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.
EDIT: British Airways has decided not to honour these tickets. You will see via Manage My Booking that your flight is cancelled. No-one has yet received an explanatory email from BA and there is .....
EDIT: British Airways has decided not to honour these tickets. You will see via Manage My Booking that .....
20 Aug 201520 August 2015 • 97 comments
British Airways is launching a new sale today – the home page is here. I will take a look at some of the prices from London over the next few days. However, in the short term, the most important .....
British Airways is launching a new sale today – the home page is here. I will take a look at some of the .....
20 Aug 201520 August 2015 • 109 comments
To be fair, this is not as bizarre as the Edinburgh to Ibiza service launched by British Airways last year. It is close, though. From December 12th, British Airways is launching a Saturday-only .....
To be fair, this is not as bizarre as the Edinburgh to Ibiza service launched by British Airways last year. .....
20 Aug 201520 August 2015 • 21 comments
If your holiday plans for 2016 are not yet firm, British Airways has thrown you a curve ball with the potential to use your Avios points to head down to ….. Lima. A trip to the Inca Trail and .....
If your holiday plans for 2016 are not yet firm, British Airways has thrown you a curve ball with the .....
19 Aug 201519 August 2015 • 24 comments
The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. I run occasional .....
The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....
19 Aug 201519 August 2015 • 34 comments
I often get emails from readers who say “I need XXX tier points in the next few weeks to reach British Airways Bronze / Silver / Gold status – how can I do it?”. If you need to earn .....
I often get emails from readers who say “I need XXX tier points in the next few weeks to reach British .....
18 Aug 201518 August 2015 • 72 comments
The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. When British .....
The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....
18 Aug 201518 August 2015 • 45 comments
Three weeks ago I wrote about the new British Airways campaign to clamp down on travellers who buy tickets from another European country – because they are substantially cheaper than starting .....
Three weeks ago I wrote about the new British Airways campaign to clamp down on travellers who buy tickets .....
17 Aug 201517 August 2015 • 100 comments
This series of articles, which I group together as “Avios Redemption University”, cover some of the different ways of using your Avios. In particular, they highlight deals which offer .....
This series of articles, which I group together as “Avios Redemption University”, cover some of .....
17 Aug 201517 August 2015 • 51 comments
British Airways announced yesterday that it is launching a year-round service to Porto from Gatwick, starting in February 2016. This is a massive boost for the city. At present, Porto has a .....
British Airways announced yesterday that it is launching a year-round service to Porto from Gatwick, starting .....
13 Aug 201513 August 2015 • 21 comments
Whilst I know that this view is not universally shared, I generally recommend newcomers to Avios redemptions to try Club Europe on short-haul redemptions from Heathrow. Why? Because, if you .....
Whilst I know that this view is not universally shared, I generally recommend newcomers to Avios redemptions .....
10 Aug 201510 August 2015 • 57 comments
I am in Canada all week, helping my Mum realise an ambition to see Niagara Falls and chaperoning her to a family wedding next weekend. We flew out to Toronto yesterday afternoon in British Airways .....
I am in Canada all week, helping my Mum realise an ambition to see Niagara Falls and chaperoning her to a .....
10 Aug 201510 August 2015 • 42 comments
How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller? I thought it was worth updating this article which I originally ran in 2013. Whilst Head for Points generally .....
How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller? I thought it was worth .....
9 Aug 20159 August 2015 • 48 comments
British Airways announced yesterday that it will launch flights to Costa Rica (San Jose) in May 2016. The service will operate from Gatwick. It will start out at two flights per week, on Wednesday .....
British Airways announced yesterday that it will launch flights to Costa Rica (San Jose) in May 2016. The .....
6 Aug 20156 August 2015 • 9 comments
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