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.
As ‘Black Friday’ deals go it is not going to win any prizes for generosity. However, if you are doing any Christmas shopping online today then remember that the Avios estore is giving 100 .....
As ‘Black Friday’ deals go it is not going to win any prizes for generosity. However, if you are .....
28 Nov 201428 November 2014 • 12 comments
On Tuesday I wrote about the launch of Kaligo, the new British Airways Executive Club partner. Kaligo is a hotel booking website which rewards you with 5 – 20 Avios points for every £1 you .....
On Tuesday I wrote about the launch of Kaligo, the new British Airways Executive Club partner. Kaligo is a .....
27 Nov 201427 November 2014 • 31 comments
If you have been taking part in the Avios Suitcase ‘game’ on Facebook, a few more badges have been added in recent weeks. It is a while since I logged in (August?). The current .....
If you have been taking part in the Avios Suitcase ‘game’ on Facebook, a few more badges have been .....
26 Nov 201426 November 2014 • 12 comments
Back in September I reported that hotel booking site Rocketmiles was now partnering with British Airways Executive Club to offer Avios points when you booked a hotel with them. BA has just launched a .....
Back in September I reported that hotel booking site Rocketmiles was now partnering with British Airways .....
25 Nov 201425 November 2014 • 42 comments
On Thursday I ran an article on how British Airways treats your Avios points when you die. This was prompted by a reader who had found his fathers account closed when he reported his .....
On Thursday I ran an article on how British Airways treats your Avios points when you die. This was .....
22 Nov 201422 November 2014 • 8 comments
Yes, a cheery subject for a Wednesday morning. However, I recently received an email from a reader whose father had passed away. Both father and son had been in the same British .....
Yes, a cheery subject for a Wednesday morning. However, I recently received an email from a reader whose .....
19 Nov 201419 November 2014 • 21 comments
Back in August I reported on the rumours that British Airways was about to start allowing the pre-ordering of food in Club World and First. This has now become a reality with the service set to .....
Back in August I reported on the rumours that British Airways was about to start allowing the pre-ordering of .....
18 Nov 201418 November 2014 • 24 comments
With the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow now fully operational – albeit, unknown to most people, still using the old Terminal 1 baggage system so far – British Airways has published the .....
With the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow now fully operational – albeit, unknown to most people, still using .....
17 Nov 201417 November 2014 • 24 comments
British Airways has announced a new route to Krakow in Poland, with flights commencing on May 1st. Krakow is a lovely city – if you haven’t managed to get there yet then you should put it .....
British Airways has announced a new route to Krakow in Poland, with flights commencing on May 1st. Krakow is a .....
15 Nov 201415 November 2014 • 16 comments
A lot of Head for Points readers earned 1,000 – 1,200 Shangri-La Golden Circle points in a promotion they ran last October. The reason this offer was so popular is that 1,000 points could be .....
A lot of Head for Points readers earned 1,000 – 1,200 Shangri-La Golden Circle points in a promotion .....
14 Nov 201414 November 2014 • 47 comments
Ever since Lloyds Bank relaunched its Avios cards as the Avios Rewards and Premier Avios Rewards cards last year, there has never been a sign-up bonus. This may account for the fairly muted reaction .....
Ever since Lloyds Bank relaunched its Avios cards as the Avios Rewards and Premier Avios Rewards cards last .....
9 Nov 20149 November 2014 • 1 comment
On top of the British Airways and Iberia sale deals, avios.com has slipped out a small Club Europe promotion of its own. If you book and travel before December 31st, the tax on Club Europe tickets to .....
On top of the British Airways and Iberia sale deals, avios.com has slipped out a small Club Europe promotion .....
8 Nov 20148 November 2014 • 9 comments
I dropped in an additional post yesterday to publicise the ‘flash’ sale that British Airways had launched with no notice and no fanfare. I have now had some time to write a longer .....
I dropped in an additional post yesterday to publicise the ‘flash’ sale that British Airways had .....
7 Nov 20147 November 2014 • 30 comments
British Airways gave me a bit of a surprise this morning by launching a ‘flash’ redemption sale via an announcement on the ‘offers’ page of ba.com. This is a very quick post as .....
British Airways gave me a bit of a surprise this morning by launching a ‘flash’ redemption sale .....
6 Nov 20146 November 2014 • 36 comments
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