 comments
I have covered a few of the Iberia / Groupon ‘buy Avios’ deals recently – the current one is here. The French equivalent of this deal has now returned for the third time. The .....
I have covered a few of the Iberia / Groupon ‘buy Avios’ deals recently – the current one is .....
17 Oct 201717 October 2017 • 44 comments
News in brief: 500 Avios from Deliveroo offer extended The launch offer to promote the new Avios / Deliveroo partnership has been extended. The deal was due to end on 30th September but will now .....
News in brief: 500 Avios from Deliveroo offer extended The launch offer to promote the new Avios / Deliveroo .....
17 Oct 201717 October 2017 • 57 comments
News in brief: Changes to the British Airways buy-on-board menu British Airways has made changes to their short-haul economy buy-on-board menu – and, if you click the link, you’ll see .....
News in brief: Changes to the British Airways buy-on-board menu British Airways has made changes to their .....
15 Oct 201715 October 2017 • 99 comments
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