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British Airways and Avios

British Airways Executive 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.

In our Beginner’s Guide to Spending Avios, we look at how you can maximise the value you get from your Avios and how to avoid high taxes and charges on flights.

If you are interested in earning Avios from credit cards, you should read this article comparing all the Avios-earning credit cards.

You can learn more about British Airways Executive Club on the British Airways website here.

What I did when BA tried to downgrade us from Club World at the airport

When I was younger, I used to specialise in getting offloaded from oversold flights.  My time was very flexible, and cash compensation, a hotel room, my food paid for and an upgrade to business class .....

When I was younger, I used to specialise in getting offloaded from oversold flights.  My time was very .....

by Rob Burgess

Spend your Avios on Qatar Airways from October

Back in October 2012, Qatar Airways signed an agreement to work towards membership of the oneworld alliance, which includes British Airways. This would allow British Airways Executive Club members to .....

Back in October 2012, Qatar Airways signed an agreement to work towards membership of the oneworld alliance, .....

by Rob Burgess

Have you been asked to join the ‘Avios Advisory Hub’?

A few weeks, Avios sent a few people the following email, inviting them to join a special private community to discuss the future of Avios points: Needless to say, I didn’t get one. .....

A few weeks, Avios sent a few people the following email, inviting them to join a special private community to .....

by Rob Burgess

‘Credit Card Offers’, updated for May 2013

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for May. We have had a couple of great months in terms of new offers being launched. In March, we got the new promotion .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for May. We have had a couple .....

by Rob Burgess

Win a whole BA plane to take you and 49 friends to Edinburgh!

Another week, another competition as British Airways and the Evening Standard celebrate 10 years of BA flights from London City Airport. This week, they are again giving away an entire BA plane!  .....

Another week, another competition as British Airways and the Evening Standard celebrate 10 years of BA flights .....

by Rob Burgess

Win Avios with a new British Airways Facebook promotion

British Airways has launched a new ‘fruit machine’ promotion via Facebook, which allows you to win a few Avios points. The Facebook page is here (deleted as game now over). You will need .....

British Airways has launched a new ‘fruit machine’ promotion via Facebook, which allows you to win .....

by Rob Burgess

Why don’t I write more about credit card ‘churning’?

I had an email from a reader recently who asked me about how easy it was to ‘churn’ various credit cards, ie cancel them and then reapply, picking up another sign-up bonus. He suggested .....

I had an email from a reader recently who asked me about how easy it was to ‘churn’ various credit .....

by Rob Burgess

Bonus Avios when you top-up your tank at Shell

Avios.com and Shell have launched a special promotion to ‘celebrate’ the launch of new Shell V-Power Nitro+ Unleaded and Diesel. Until June 3rd, Shell is offering 4x the usual Avios when .....

Avios.com and Shell have launched a special promotion to ‘celebrate’ the launch of new Shell .....

by Rob Burgess

Can you earn Avios points on Vueling?

International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways, took full control of Spanish low-cost airline Vueling this week.  See the Bloomberg story here.  The cost was €123m to .....

International Airlines Group, the parent of British Airways, took full control of Spanish low-cost .....

by Rob Burgess

Win a whole British Airways plane to take you and 49 friends to Madrid

British Airways and the Evening Standard have launched another of their competitions to celebrate 10 years of BA flights from London City Airport. This week, they are again giving away an entire .....

British Airways and the Evening Standard have launched another of their competitions to celebrate 10 years of .....

by Rob Burgess

You can still get £15 of free stuff from Starbucks in Heathrow T5C

When we flew out to Dubai at Easter, we departed from Terminal 5C, the newest satellite terminal.  (This will be the A380 terminal, as soon as the flights start in October.) This was, oddly, my first .....

When we flew out to Dubai at Easter, we departed from Terminal 5C, the newest satellite terminal.  (This will .....

by Rob Burgess

Bonus Avios on airport parking with Holiday Extras

Via avios.com (so the Avios earned will go into an avios.com account, not a BA one), Holiday Extras is offering bonus points if you pre-book your airport parking through them. Holiday Extras offer .....

Via avios.com (so the Avios earned will go into an avios.com account, not a BA one), Holiday Extras is .....

by Rob Burgess

Win a British Airways plane for 50 people to Amsterdam

British Airways and the Evening Standard have launched the latest of their competitions to celebrate 10 years of BA flights from London City Airport. This week, it is another monster prize – a .....

British Airways and the Evening Standard have launched the latest of their competitions to celebrate 10 years .....

by Rob Burgess

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