Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
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.
You can learn more about British Airways Executive Club on the British Airways website here.
The general mantra about using airline miles goes like this – ‘redeeming for Economy flights is a waste of miles’. In general, of course, this is true. I was looking at a Lufthansa .....
The general mantra about using airline miles goes like this – ‘redeeming for Economy flights is a .....
21 May 201421 May 2014 • 66 comments
Most people know that – if you redeem your Avios points via avios.com and not ba.com – you can redeem for flights on Air Malta. Aurigny, the Channel Islands airline, Flybe and Monarch .....
Most people know that – if you redeem your Avios points via avios.com and not ba.com – you can .....
20 May 201420 May 2014 • 25 comments
British Airways has announced the launch of several new holiday routes from Gatwick for the Summer 2015 timetable. The new routes are: Bodrum, above (x 2 per week) Cagliari (Sardinia) (x 3 per week) .....
British Airways has announced the launch of several new holiday routes from Gatwick for the Summer 2015 .....
19 May 201419 May 2014 • 29 comments
As I wrote yesterday, Italian airline Meridiana has just relaunched its loyalty scheme as Meridiana Club – and is using Avios as its loyalty currency! Read the previous piece if you missed it .....
As I wrote yesterday, Italian airline Meridiana has just relaunched its loyalty scheme as Meridiana Club .....
18 May 201418 May 2014 • 10 comments
This is my review of the TSB Premier Avios credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. .....
This is my review of the TSB Premier Avios credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the .....
18 May 201418 May 2014
Meridiana is an airline you may or may not have heard of. It is the second largest Italian owned airline and runs a mix of short haul and long haul routes. British Airways used to codeshare with .....
Meridiana is an airline you may or may not have heard of. It is the second largest Italian owned airline and .....
17 May 201417 May 2014 • 15 comments
This is my review of the TSB Avios credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. These .....
This is my review of the TSB Avios credit cards. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK .....
17 May 201417 May 2014 • 2 comments
Yesterday lunchtime I ran a bonus article to highlight some of the fantastic deals available in the latest British Airways sale. As that article explained, you can book Dublin to New York in Business .....
Yesterday lunchtime I ran a bonus article to highlight some of the fantastic deals available in the latest .....
16 May 201416 May 2014 • 1 comment
I have dropped this in as one of the rare middle-of-the-day articles because this seems to be a very good deal. I am running a full article tomorrow on the new British Airways Club World and First .....
I have dropped this in as one of the rare middle-of-the-day articles because this seems to be a very good .....
15 May 201415 May 2014 • 35 comments
Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels. It will run until July 31st. During this period, you will earn 20 Avios for every 20 litres of Shell fuel you buy. You need .....
Shell has launched a double Avios promotion across its full range of fuels. It will run until July 31st. .....
15 May 201415 May 2014 • 2 comments
For over a year now, there has been a fantastic deal available for earning Avios very cheaply from cashback site TopCashback. You could convert up to £50 of cashback per year into Tesco Clubcard .....
For over a year now, there has been a fantastic deal available for earning Avios very cheaply from cashback .....
14 May 201414 May 2014 • 44 comments
British Airways Executive Club has launched a raft of bonus Avios deals as the build up to the main holiday season approaches. I will explore them over two articles today. This is what is on .....
British Airways Executive Club has launched a raft of bonus Avios deals as the build up to the main holiday .....
13 May 201413 May 2014 • 33 comments
British Airways and avios.com have launched another ‘buy Avios’ promotion, offering a bonus of up to 25% for purchases before 1st June. The link to buy is here. Frankly, this is not an .....
British Airways and avios.com have launched another ‘buy Avios’ promotion, offering a bonus of up .....
9 May 20149 May 2014 • 12 comments
Don’t try this at home kids. Or even in a plane. Head for Points reader Will, who credits me / blames me on the first page of his blog for getting him into this in the first place, is .....
Don’t try this at home kids. Or even in a plane. Head for Points reader Will, who credits me / .....
5 May 20145 May 2014 • 55 comments
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