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.
One of the most popular reference articles on the site is the one I wrote a couple of years ago about how to value an Avios point. I thought it was worth running the numbers again in the light of .....
One of the most popular reference articles on the site is the one I wrote a couple of years ago about how to .....
30 Jan 201530 January 2015 • 134 comments
Executive summary: the ability to change the date of a redemption booking after April 28th without repricing means that you can lock in the cost of trips today even when you do not yet have firm .....
Executive summary: the ability to change the date of a redemption booking after April 28th without repricing .....
30 Jan 201530 January 2015 • 43 comments
The changes to, and devaluation of, Avios / British Airways Executive Club announced yesterday are hugely complex. In this 10 part series, spread over a number of days, I will look at all the .....
The changes to, and devaluation of, Avios / British Airways Executive Club announced yesterday are hugely .....
29 Jan 201529 January 2015 • 50 comments
My three articles today look at the headline changes announced by BA yesterday. I will follow this up with some deeper discussion tomorrow. Key link: ‘Club Changes’ page on ba.com Here .....
My three articles today look at the headline changes announced by BA yesterday. I will follow this up with .....
29 Jan 201529 January 2015 • 32 comments
The changes to, and devaluation of, Avios / British Airways Executive Club announced yesterday are hugely complex and the three articles today are simply scratching the surface. I will return to .....
The changes to, and devaluation of, Avios / British Airways Executive Club announced yesterday are hugely .....
29 Jan 201529 January 2015 • 200 comments
In what is clearly a co-ordinated plan by British Airways, they announced massive changes to British Airways Executive Club just minutes after I boarded an eight hour flight. They forgot, though, that .....
In what is clearly a co-ordinated plan by British Airways, they announced massive changes to British Airways .....
28 Jan 201528 January 2015 • 178 comments
Yes, it’s true. But only by a bit. It’s a start, though. I reported two weeks ago about how British Airways has scrapped ALL fuel surcharges on short-haul redemptions. This means .....
Yes, it’s true. But only by a bit. It’s a start, though. I reported two weeks ago about how .....
28 Jan 201528 January 2015 • 80 comments
Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in conjunction with Etihad Guest, although you can redeem the bonus with .....
Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....
27 Jan 201527 January 2015 • 29 comments
Preferred Hotels Group is not a hotel chain. It is, effectively, a marketing consortium made up of a number of independent hotels from around the world. Whilst it is one of the British Airways .....
Preferred Hotels Group is not a hotel chain. It is, effectively, a marketing consortium made up of a number .....
27 Jan 201527 January 2015
Most readers of Head for Points will know that you can redeem Avios points sitting in a British Airways Executive Club account for any of the 15 airlines and their subsidiaries within the oneworld .....
Most readers of Head for Points will know that you can redeem Avios points sitting in a British Airways .....
26 Jan 201526 January 2015 • 23 comments
This is your final reminder that the British Airways Winter Sale ends at midnight tomorrow, Tuesday. The ‘travel by’ date varies based on a complicated matrix of travel class, departure .....
This is your final reminder that the British Airways Winter Sale ends at midnight tomorrow, Tuesday. The .....
26 Jan 201526 January 2015 • 8 comments
British Airways has launched a promotion in association with Canadian hotel group Fairmont. It is offering a discount of up to 25% or a free night, depending on where and for how long you stay. .....
British Airways has launched a promotion in association with Canadian hotel group Fairmont. It is offering a .....
25 Jan 201525 January 2015 • 18 comments
The current IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) promotion is called ‘Set Your Sights’. I wrote a full explanation here. It runs until 30th April .....
The current IHG Rewards Club (Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc) promotion is called ‘Set .....
21 Jan 201521 January 2015 • 36 comments
British Airways announced yesterday that it will be moving its operation at London Gatwick to the South Terminal in November 2016. This move has been on the cards for some time. It has been driven .....
British Airways announced yesterday that it will be moving its operation at London Gatwick to the South .....
20 Jan 201520 January 2015 • 46 comments
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