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.
About 250 of us were gathered at Vinopolis in London last night for the ‘Avios 1st Birthday Celebration’ event! This was organised by wine merchant Laithwaites, who have a shop in the same .....
About 250 of us were gathered at Vinopolis in London last night for the ‘Avios 1st Birthday .....
16 Nov 201216 November 2012
The Avios ‘25% off’ sale is on and its working on avios.com, ba.com and iberia.com. I have already made a booking to prove it! But there is nothing on ba.com about it. Nothing at .....
The Avios ‘25% off’ sale is on and its working on avios.com, ba.com and iberia.com. I have .....
14 Nov 201214 November 2012 • 6 comments
Over on Flyertalk, some posters are reporting getting a snail mail letter from Avios. It announces a 25% discount on Avios long-haul redemptions, in all classes, launching November 14th. You will .....
Over on Flyertalk, some posters are reporting getting a snail mail letter from Avios. It announces a 25% .....
13 Nov 201213 November 2012 • 12 comments
If you’ve been on ba.com in the last couple of days, you may have seen the ads for “The Luxury Seat Sale” and thought … blah … another BA sale, nothing special. This .....
If you’ve been on ba.com in the last couple of days, you may have seen the ads for “The Luxury .....
12 Nov 201212 November 2012 • 1 comment
If you are a member of British Airways Executive Club, avios.com, Virgin Flying Club or a few other programmes, you may find yourself receiving an e-mailed invitation to earn miles by joining .....
If you are a member of British Airways Executive Club, avios.com, Virgin Flying Club or a few other .....
7 Nov 20127 November 2012 • 17 comments
There are a hundred sites out there for people who want to know all about new planes, building planes etc – this is not one of them. However, it is worth being aware of the major changes that .....
There are a hundred sites out there for people who want to know all about new planes, building planes etc .....
5 Nov 20125 November 2012
BA and AA have launched ‘double miles’ promotions on certain routes for Club World and First Class passengers, valid until the end of the year. It is a decent deal if you need to travel on .....
BA and AA have launched ‘double miles’ promotions on certain routes for Club World and First Class .....
5 Nov 20125 November 2012
I posted last weekend that MBNA had pulled the application forms for the bmi credit cards with no warning. This meant the end of the most generous sign-up bonus on offer from any UK loyalty .....
I posted last weekend that MBNA had pulled the application forms for the bmi credit cards with no .....
4 Nov 20124 November 2012 • 15 comments
Last weekend, bmi finally died. The last bmi flight landed at Heathrow (see photo below), the bmi credit cards were closed to new applicants and www.flybmi.com was closed down. If you still have any .....
Last weekend, bmi finally died. The last bmi flight landed at Heathrow (see photo below), the bmi credit .....
2 Nov 20122 November 2012 • 20 comments
Today, Saturday 27th, will see the last bmi flight land at Heathrow. All of the ex bmi flights will now be officially operated by BA under BA flight numbers, although some bmi painted planes will .....
Today, Saturday 27th, will see the last bmi flight land at Heathrow. All of the ex bmi flights will now be .....
27 Oct 201227 October 2012 • 12 comments
Two quick things of note. The current (pretty rubbish) offer for the Lloyds TSB Duo Avios cards expired on the 18th. It has been replaced with … exactly the same offer! It now runs until 3rd .....
Two quick things of note. The current (pretty rubbish) offer for the Lloyds TSB Duo Avios cards expired on the .....
21 Oct 201221 October 2012 • 5 comments
A couple of weeks ago I wrote this piece on Avios dropping their relationship with Travelex and jumping into a metaphorical bed with American Express Currency Exchange. A reader has been in touch to .....
A couple of weeks ago I wrote this piece on Avios dropping their relationship with Travelex and jumping into a .....
19 Oct 201219 October 2012 • 14 comments
American Express has been running a promotion for the last week which unfortunately has passed us all by until it was nearly too late. But only nearly ….. You can save £100 on a Club .....
American Express has been running a promotion for the last week which unfortunately has passed us all by until .....
17 Oct 201217 October 2012 • 2 comments
An email arrives from avios.com, encouraging me to take advantage of their special deal for buying Avios. Until October 26th, I can get up to 6,000 bonus Avios when I make a purchase. Details are .....
An email arrives from avios.com, encouraging me to take advantage of their special deal for buying Avios. .....
17 Oct 201217 October 2012
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