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.
Rob writes: we very rarely accept guest articles on Head for Points. However, when politician Nigel Evans – who spent 32 years as MP for Ribble Valley and was a Deputy Speaker of the House of .....
Rob writes: we very rarely accept guest articles on Head for Points. However, when politician Nigel Evans .....
20 Jan 202520 January 2025 • 336 comments
The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the tier point run. With BA flights earning 1 tier point per £1 of net spending, a Silver card .....
The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the .....
20 Jan 202520 January 2025 • 81 comments
This is our review of the British Airways lounge at Boston Logan International Airport. After New York, I suspect Boston is one of BA’s top gateways in the United States with up to three flights .....
This is our review of the British Airways lounge at Boston Logan International Airport. After New York, I .....
18 Jan 202518 January 2025 • 37 comments
If you have a Limited Company or LLP, there is some good news today. Capital on Tap’s Visa credit card is now FREE. The £99 annual fee has been removed, permanently, for new cardholders. See .....
If you have a Limited Company or LLP, there is some good news today. Capital on Tap’s Visa credit card .....
17 Jan 202517 January 2025 • 89 comments
Regular readers will know about the disaster (for British Airways, in particular) of the launch of the Electronic Travel Authorisation programme. The ETA scheme forces most people visiting the United .....
Regular readers will know about the disaster (for British Airways, in particular) of the launch of the .....
17 Jan 202517 January 2025 • 176 comments
Yesterday we covered a new status match launched by Flying Blue, the loyalty scheme for Air France and KLM. For a £99 fee, Flying Blue is matching all three British Airways Executive Club tiers to .....
Yesterday we covered a new status match launched by Flying Blue, the loyalty scheme for Air France and KLM. .....
16 Jan 202516 January 2025 • 77 comments
Virgin Atlantic has followed Flying Blue (see our article here) in launching a status match for dissaffected British Airways Executive Club members. The Virgin Atlantic match does not have the £99 .....
Virgin Atlantic has followed Flying Blue (see our article here) in launching a status match for dissaffected .....
16 Jan 202516 January 2025 • 70 comments
Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, has launched a status match specifically for UK residents. You can use your British Airways Executive Club status to get a direct match into the .....
Flying Blue, the Air France / KLM loyalty programme, has launched a status match specifically for UK .....
15 Jan 202515 January 2025 • 286 comments
News in brief: Titan Airways aircraft popping up at Gatwick for Euroflyer There has been surprisingly little talk this year of ‘wet leasing’. For the last few years British Airways has .....
News in brief: Titan Airways aircraft popping up at Gatwick for Euroflyer There has been surprisingly little .....
14 Jan 202514 January 2025 • 30 comments
It’s always worth keeping an eye on the Nectar app because it throws out occasional bonuses of free Nectar points, albeit they are often so well hidden you may struggle to find them. You can .....
It’s always worth keeping an eye on the Nectar app because it throws out occasional bonuses of free .....
10 Jan 202510 January 2025 • 150 comments
We knew that Avios was in discussions with a ‘small’ airline to adopt the currency, and now we know who – Loganair. The Scottish airline will adopt Avios as its loyalty currency in .....
We knew that Avios was in discussions with a ‘small’ airline to adopt the currency, and now we .....
9 Jan 20259 January 2025 • 79 comments
Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘. British Airways claims that, if you find the identical flight cheaper on a competing website .....
Not many people are aware that British Airways operates a ‘best price guarantee‘. .....
7 Jan 20257 January 2025 • 46 comments
In this introductory article, I’ve put together some key principles which should help you get a feel for how to maximise your airline miles and hotel loyalty points. The ultimate goal, at least .....
In this introductory article, I’ve put together some key principles which should help you get a feel for .....
4 Jan 20254 January 2025 • 46 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 .....
3 Jan 20253 January 2025
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