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.
One of the benefits of having Gold status in British Airways Executive Club is that you see additional Avios reward space. This isn’t the bonanza you may think it is. It only applies to Economy .....
One of the benefits of having Gold status in British Airways Executive Club is that you see additional Avios .....
18 Mar 202518 March 2025 • 31 comments
“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class ticket. Not many people know it exists, which is a shame because – .....
“You First” is a dedicated call centre set up to help anyone holding a British Airways First Class .....
18 Mar 202518 March 2025 • 26 comments
‘Avios only’ flights are back! British Airways has released two short-haul flights for October 2025 where EVERY seat in both cabins is available for Avios redemption. It seems that these .....
‘Avios only’ flights are back! British Airways has released two short-haul flights for October .....
17 Mar 202517 March 2025 • 28 comments
This article looks at how the Boeing 747 helped shape the story of British Airways. This article was first published in mid 2020 when British Airways announced the retirement of its Boeing 747 fleet. .....
This article looks at how the Boeing 747 helped shape the story of British Airways. This article was first .....
15 Mar 202515 March 2025 • 36 comments
A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards airline status by booking a package holiday. You have always earned tier points if you booked .....
A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards .....
15 Mar 202515 March 2025 • 14 comments
We have had a LOT of emails, article comments and forum posts in recent weeks from readers who are trying to juggle two frequent flyer accounts on the same booking. It’s not easy, and to add to .....
We have had a LOT of emails, article comments and forum posts in recent weeks from readers who are trying to .....
14 Mar 202514 March 2025 • 136 comments
Sean Doyle’s turnaround of the airline appears to be bearing fruit, at least in terms of punctuality. British Airways has swept into fourth position for punctuality amongst ‘global’ .....
Sean Doyle’s turnaround of the airline appears to be bearing fruit, at least in terms of punctuality. .....
12 Mar 202512 March 2025 • 71 comments
In June 2022, British Airways made a major change to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher. You could now book a seat for one person for 50% of the usual Avios required. The .....
In June 2022, British Airways made a major change to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion .....
11 Mar 202511 March 2025 • 46 comments
A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards airline status by booking a package holiday. You have always earned tier points if you booked .....
A relatively new development in the frequent flyer world has been the ability to earn tier points towards .....
9 Mar 20259 March 2025 • 52 comments
What are the British Airways rules for unaccompanied children flying with the airline? Two years ago, we almost came a cropper when we sent our 15 year old to a summer camp in Switzerland. And if we .....
What are the British Airways rules for unaccompanied children flying with the airline? Two years ago, we .....
8 Mar 20258 March 2025 • 36 comments
If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can impose, you will struggle to beat the lounge access rules for short haul Aer Lingus flights if .....
If you are looking for an example of the unnecessary complexities that airlines and loyalty schemes can .....
7 Mar 20257 March 2025 • 31 comments
EDIT: This article is now out of date. The missing Club World seats appeared around 10.30pm on Thursday night. If you are reading this on Friday morning then some Avios seats in business class should .....
EDIT: This article is now out of date. The missing Club World seats appeared around 10.30pm on Thursday night. .....
6 Mar 20256 March 2025 • 46 comments
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 2025 and, for BA, 2026. .....
What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points? This article looks at the British .....
6 Mar 20256 March 2025 • 35 comments
Scottish regional airline Loganair has announced that Southampton will be its 10th UK base. This is all the more interesting as Loganair will become the 7th airline to adopt Avios as we covered in .....
Scottish regional airline Loganair has announced that Southampton will be its 10th UK base. This is all the .....
5 Mar 20255 March 2025 • 21 comments
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