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British Airways and Avios

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.

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 Club on the British Airways website here.

British Airways expands pre-ordering of meals to more routes

On December 1st, British Airways started allowing the pre-ordering of main courses in World Traveller Plus, Club World and First. This is NOT a version of the Singapore Airlines ‘Book the .....

On December 1st, British Airways started allowing the pre-ordering of main courses in World Traveller Plus, .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

What is an Avios point worth?

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 .....

by Rob Burgess134 comments

Avios changes 5: exploiting the ‘no repricing on date changes’ rule

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 .....

by Rob Burgess43 comments

Avios changes 1: understanding the new tier point rules

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 .....

by Rob Burgess50 comments

Avios changes 2: understanding the new earning rates

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 .....

by Rob Burgess32 comments

Avios changes 3: understanding the new spending rates

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 .....

by Rob Burgess200 comments

Forget the Avios changes for now – just get booking!

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 .....

by Rob Burgess178 comments

Get double Avios – or other airline miles – with Preferred Hotels throughout 2015

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 .....

by Rob Burgess

How to use Avios for tax-free flights on Alaska Airlines (good for Hawaii)

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 .....

by Rob Burgess23 comments

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