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.
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
Most people, when it comes to searching for award space for their frequent flier redemptions, use the website of that same frequent flyer programme. Logical, innit? However, in general airline .....
Most people, when it comes to searching for award space for their frequent flier redemptions, use the website .....
15 Oct 201215 October 2012 • 7 comments
I had an email from a reader who has the Priority Club Black Visa card. This gives double points (4 points per £1) on overseas spend. He has noticed that both Amazon and Expedia were giving double .....
I had an email from a reader who has the Priority Club Black Visa card. This gives double points (4 points per .....
10 Oct 201210 October 2012 • 11 comments
As I have written a few times, Head for Points is NOT the site for you if you are interested in 15-part trip reports or photographs of airline food or aircraft toilets. However, I do make the odd .....
As I have written a few times, Head for Points is NOT the site for you if you are interested in 15-part trip .....
10 Oct 201210 October 2012 • 4 comments
On 31st August, the very long-term relationship between Travelex and BA / Avios came to an end. This partnership has been going for years, and was deep enough for Travelex to have occasional built-in .....
On 31st August, the very long-term relationship between Travelex and BA / Avios came to an end. This .....
8 Oct 20128 October 2012 • 4 comments
If you have an Avios account, you probably got an email this week promoting double miles on everything bought via their e-shopping site. We have put together a full list of all participating .....
If you have an Avios account, you probably got an email this week promoting double miles on everything bought .....
26 Sep 201226 September 2012 • 2 comments
A quick heads up that the Financial Times is running a very nice competition on its website at the moment. The link to enter is here (deleted as now over). There is nothing to do except fill in your .....
A quick heads up that the Financial Times is running a very nice competition on its website at the moment. The .....
23 Sep 201223 September 2012 • 3 comments
British Airways is currently offering a 50% discount on economy flights from Gatwick to Bermuda, an ideal opportunity to escape the Winter gloom in the UK! The price is 20,000 Avios return, instead .....
British Airways is currently offering a 50% discount on economy flights from Gatwick to Bermuda, an ideal .....
21 Sep 201221 September 2012 • 3 comments
British Airways Executive Club’s latest partner is Bicester Village, the designer shopping outlet mecca in the Chilterns. The link to the BA promotion is here (click on Chic Outlet Shopping). .....
British Airways Executive Club’s latest partner is Bicester Village, the designer shopping outlet mecca .....
20 Sep 201220 September 2012 • 5 comments
I am a big fan of Reward Flight Saver flights. These allow you to redeem Avios points for BA or Iberia flights within Europe for a modest level of taxes and charges instead of the £100+ charged on .....
I am a big fan of Reward Flight Saver flights. These allow you to redeem Avios points for BA or Iberia .....
11 Sep 201211 September 2012
I have written a few posts recently about Reward Flight Saver flights, where British Airways and Iberia cap your ‘taxes and charges’ fee at £27 return for economy, £34 return for .....
I have written a few posts recently about Reward Flight Saver flights, where British Airways and Iberia cap .....
10 Sep 201210 September 2012
31st August was the last day to redeem BMI Diamond Club miles for flights on Virgin Atlantic. Not surprisingly, once BA had bought BMI, it was keen to extract itself from this partnership with a core .....
31st August was the last day to redeem BMI Diamond Club miles for flights on Virgin Atlantic. Not .....
6 Sep 20126 September 2012 • 10 comments
If you have an active avios.com account, you may have received an e-mail this week with a personalised coupon offering you (and however many other people you want to take with you) £100 off a British .....
If you have an active avios.com account, you may have received an e-mail this week with a personalised coupon .....
17 Aug 201217 August 2012 • 13 comments
Yesterday’s article about getting 1,000 Avios for setting up a BMI Diamond Club account was picked up by other sites, including arguably the most influential US miles and points site, View from .....
Yesterday’s article about getting 1,000 Avios for setting up a BMI Diamond Club account was picked up by .....
17 Aug 201217 August 2012
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