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.
News in brief: British Airways adds BrewDog taps to the Gatwick lounges Given the run of bad publicity about BrewDog for its treatment of employees and, just two weeks ago, a raft of redundancies as .....
News in brief: British Airways adds BrewDog taps to the Gatwick lounges Given the run of bad publicity about .....
6 Aug 20256 August 2025 • 62 comments
The Barclays Premier Current Account is the only UK current account with the option to collect monthly Avios to spend with British Airways through Barclays Avios Rewards. (Frankly, if you earn .....
The Barclays Premier Current Account is the only UK current account with the option to collect monthly .....
4 Aug 20254 August 2025 • 123 comments
In this article I want to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British Airways, of course. But there are actually 34 airlines which let you use Avios for .....
In this article I want to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British .....
2 Aug 20252 August 2025 • 59 comments
British Airways and American Express have a little known credit card for small businesses – the British Airways American Express Accelerating Business Card (‘Accelerating Business’ for .....
British Airways and American Express have a little known credit card for small businesses – the British .....
1 Aug 20251 August 2025
Well, this is quite impressive. British Airways has launched a new ‘Avios only’ flight. This is a flight where EVERY seat in EVERY cabin is bookable for Avios. Frankly, it’s a .....
Well, this is quite impressive. British Airways has launched a new ‘Avios only’ flight. This is a .....
31 Jul 202531 July 2025 • 106 comments
Wanda is a new travel insurance brand launched by Avios. The USP is that it will refund your Avios if you need to cancel your trip, which is something people believe can be a struggle with standard .....
Wanda is a new travel insurance brand launched by Avios. The USP is that it will refund your Avios if you need .....
31 Jul 202531 July 2025 • 75 comments
What is the best Avios credit card for you? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. There are nine UK credit .....
What is the best Avios credit card for you? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios .....
29 Jul 202529 July 2025 • 67 comments
Head for Points is moving offices in two weeks, as WeWork closes at our current home of 1 Poultry. We won’t be heading far – just down the road to Eastcheap. I mention this because we were .....
Head for Points is moving offices in two weeks, as WeWork closes at our current home of 1 Poultry. We .....
27 Jul 202527 July 2025 • 10 comments
American Express has launched a special offer for anyone who holds the free British Airways American Express Credit Card and who has never added a free supplementary cardholder. Until 25th August, the .....
American Express has launched a special offer for anyone who holds the free British Airways American Express .....
26 Jul 202526 July 2025 • 41 comments
BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which operates Embraer 190 services from London City Airport, is trialling a new route from London Stansted. (As a reminder, BA needs to find a use for its Embraer 190 .....
BA Cityflyer, the subsidiary which operates Embraer 190 services from London City Airport, is trialling a new .....
26 Jul 202526 July 2025 • 12 comments
I was in two minds about whether we should write about this, given that it will just cause a gnashing of teeth from those who missed out, but I thought we probably should. If it makes you feel any .....
I was in two minds about whether we should write about this, given that it will just cause a gnashing of teeth .....
24 Jul 202524 July 2025 • 93 comments
Last weekend we published an article to let you know that a large amount of First Class Avios availability had opened up on most routes to the United States – albeit only for travel in the next .....
Last weekend we published an article to let you know that a large amount of First Class Avios availability had .....
22 Jul 202522 July 2025 • 58 comments
Loganair is now an Avios earn and burn partner (see our guide here) which means that we will be paying extra attention to changes to its network. The airline opened a base in Southampton this year and .....
Loganair is now an Avios earn and burn partner (see our guide here) which means that we will be paying extra .....
21 Jul 202521 July 2025
Today I want to look at which airlines you can earn Avios from. You know about British Airways, of course. But there are actually 36 airlines which let you earn Avios for some or all of .....
Today I want to look at which airlines you can earn Avios from. You know about British Airways, of .....
19 Jul 202519 July 2025 • 24 comments
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