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British Airways and Avios

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.

If you are interested in earning Avios from credit cards, you should read this article comparing all the Avios-earning credit cards.

You can learn more about British Airways Club on the British Airways website here.

Bits and pieces for Saturday

Should you be unlucky enough to have a stash of Flying Blue miles, Gary has details of the routes offering a 50% discount on redemptions during July and August. Paid to Shop (registration .....

Should you be unlucky enough to have a stash of Flying Blue miles, Gary has details of the routes offering a .....

by Rob Burgess

Quidco cashback now on almost all British Airways flights

Cashback website Quidco has substantially improved its BA offering.   It now pays cashback on almost all BA flights booked via its link, at 1.5% for short-haul and 2% for long-haul.  All travel .....

Cashback website Quidco has substantially improved its BA offering.   It now pays cashback on almost all BA .....

by Rob Burgess

Now you see it ….

In my BMI piece on Friday, I wrote this: One other interesting titbit has appeared on the BMI website, but was not in the newsletter: “Please note, we are implementing a “status freeze”, .....

In my BMI piece on Friday, I wrote this: One other interesting titbit has appeared on the BMI website, but was .....

by Rob Burgess

The BMI to British Airways integration continues

BMI Diamond Club members received an e-mail yesterday confirming what most people already knew – that holders of Lifetime Gold status under BMI were getting nothing special from BA, that BMI .....

BMI Diamond Club members received an e-mail yesterday confirming what most people already knew – that .....

by Rob Burgess

Get £15 of free Starbucks goodies at Heathrow Terminal 5C

Lee_Again at Flyertalk reminds me (before the thread disintegrates into ranting in the way that Flyertalk threads often do ….!) of one of the little known quirks of flying BA from Heathrow .....

Lee_Again at Flyertalk reminds me (before the thread disintegrates into ranting in the way that Flyertalk .....

by Rob Burgess2 comments

Obscure Avios partners – Shell Drivers Club

This is another post in our series on avios.com partners.  Click on ‘avios.com non-travel partners’ under Categories to see the other entries. Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for .....

This is another post in our series on avios.com partners.  Click on ‘avios.com non-travel .....

by Rob Burgess

New BMI award chart published

A new partner award chart has quietly appeared on the BMI website. Now, this is odd.  Remember that from 3rd July, Avios and Diamond Club miles will be interchangeable.   What is the .....

A new partner award chart has quietly appeared on the BMI website. Now, this is odd.  Remember that from .....

by Rob Burgess

My experience with the Lloyds TSB Premier Duo Avios card – month 3

If you were following the tale of my Lloyds TSB Avios credit card I am pleased to say that the Avios from Statement 3 have just posted – 730,000!!  This is, to put it mildly, not a bad result. .....

If you were following the tale of my Lloyds TSB Avios credit card I am pleased to say that the Avios from .....

by Rob Burgess

New BAA WorldPoints sign-up bonus launched

If you are not a member of the BAA WorldPoints frequent shopping scheme, there are currently two decent bonuses running.  If you are a member, you could sign up another family member as long as they .....

If you are not a member of the BAA WorldPoints frequent shopping scheme, there are currently two decent .....

by Rob Burgess

More British Airways fuel surcharge shenanigans

As the oil price drops back below $100 a barrel, you may well begin to wonder when British Airways will be reducing the fuel surcharges which (together with Air Passenger Duty) add such a whack to .....

As the oil price drops back below $100 a barrel, you may well begin to wonder when British Airways will be .....

by Rob Burgess

It’s British Airways flight sale time

British Airways is in the process of launching its Summer sale, and the fares look pretty aggressive – certainly more so than I’ve seen for a couple of years.  There is no simple list at .....

British Airways is in the process of launching its Summer sale, and the fares look pretty aggressive – .....

by Rob Burgess

When miles really matter

For all the debates you can have about what miles are worth, you sometimes find yourself grateful that you have them at all. I was up at 5am yesterday morning entertaining my wide-awake young son .....

For all the debates you can have about what miles are worth, you sometimes find yourself grateful that you .....

by Rob Burgess

An interesting BAA WorldPoints arbitrage opportunity

The forthcoming potential to merge Avios and BMI Diamond Club miles from 3rd July has thrown up some interesting arbitrage opportunities.  One is the conversion rate for BAA WorldPoints, the .....

The forthcoming potential to merge Avios and BMI Diamond Club miles from 3rd July has thrown up some .....

by Rob Burgess

My Lloyds TSB Avios card adventure

People will tell you that the Americans get all the best loyalty credit card sign-up offers.  This one, though, may be the greatest ever.  Towards the end of 2011, Lloyds TSB relaunched their Air .....

People will tell you that the Americans get all the best loyalty credit card sign-up offers.  This one, .....

by Rob Burgess

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