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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.

New ‘buy Avios’ promotion fails to excite

You may have received an email last week from British Airways Executive Club concerning the latest ‘buy Avios’ promotion. A quick search of this site shows that the offer is, to say the .....

You may have received an email last week from British Airways Executive Club concerning the latest ‘buy .....

by Rob Burgess

Did you get a present from Avios yesterday?

Did avios.com send you a little gift yesterday? My wife got a little package in the post, with a covering letter headed: “We though we’d send you this little note to thank you for .....

Did avios.com send you a little gift yesterday? My wife got a little package in the post, with a covering .....

by Rob Burgess

Last chance for the 20-30% bonus on Amex Membership Rewards transfers

If you were targetted back in January to receive a 20%-30% bonus on your Membership Rewards transfers to British Airways Executive Club, Virgin Flying Club, Etihad Guest or Finnair, then remember .....

If you were targetted back in January to receive a 20%-30% bonus on your Membership Rewards transfers to .....

by Rob Burgess

Avios Redemption University – Lesson 7 – Using your BA Amex 2-4-1 voucher

This article is part of the Avios Redemption University, a series of posts aimed at explaining some of the most important things you need to know when planning on redeeming your Avios. It is NOT about .....

This article is part of the Avios Redemption University, a series of posts aimed at explaining some of the .....

by Rob Burgess

The mystery of 63A ….

One of the coolest things about flying Club World on British Airways is the ability to sit “upstairs” if you are on a Boeing 747. Frankly, the Boeing 777 layout in Club World resembles a .....

One of the coolest things about flying Club World on British Airways is the ability to sit .....

by Rob Burgess

Amex Currency Exchange 1,000 Avios deal now at avios.com too

I posted two weeks ago about the offer of 1,000 bonus Avios via British Airways Executive Club for buying £300 of currency from American Express Currency Exchange. This is a quick heads up .....

I posted two weeks ago about the offer of 1,000 bonus Avios via British Airways Executive Club for .....

by Rob Burgess

Get 15% off Avios redemptions to Las Vegas

British Airways Executive Club has launched a promotion offering 15% off Avios redemptions to Las Vegas. The deal is valid in ALL classes, which is relatively rare – these promotions usually do .....

British Airways Executive Club has launched a promotion offering 15% off Avios redemptions to Las Vegas. The .....

by Rob Burgess

Is the new Avis / Avios promotion worth it?

If you are a British Airways Executive Club member, you probably received an email promoting a new special offer with Avis. Rent between 1 February and 17 March, and you will receive 6 Avios per £1 .....

If you are a British Airways Executive Club member, you probably received an email promoting a new special .....

by Rob Burgess

The British Airways ‘luxury seat sale’ starts today

British Airways is launching its latest ‘luxury seat sale’ today (Thursday 7th) for just five days – although the fares were quietly added to ba.com yesterday afternoon. It covers .....

British Airways is launching its latest ‘luxury seat sale’ today (Thursday 7th) for just five days .....

by Rob Burgess

New British Airways Gold card benefits start today

With very little fanfare (unless British Airways Gold card holders have been emailed directly about this), two new benefits have been added today. Technically, these new benefits have been given to .....

With very little fanfare (unless British Airways Gold card holders have been emailed directly about this), two .....

by Rob Burgess

British Airways announces its new tea!

Never let it be said that BA’s public relations team ever miss a trick to get some publicity. (Although I don’t think they were behind the stories of people being forced to sleep on the .....

Never let it be said that BA’s public relations team ever miss a trick to get some publicity. (Although .....

by Rob Burgess

Win two British Airways tickets to St Lucia every 15 minutes at Victoria Station

British Airways is running a huge holiday giveaway down at Victoria Station this week. Details are sketchy (at the time of writing, anyway) and the advertising to date – such as in the Evening .....

British Airways is running a huge holiday giveaway down at Victoria Station this week. Details are sketchy (at .....

by Rob Burgess

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