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.
The Wine Flyer, the Avios-run wine retailer, is running a May Day promotion. This is the first offer of 2025 which coincides with a special deal for British Airways American Express cardholders. It is .....
The Wine Flyer, the Avios-run wine retailer, is running a May Day promotion. This is the first offer of 2025 .....
1 May 20251 May 2025 • 26 comments
If you have some Radisson Rewards points, you may be wondering if it is worth transferring them to Avios, Flying Blue or SAS miles, which are the only three major programmes now supported. The answer .....
If you have some Radisson Rewards points, you may be wondering if it is worth transferring them to Avios, .....
1 May 20251 May 2025
If you’re still struggling to see a way to earn or retain status in British Airways Club, I wanted to remind you today that the Lufthansa / SWISS / Austrian status match into Miles & More .....
If you’re still struggling to see a way to earn or retain status in British Airways Club, I wanted to .....
28 Apr 202528 April 2025 • 23 comments
I am often asked for my thoughts on how to value an Avios point. In our articles we use 1p as a ball-park figure, and it is the value I use myself, but the real world is more complicated. I thought it .....
I am often asked for my thoughts on how to value an Avios point. In our articles we use 1p as a ball-park .....
21 Apr 202521 April 2025 • 56 comments
The Barclays Premier Current Account is the only UK personal bank account with the option to collect monthly Avios to spend with British Airways. This article looks at how Barclays Avios Rewards can .....
The Barclays Premier Current Account is the only UK personal bank account with the option to collect monthly .....
16 Apr 202516 April 2025 • 55 comments
Avios has launched a conversion bonus for anyone sitting on a pile of Nectar points. Let’s take a look at the deal. Full details are on avios.com here. The standard conversion rate of Nectar .....
Avios has launched a conversion bonus for anyone sitting on a pile of Nectar points. Let’s take a look .....
15 Apr 202515 April 2025 • 57 comments
Since joining HfP six years ago, I’ve managed to try a number of different premium economy products on a variety of airlines – most recently flying JAL premium economy to Tokyo. First .....
Since joining HfP six years ago, I’ve managed to try a number of different premium economy products on a .....
14 Apr 202514 April 2025 • 124 comments
A reader dropped me an email yesterday about a block that had been placed on transfers from his BA Club account. He wanted to book a redemption via the Qatar Airways website. Since Qatar Airways does .....
A reader dropped me an email yesterday about a block that had been placed on transfers from his BA Club .....
13 Apr 202513 April 2025 • 65 comments
Most people think that the British Airways Club tiers are Blue, Bronze, Silver and Gold. There is also Gold Guest List, but it is a subset of Gold and does not have its own membership card, .....
Most people think that the British Airways Club tiers are Blue, Bronze, Silver and Gold. There is also .....
10 Apr 202510 April 2025 • 72 comments
As most HfP readers will know, British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, American Airlines and Aer Lingus run their transatlantic flights through a Joint Business Agreement. Put simply, the five airlines put .....
As most HfP readers will know, British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, American Airlines and Aer Lingus run their .....
7 Apr 20257 April 2025 • 46 comments
Avios reward pricing is all over the place. It is complex enough when just looking at British Airways flights and the various combinations of cash and points, but when you factor in Iberia and partner .....
Avios reward pricing is all over the place. It is complex enough when just looking at British Airways flights .....
6 Apr 20256 April 2025 • 97 comments
British Airways appears to have extended elite status for some people who were due to lose it part-way through the 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 membership year. This includes my wife and I which .....
British Airways appears to have extended elite status for some people who were due to lose it part-way through .....
5 Apr 20255 April 2025 • 151 comments
The partnership between Qatar Airways and Avios is the gift that keeps on giving. Because you can transfer your Avios from British Airways Club to Qatar Airways Privilege Club (at 1:1, instantly, for .....
The partnership between Qatar Airways and Avios is the gift that keeps on giving. Because you can transfer .....
5 Apr 20255 April 2025 • 3 comments
It’s rare for British Airways to offer Avios seats at reduced prices, so it is worth flagging up a promotion currently running on the new Salerno route. Salerno, in the Campania Region of Italy, .....
It’s rare for British Airways to offer Avios seats at reduced prices, so it is worth flagging up a .....
4 Apr 20254 April 2025 • 42 comments
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