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.
I ran an article last week on the best credit card options when travelling abroad this Summer with a focus on those which minimise the 2.99% foreign exchange fee added to most credit and debit .....
I ran an article last week on the best credit card options when travelling abroad this Summer with a .....
27 Jul 201627 July 2016 • 30 comments
News in brief: British Airways announces more winter schedule changes British Airways has announced a new batch of schedule changes for the winter season. These kick in from 30th October and are, in .....
News in brief: British Airways announces more winter schedule changes British Airways has announced a new .....
27 Jul 201627 July 2016 • 48 comments
Tesco Direct launched two new LEGO promotions on Monday: 1,000 Clubcard points (2,400 Avios) for a £60 LEGO spend 500 Clubcard points (1,200 Avios) for a £30 LEGO spend These are both .....
Tesco Direct launched two new LEGO promotions on Monday: 1,000 Clubcard points (2,400 Avios) for a £60 .....
25 Jul 201625 July 2016 • 72 comments
This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in preparation for the Summer season. Earlier articles looked at the best credit card to use .....
This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in .....
24 Jul 201624 July 2016 • 45 comments
British Airways has brought back, bigger and better, the ‘Kids Fly Free’ offer which it has run in the past. This is a genuinely good deal with no catches or small print. Until 1st .....
British Airways has brought back, bigger and better, the ‘Kids Fly Free’ offer which it has run in .....
24 Jul 201624 July 2016 • 13 comments
It is hard to believe, but British Airways has now started making a regular monthly anouncement of the latest cuts to its in-flight service. From early July, as you may remember, we saw: First Class .....
It is hard to believe, but British Airways has now started making a regular monthly anouncement of the latest .....
23 Jul 201623 July 2016 • 145 comments
This is third part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series this week, covering ways of earning miles and points from every aspect of your holiday planning. Earlier articles covered earning miles .....
This is third part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series this week, covering ways of earning miles and .....
23 Jul 201623 July 2016 • 38 comments
Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Pullman, has launched an interesting ‘triple Avios’ promotion with Iberia Plus and British .....
Le Club AccorHotels, the loyalty scheme for Sofitel, Ibis, Novotel, Mercure, M Gallery and Pullman, has .....
22 Jul 201622 July 2016 • 32 comments
In Part 1 of Holiday Tips on Wednesday, I looked at ways to earn points when booking airport car parking. Today I want to provide an updated look at the best ways to earn points when using your .....
In Part 1 of Holiday Tips on Wednesday, I looked at ways to earn points when booking airport car parking. .....
22 Jul 201622 July 2016 • 88 comments
Avios has withdrawn the £140 Lloyds Premier Avios credit card (not the £24 Lloyds Avios credit card) to new applicants. The final day to apply was 13th July. I honestly don’t know why the .....
Avios has withdrawn the £140 Lloyds Premier Avios credit card (not the £24 Lloyds Avios credit card) to new .....
21 Jul 201621 July 2016 • 115 comments
British Airways Executive Club and avios.com are offering a 25% discount on Avios redemptions to the Middle East booked via their respective websites. Full details can be found here. This seems .....
British Airways Executive Club and avios.com are offering a 25% discount on Avios redemptions to the Middle .....
21 Jul 201621 July 2016 • 38 comments
Here are a few random observations from the last couple of weeks which you might find useful. Try the new Fast Track security channel at Heathrow Terminal 5 At some point in the last year, a new .....
Here are a few random observations from the last couple of weeks which you might find useful. Try the new Fast .....
19 Jul 201619 July 2016 • 44 comments
If you are looking to redeem for Avios points for flights to South America, you may end up redeeming on BA’s sister airline Iberia. With its flat bed seating now in place and new aircraft .....
If you are looking to redeem for Avios points for flights to South America, you may end up redeeming on .....
18 Jul 201618 July 2016 • 59 comments
News in brief: Lloyds hits a new low in credit card referral behaviour If you have ever tried to refer a friend for the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards, you will know that it is only slightly more .....
News in brief: Lloyds hits a new low in credit card referral behaviour If you have ever tried to refer a .....
15 Jul 201615 July 2016 • 72 comments
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