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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.

The ‘saved’ British Airways Boeing 747 in BOAC livery may be scrapped

When British Airways decided to scrap its remaining fleet of 31 Boeing 747 aircraft during the pandemic, four were given a new lease of life. (We published a fascinating history of the British Airways .....

When British Airways decided to scrap its remaining fleet of 31 Boeing 747 aircraft during the pandemic, four .....

by Rob Burgess29 comments

Get an extra £300 off British Airways Holidays when you book by 16th May

British Airways Holidays has launched an offer of up to £300 extra savings on bookings made by 16th May 2023. This is part of a wider British Airways Sale that runs from now until 30th May - .....

British Airways Holidays has launched an offer of up to £300 extra savings on bookings made by 16th May .....

by Sinead Archer35 comments

Best Western Rewards drops Avios, effective immediately

Back in March we ran an article on how to earn Avios when staying at Best Western hotels. We said at the time that Best Western had disappeared from the Avios hotel partners page on ba.com but that it .....

Back in March we ran an article on how to earn Avios when staying at Best Western hotels. We said at the time .....

by Rob Burgess51 comments

Get 1,000 Avios with your first Uber train or coach booking

Some readers have been emailed by Uber with a special Avios promotion. You would receive 1,000 bonus Avios for making your next train or coach booking via the Uber app. The offer ends on 16th May and .....

Some readers have been emailed by Uber with a special Avios promotion. You would receive 1,000 bonus Avios for .....

by Rob Burgess

How to fly LEVEL for good value Premium Economy Avios redemptions

Six years ago, IAG, the parent of British Airways, launched a new low-cost airline – LEVEL. The airline was launched to compete with the likes of Norwegian, who were offering low-cost long-haul .....

Six years ago, IAG, the parent of British Airways, launched a new low-cost airline – LEVEL. The airline .....

by Rob Burgess21 comments

Avios issues 220,000 points per minute – is that a problem?

This week we were at Airline Information Mega Event 2023 in London – a big industry conference for the airline loyalty and ancillary industry. Historically IAG Loyalty staff have rarely spoken .....

This week we were at Airline Information Mega Event 2023 in London – a big industry conference for the .....

by Rhys Jones42 comments

BA Euroflyer upgrades its food options from London Gatwick airport

BA Euroflyer, the new subsidiary operating British Airways short haul flights from London Gatwick, has announced an upgrade to its food options. The ‘Speedbird Cafe’ buy on board option .....

BA Euroflyer, the new subsidiary operating British Airways short haul flights from London Gatwick, has .....

by Rob Burgess

How do Barclaycard Avios Mastercard upgrade vouchers work?

On Monday, Barclays launched an exceptional sign-up offer on the two new Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. The Avios Plus Mastercard now offers a sign-up bonus of 50,000 Avios .....

On Monday, Barclays launched an exceptional sign-up offer on the two new Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios .....

by Rob Burgess32 comments

British Airways extends unused eVouchers to 30th September 2024

British Airways has begun to email customers with outstanding eVouchers from the pandemic to tell them that they have been extended by a further 12 months. Vouchers had originally been due to expire .....

British Airways has begun to email customers with outstanding eVouchers from the pandemic to tell them that .....

by Rob Burgess60 comments

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