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.
Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK. Joining is simple – pick up a card at a Shell station when filling up and register it online. You earn 50 Avios just for .....
Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK. Joining is simple – pick up a card .....
31 Dec 201431 December 2014 • 13 comments
‘Sale’ emails have started to arrive in my inbox from various airlines. I haven’t had the time to look into all of these deals in great detail but here are a few summaries: .....
‘Sale’ emails have started to arrive in my inbox from various airlines. I haven’t had the .....
29 Dec 201429 December 2014 • 3 comments
Back in June I shared some pictures of the very impressive new Qantas business class lounge which had opened in Los Angeles International Airport. This is the new lounge for Qantas, BA, airberlin, .....
Back in June I shared some pictures of the very impressive new Qantas business class lounge which had opened .....
28 Dec 201428 December 2014 • 7 comments
Emirates announced just before Christmas that it was launching a third daily service into Birmingham International from 1st August 2015. Operated by a Boeing 777, it will be the first EK service out .....
Emirates announced just before Christmas that it was launching a third daily service into Birmingham .....
27 Dec 201427 December 2014 • 65 comments
Because you can book redemption flights on Iberia via ba.com, the vast majority (99%?) of British Airways Executive Club members who want an Iberia long-haul flight do it that way. They are making .....
Because you can book redemption flights on Iberia via ba.com, the vast majority (99%?) of British Airways .....
27 Dec 201427 December 2014 • 14 comments
I wrote about some of the short-haul Club Europe discounts available in the current British Airways sale over the weekend. The long-haul deals out of London are decidedly average. However, if you .....
I wrote about some of the short-haul Club Europe discounts available in the current British Airways sale over .....
24 Dec 201424 December 2014 • 73 comments
The launch of the British Airways Winter Sale was overshadowed by the Air Traffic Control meltdown which occurred on the same day. Aviation is always a tricky business to manage at the best of .....
The launch of the British Airways Winter Sale was overshadowed by the Air Traffic Control meltdown which .....
21 Dec 201421 December 2014 • 24 comments
British Airways has agreed a new partnership with VitalityHealth and VitalityLife. These are the new names from PruHealth and PruProtect, the private health insurance brands. You have probably seen .....
British Airways has agreed a new partnership with VitalityHealth and VitalityLife. These are the new names .....
20 Dec 201420 December 2014 • 8 comments
British Airways’s parent company, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, announced yesterday that it had made a takeover approach to Aer Lingus. The board of Aer Lingus rejected the .....
British Airways’s parent company, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, announced yesterday that .....
19 Dec 201419 December 2014 • 31 comments
British Airways rolled out its Winter Sale over Friday evening and Saturday morning. This was very unfortunate timing, as the airline was still trying to recover from the failure of the Air Traffic .....
British Airways rolled out its Winter Sale over Friday evening and Saturday morning. This was very .....
14 Dec 201414 December 2014 • 27 comments
In a slightly left field move, British Airways has announced the launch of two new ‘Summer sun’ routes from London City Airport. From June 29th until September 6th, British .....
In a slightly left field move, British Airways has announced the launch of two new ‘Summer sun’ .....
13 Dec 201413 December 2014 • 18 comments
This is our review of the new British Airways Galleries First lounge in Houston. British Airways recently refurbished its two lounges in Houston to the modern Galleries format. Reader Nick was there .....
This is our review of the new British Airways Galleries First lounge in Houston. British Airways recently .....
11 Dec 201411 December 2014 • 9 comments
If you held 200 shares in British Airways before it merged with Iberia to form IAG, you will have received a letter or email from BA advising you that the 10% shareholder discount is being stopped .....
If you held 200 shares in British Airways before it merged with Iberia to form IAG, you will have received a .....
10 Dec 201410 December 2014 • 26 comments
In a very focussed promotion, British Airways is offering 2,500 or 3,000 bonus Avios for every flight you make from London City Airport to Edinburgh or Dublin. Book a return flight and the bonus is .....
In a very focussed promotion, British Airways is offering 2,500 or 3,000 bonus Avios for every flight you make .....
9 Dec 20149 December 2014 • 6 comments
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