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.
Rather quietly, British Airways has launched a trial of a new – and potentially very interesting – leisure product. Called BAwayday (hmmm ….), these are cheap, last minute, .....
Rather quietly, British Airways has launched a trial of a new – and potentially very interesting – .....
11 Mar 201411 March 2014 • 44 comments
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. It is even less known today .....
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....
11 Mar 201411 March 2014 • 21 comments
This is a final warning that tomorrow is the last day to book for BA’s latest business class sale which covers a wide range of destinations in Club Europe, First and Club World. The most .....
This is a final warning that tomorrow is the last day to book for BA’s latest business class sale .....
10 Mar 201410 March 2014 • 7 comments
Clearly I did something wrong, because British Airways Executive Club forgot my birthday entirely last November. (Although I did get some freebies from other loyalty programmes.) However, reader .....
Clearly I did something wrong, because British Airways Executive Club forgot my birthday entirely last .....
9 Mar 20149 March 2014 • 20 comments
British Airways has brought back its “Hello Weekend” offers for 2014. These offer (sometimes) very good short-notice deals on flight and hotel packages. In a new development this year, .....
British Airways has brought back its “Hello Weekend” offers for 2014. These offer (sometimes) .....
8 Mar 20148 March 2014 • 8 comments
On Wednesday, I flew up to Manchester for the day to have lunch with a friend. The total cost was a grand total of £0 in tax and 0 Avios, which made it excellent value for money. How I did I do .....
On Wednesday, I flew up to Manchester for the day to have lunch with a friend. The total cost was a grand .....
7 Mar 20147 March 2014 • 40 comments
The Melia hotel group has launched an aggressive promotion with Iberia Plus which could earn you a lot of Avios in the coming weeks, especially if you are travelling to Madrid. Until 30th April, you .....
The Melia hotel group has launched an aggressive promotion with Iberia Plus which could earn you a lot of .....
7 Mar 20147 March 2014 • 4 comments
Avios has launched a new Facebook game – Avios Dropple. Fundamentally, it is a silly arcade game where you have to catch falling objects, suitable for anyone with the mental and motor skills of .....
Avios has launched a new Facebook game – Avios Dropple. Fundamentally, it is a silly arcade game where .....
5 Mar 20145 March 2014 • 16 comments
A new British Airways promotional code has appeared – this is the first one to launch this year as far as I know. This new deal is in partnership with deals site LivingSocial, although you do .....
A new British Airways promotional code has appeared – this is the first one to launch this year as far .....
3 Mar 20143 March 2014 • 3 comments
Is it a mistake or are the seats not selling? In any event, this is a quick heads up that there is fantastic Club World availability to the Maldives and Mauritius at the moment. To the Maldives, it is .....
Is it a mistake or are the seats not selling? In any event, this is a quick heads up that there is fantastic .....
3 Mar 20143 March 2014 • 44 comments
There was an interesting post on US site The Points Guy last weekend about whether – when flying on a reward ticket – you should put in the frequent flyer number of a different airline. .....
There was an interesting post on US site The Points Guy last weekend about whether – when flying on a .....
2 Mar 20142 March 2014 • 23 comments
British Airways launched its new lounge at Belfast City Airport last week. This comes ahead of the move of the Belfast service from Terminal 1 to Terminal 5 at Heathrow, due to take place in .....
British Airways launched its new lounge at Belfast City Airport last week. This comes ahead of the move of .....
2 Mar 20142 March 2014 • 9 comments
BA has launched its latest business class sale covering a wide range of destinations in Club Europe, First and Club World. What is impressive is the booking period, which effectively lets you lock in .....
BA has launched its latest business class sale covering a wide range of destinations in Club Europe, First and .....
28 Feb 201428 February 2014 • 17 comments
When British Airways Executive Club was restructured in 2011, the biggest losers were members based in Continental Europe. They had previously enjoyed far lower thresholds for earning Silver and .....
When British Airways Executive Club was restructured in 2011, the biggest losers were members based in .....
26 Feb 201426 February 2014 • 24 comments
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