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.
As we covered extensively here, British Airways has now confirmed the date that Avios earning will move to a revenue based model. For tickets bought after 18th October, the number of Avios you earn .....
As we covered extensively here, British Airways has now confirmed the date that Avios earning will move to a .....
20 Jul 202320 July 2023 • 109 comments
A quick note to say that British Airways has opened up a lot of Avios availability to Dubai at the start of the Winter flying season, from Sunday 29th October. I don’t know if this is a new .....
A quick note to say that British Airways has opened up a lot of Avios availability to Dubai at the start of .....
20 Jul 202320 July 2023 • 23 comments
Back in June, we outlined a new Nutmeg offer, giving you the chance to receive between 2,500 and 300,000 Avios when you transfer an ISA, pension, Junior ISA or Child Trust Fund to Nutmeg between 15th .....
Back in June, we outlined a new Nutmeg offer, giving you the chance to receive between 2,500 and 300,000 .....
20 Jul 202320 July 2023 • 5 comments
We originally ran this article three months ago – and the situation had already been going on for a few months at that point. However, most people seem to have forgotten because our forum (and .....
We originally ran this article three months ago – and the situation had already been going on for a few .....
19 Jul 202319 July 2023 • 30 comments
British Airways has just released details of its move to revenue based Avios earning. We knew this was coming – it was announced a year ago, with Iberia switching in November 2022. We actually .....
British Airways has just released details of its move to revenue based Avios earning. We knew this was coming .....
18 Jul 202318 July 2023 • 432 comments
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high threshold that you would wonder why such a person would ever want to set foot in .....
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a .....
16 Jul 202316 July 2023 • 34 comments
Today I want to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British Airways, of course. But there are actually 32 airlines which let you use Avios for some or all .....
Today I want to look at which airlines you can book with Avios points. You know about British Airways, of .....
15 Jul 202315 July 2023 • 37 comments
An email arrived from reader Bill. He asked the question “Is British Airways Gold status worth it?”. He was having a crisis of faith. Bill wrote: “I don’t know if many other .....
An email arrived from reader Bill. He asked the question “Is British Airways Gold status worth .....
14 Jul 202314 July 2023 • 252 comments
American Express has started to notify people about the changes to the T&C on their cards which are coming in from 2nd October. Whilst lengthy, there is nothing to concern most people apart from .....
American Express has started to notify people about the changes to the T&C on their cards which are coming .....
13 Jul 202313 July 2023 • 53 comments
Over the weekend, Sean Doyle, CEO of British Airways, reconfirmed via The Sunday Times that the airline would be launching a new First Class cabin and that its existing fleet of 12 A380 aircraft would .....
Over the weekend, Sean Doyle, CEO of British Airways, reconfirmed via The Sunday Times that the airline would .....
12 Jul 202312 July 2023 • 92 comments
Last month, American Express launched a new offer on its Business Platinum Card. Until 18th July, you get an extra £100 statement credit, on top of the usual 40,000 Membership Rewards points bonus .....
Last month, American Express launched a new offer on its Business Platinum Card. Until 18th July, you get an .....
11 Jul 202311 July 2023 • 96 comments
There is a fascinating interview in The Sunday Times today with Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British Airways. We can’t show you it because it is behind a paywall (the link is here). To put it .....
There is a fascinating interview in The Sunday Times today with Sean Doyle, Chairman and CEO of British .....
9 Jul 20239 July 2023 • 261 comments
Three years ago, British Airways brought in a new pricing chart for Avios bookings on partner airlines. As we have barely mentioned it since, I thought we’d take another look. This article is .....
Three years ago, British Airways brought in a new pricing chart for Avios bookings on partner airlines. As we .....
8 Jul 20238 July 2023 • 27 comments
Two titbits of British Airways news emerged yesterday, tucked away in a press release about ice cream. (Ice cream is being introduced on all long haul flights departing London before 5pm. This is for .....
Two titbits of British Airways news emerged yesterday, tucked away in a press release about ice cream. (Ice .....
7 Jul 20237 July 2023 • 87 comments
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