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.
In 2022 British Airways launched a Prepaid Mastercard. It was designed to allow fee-free foreign currency spending, but could also be used in the UK for day-to-day spend. A lot of HfP readers took it .....
In 2022 British Airways launched a Prepaid Mastercard. It was designed to allow fee-free foreign currency .....
21 Feb 202421 February 2024 • 38 comments
BA Holidays has launched a special deal for holders of the British Airways Premium Plus American Express credit card. If you book by 7th March, you will receive triple Avios from BA Holidays – .....
BA Holidays has launched a special deal for holders of the British Airways Premium Plus American Express .....
21 Feb 202421 February 2024 • 48 comments
Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This brought many benefits to UK-based Avios collectors, including the ability to earn and spend Avios on the new airline, .....
Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways adopted Avios as its loyalty currency. This brought many benefits to .....
20 Feb 202420 February 2024 • 64 comments
British Airways will receive its final A350-1000 this week, completing a fleet of eighteen aircraft. This completes an order first placed with Airbus in 2013, with the first aircraft delivered in .....
British Airways will receive its final A350-1000 this week, completing a fleet of eighteen aircraft. This .....
19 Feb 202419 February 2024 • 139 comments
This is my review of the British Airways lounge at Edinburgh Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Late last year (2023), .....
This is my review of the British Airways lounge at Edinburgh Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of .....
19 Feb 202419 February 2024 • 38 comments
Long time readers of HfP will know that when you are flying from Heathrow Terminal 3 you are spoilt for choice when it comes to airline lounges. The excellent Qantas lounge (review here) is regarded .....
Long time readers of HfP will know that when you are flying from Heathrow Terminal 3 you are spoilt for choice .....
18 Feb 202418 February 2024 • 66 comments
There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them or add to them. This is most likely to happen with secondary programmes where you once .....
There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them .....
17 Feb 202417 February 2024 • 32 comments
The Economist is no longer an Avios partner. Whilst not publicly announced, the partnership ended on 5th January. This is a shame, because there were some good deals available here. You would .....
The Economist is no longer an Avios partner. Whilst not publicly announced, the partnership ended on 5th .....
16 Feb 202416 February 2024 • 15 comments
How can you earn and spend Avios with Vueling? IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling (pronounced bwelin I think) has been part of Avios for seven years now, although not everyone is aware .....
How can you earn and spend Avios with Vueling? IAG’s Spanish low cost carrier Vueling .....
15 Feb 202415 February 2024 • 21 comments
After a covid hiatus, British Airways is once again flying from Gatwick airport, albeit with a slightly smaller choice of destinations. Short haul operations restarted in 2022 following the launch of .....
After a covid hiatus, British Airways is once again flying from Gatwick airport, albeit with a slightly .....
14 Feb 202414 February 2024 • 168 comments
I wanted to remind you that today, 14th February, is your last day to take advantage of the Virgin Atlantic status match for British Airways Executive Club members. You can find full details, and .....
I wanted to remind you that today, 14th February, is your last day to take advantage of the Virgin Atlantic .....
14 Feb 202414 February 2024 • 61 comments
If you've been following Head for Points over the last couple of months, you'll know that there is an exciting new way to use your Avios. .....
If you've been following Head for Points over the last couple of months, you'll know that there is an exciting .....
13 Feb 202413 February 2024 • 22 comments
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic extends Tel Aviv flight suspension Last week we covered the news that British Airways would resume flights to Tel Aviv on 1st April. It will be a skeleton service with .....
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic extends Tel Aviv flight suspension Last week we covered the news that British .....
13 Feb 202413 February 2024 • 65 comments
Time is running out for this interesting Redy By Dufry status match, so I thought I’d give it another plug today in case you hadn’t jumped in yet. It only takes a couple of minutes to .....
Time is running out for this interesting Redy By Dufry status match, so I thought I’d give it another .....
9 Feb 20249 February 2024 • 43 comments
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