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.
News in brief: Bonus Avios offer for holders of the free BA Amex card If you have the free British Airways American Express credit card, you may be targetted for a ‘bonus Avios’ offer. .....
News in brief: Bonus Avios offer for holders of the free BA Amex card If you have the free British Airways .....
8 Apr 20228 April 2022 • 44 comments
News in brief: British Airways peak/off-peak Avios analysis A couple of weeks ago we published the British Airways peak and off peak calendar for Avios redemptions in 2023. Our friend Andrew has taken .....
News in brief: British Airways peak/off-peak Avios analysis A couple of weeks ago we published the British .....
6 Apr 20226 April 2022 • 23 comments
2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint venture (together with Finnair and Iberia) was up for renewal with competition regulators. .....
2020 was to be an important year for British Airways and American Airlines as their transatlantic joint .....
5 Apr 20225 April 2022 • 37 comments
Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / Fairmont etc, has brought back its generous promotion to earn 6,000 bonus Accor points. You .....
Accor Hotels, which owns Novotel / Ibis / Mercure / M Gallery / Sofitel / Pullman / Raffles / Swissotel / .....
1 Apr 20221 April 2022 • 15 comments
British Airways never, ever, does status matches from other airlines. (Well, if you are a multinational switching from another alliance to BA they will do it for top staff, but apart from that .....
British Airways never, ever, does status matches from other airlines. (Well, if you are a multinational .....
31 Mar 202231 March 2022 • 87 comments
You may not know that Avios has an insurance partner – Alan Boswell Group. It is a fairly low key partnership, but the company has worked with Avios (both via the Avios Travel Rewards Programme .....
You may not know that Avios has an insurance partner – Alan Boswell Group. It is a fairly low key .....
31 Mar 202231 March 2022 • 2 comments
This is my review of the British Airways Business Class Club lounge at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all .....
This is my review of the British Airways Business Class Club lounge at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. .....
30 Mar 202230 March 2022 • 39 comments
If you saw any of our social media feeds over the weekend, you will have seen pictures of the huge queues in Heathrow Terminal 5 on Saturday morning. Even the First Wing had a huge queue at the time .....
If you saw any of our social media feeds over the weekend, you will have seen pictures of the huge queues in .....
29 Mar 202229 March 2022 • 232 comments
In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very good products with everything you could ask for, and are easily (in my view) the most .....
In February 2022, Barclays launched two new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These are very, very .....
29 Mar 202229 March 2022 • 70 comments
Today we are delighted to launch an exclusive Head for Points sign-up bonus on the two brand new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. These cards should fundamentally change your Avios .....
Today we are delighted to launch an exclusive Head for Points sign-up bonus on the two brand new Barclaycard .....
28 Mar 202228 March 2022 • 754 comments
There are two new Avios earning Barclaycard Mastercard credit cards on the market! American Express is finally seeing some strong competition, although you can (and should) apply for both. These are .....
There are two new Avios earning Barclaycard Mastercard credit cards on the market! American Express is finally .....
28 Mar 202228 March 2022 • 165 comments
What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2023? British Airways hasn’t officially released the peak and off peak dates for reward flights for all of 2023 .....
What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2023? British Airways .....
28 Mar 202228 March 2022 • 13 comments
In terms of HfP content, the new partnership between Qatar Airways and Avios is the gift that keeps on giving. Because you can now transfer your Avios from BA Executive Club to Qatar Airways Privilege .....
In terms of HfP content, the new partnership between Qatar Airways and Avios is the gift that keeps on giving. .....
27 Mar 202227 March 2022 • 10 comments
If you are a newcomer to the world of Avios, I generally recommend that you try Club Europe business class on short-haul redemptions from Heathrow or Gatwick. I know that this view is not .....
If you are a newcomer to the world of Avios, I generally recommend that you try Club Europe business class .....
27 Mar 202227 March 2022 • 45 comments
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