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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.

How can I convert Avios points into Nectar points?

This article will show you how to transfer your Avios points into Nectar points. In January 2021, Sainsbury’s became the official Avios supermarket partner. That means you can now convert your .....

This article will show you how to transfer your Avios points into Nectar points. In January 2021, .....

by Rob Burgess

Earn 2,000 Avios with a £54 six bottle wine offer

We haven’t mentioned The Wine Flyer, the British Airways / Laithwaites wine business, for a while, but a decent offer has popped up this week for new customers. £54, which includes delivery, .....

We haven’t mentioned The Wine Flyer, the British Airways / Laithwaites wine business, for a while, but a .....

by Rob Burgess29 comments

NEW: Get 50,000 points with Capital on Tap’s best ever card sign-up offer

Capital on Tap has just launched the best-ever sign-up offer for its small business credit card. This offer is exclusive to Head for Points readers! Until midnight on 15th May, you can earn up to .....

Capital on Tap has just launched the best-ever sign-up offer for its small business credit card. This offer is .....

by Sinead Archer34 comments

News: get 4375 Avios with pet insurance, save £250 on Virgin Holidays

News in brief: Get 4,375 Avios with Sainsbury’s Bank pet insurance Some users of the Nectar app are getting a targetted offer of 7,000 Nectar points for taking out pet insurance. 7,000 Nectar .....

News in brief: Get 4,375 Avios with Sainsbury’s Bank pet insurance Some users of the Nectar app are .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

NEW: Get 1,000 bonus points (625 Avios) with Nectar Hotels bookings

Nectar introduced a new hotel booking site, the simply named Nectar Hotels, just under two years ago. When the ability to transfer Nectar points to Avios launched last year, it suddenly became an .....

Nectar introduced a new hotel booking site, the simply named Nectar Hotels, just under two years ago. When the .....

by Sinead Archer21 comments

Should British Airways Executive Club introduce Lifetime Silver status?

One idea occasionally mooted by readers as a way of improving British Airways Executive Club (although, to be fair, the scheme is very competitive these days with the exception of its ‘taxes and .....

One idea occasionally mooted by readers as a way of improving British Airways Executive Club (although, to be .....

by Rob Burgess76 comments

How has British Airways been hit by Boeing’s 777X and 787 problems?

If you thought Boeing’s woes were over now that the 737MAX is back in the skies, think again. The aircraft manufacturer is experiencing something of a horrendum decennium as it deals with delays .....

If you thought Boeing’s woes were over now that the 737MAX is back in the skies, think again. The .....

by Rhys Jones57 comments

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