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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 Avios / Hackett partnership has ended

With no fanfare, the Avios-earning partnership with menswear retailer Hackett has ended. This partnership replaced an earlier one with Charles Tyrwhitt. The Hackett offering was a decent one but .....

With no fanfare, the Avios-earning partnership with menswear retailer Hackett has ended. This partnership .....

by Rob Burgess29 comments

Win one of 10 prizes of 300,000 Avios in a ba.com prize draw

To promote the current British Airways sale, BA has launched a competition to win 300,000 Avios. There are 10 prizes up for grabs. The good news is that it literally only takes a few seconds to enter. .....

To promote the current British Airways sale, BA has launched a competition to win 300,000 Avios. There are 10 .....

by Rob Burgess146 comments

What new Avios earn and spend partners did Qatar Airways bring?

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles are no more. You can now link your British Airways Executive Club account with your Qatar .....

Back in March 2022, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. Qmiles .....

by Rob Burgess45 comments

British Airways has quietly increased the tier points earned to Hong Kong

Yesterday we updated our list of British Airways tier points by route. What we didn’t know at the time, although it is now corrected, is that British Airways has recently improved the tier .....

Yesterday we updated our list of British Airways tier points by route. What we didn’t know at the time, .....

by Rob Burgess54 comments

How many tier points does each British Airways flight earn?

How many tier points do you earn from a British Airways flight? We haven’t updated our tier point calculator since before the pandemic so it was time for a refresh. It lists every British .....

How many tier points do you earn from a British Airways flight? We haven’t updated our tier point .....

by Rob Burgess65 comments

What are the 2023 British Airways peak and off-peak Avios flight dates?

What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points?  This article looks at the British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus peak and off-peak Avios calendars for 2023. Remember that these .....

What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points?  This article looks at the British .....

by Rhys Jones34 comments

British Airways gets access to a new lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle

Whilst not necessarily a sensible choice given the train option, unless you were connecting, one of the joys of flying with British Airways from Paris Charles de Gaulle was access to the Cathay .....

Whilst not necessarily a sensible choice given the train option, unless you were connecting, one of the joys .....

by Rob Burgess

NEW: Get 35,000 Avios with the British Airways Premium Plus Amex card

American Express and British Airways have launched an increased sign up bonus on the British Airways Premium Plus American Express credit card. Until 21st February, the sign up bonus is increased from .....

American Express and British Airways have launched an increased sign up bonus on the British Airways Premium .....

by Rob Burgess88 comments

How to transfer 54,000 Avios per year to someone

We ran a long article yesterday on the discovery that British Airways has slashed the cost of transferring Avios from one person to another to just £15. Given that you previously had to pay a crazy .....

We ran a long article yesterday on the discovery that British Airways has slashed the cost of transferring .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

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