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.
News in brief: British Airways to cut Club World baggage allowance British Airways is to reduce the luggage allowance for Club World passengers. All tickets issued after 10th May will only allow you .....
News in brief: British Airways to cut Club World baggage allowance British Airways is to reduce the luggage .....
30 Mar 201630 March 2016 • 84 comments
One reason that ‘old timers’ in this hobby may have a more positive attitude to the constant changes to programmes is that they are getting a better deal than you! It is not uncommon for .....
One reason that ‘old timers’ in this hobby may have a more positive attitude to the constant .....
30 Mar 201630 March 2016 • 52 comments
This is my review of British Airways Club World business class on a Boeing 787-9 aircraft. On Good Friday we flew down to Abu Dhabi on one of the new Boeing 787-9 British Airways aircraft. (Click .....
This is my review of British Airways Club World business class on a Boeing 787-9 aircraft. On Good Friday we .....
29 Mar 201629 March 2016 • 78 comments
With new overseas payment products such as Curve and Supercard targetting the travelling public, is there any future for increasingly ‘old school’ products such as the Avios .....
With new overseas payment products such as Curve and Supercard targetting the travelling public, is there any .....
29 Mar 201629 March 2016 • 26 comments
99% of British Airways Avios collectors do not know that BA also has a second redemption chart. I bet that most of you have never seen this chart before (click to enlarge): You can see the original by .....
99% of British Airways Avios collectors do not know that BA also has a second redemption chart. I bet that .....
28 Mar 201628 March 2016 • 38 comments
The general mantra about using airline miles, especially those like Avios which impose hefty fuel surcharges, goes like this – ‘redeeming for Economy flights is a waste of miles’. In .....
The general mantra about using airline miles, especially those like Avios which impose hefty fuel surcharges, .....
27 Mar 201627 March 2016 • 77 comments
News in brief: BA changes the closing date for its New York promotion Yesterday I wrote about a new British Airways promotion for double Avios points on flight to New York. This offer was initially .....
News in brief: BA changes the closing date for its New York promotion Yesterday I wrote about a new British .....
27 Mar 201627 March 2016 • 2 comments
Sydney is a popular target destination for using frequent flyer miles, probably because the sheer length of the flight means that people are keen to do what they can to avoid travelling in economy. .....
Sydney is a popular target destination for using frequent flyer miles, probably because the sheer length of .....
26 Mar 201626 March 2016 • 71 comments
British Airways has launched a new promotion to encourage you to fly with them to New York. You will earn double base Avios points on flights in ANY class – no restrictions, even discounted .....
British Airways has launched a new promotion to encourage you to fly with them to New York. You will earn .....
26 Mar 201626 March 2016 • 17 comments
British Airways sprung a pleasant surprise yesterday by launching a new Cape Town service from London Gatwick. As Cape Town is one of the toughest Avios redemptions to book, this is an excellent .....
British Airways sprung a pleasant surprise yesterday by launching a new Cape Town service from London Gatwick. .....
25 Mar 201625 March 2016 • 17 comments
I have run many articles over the past year on how you can save money – a lot of money – on British Airways Club World tickets by starting outside the UK. At present, Dublin and Oslo are .....
I have run many articles over the past year on how you can save money – a lot of money – on .....
24 Mar 201624 March 2016 • 82 comments
News in brief: American Airlines charging a seating fee via ba.com As you have probably noticed, it is possible to book transatlantic cash flights on American Airlines using ba.com. This is .....
News in brief: American Airlines charging a seating fee via ba.com As you have probably noticed, it is .....
24 Mar 201624 March 2016 • 11 comments
Avios.com has been keen to promote its hotel booking platform recently and sent me over a sample of current hotel deals on offer. In general, redeeming Avios for hotel points is not a great deal. .....
Avios.com has been keen to promote its hotel booking platform recently and sent me over a sample of current .....
24 Mar 201624 March 2016 • 2 comments
The current British Airways ‘Premium Leisure’ sale ends tomorrow, 22nd March. This is offering deals over Easter, the Summer and right into early 2017. The home page for the sale is .....
The current British Airways ‘Premium Leisure’ sale ends tomorrow, 22nd March. This is offering .....
21 Mar 201621 March 2016 • 38 comments
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