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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.

What will replace your Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card in 8 days?

The Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards are finally closing for good. Anyone who still has one of these cards will be switched to a cashback credit card in 8 days time, on 1st June. If you are still .....

The Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards are finally closing for good. Anyone who still has one of these cards .....

by Rob Burgess48 comments

Has British Airways thrown Alex Cruz under the bus?

An interesting article appeared in the Mail on Sunday yesterday entitled “British Airways’ blueprint to go upmarket again”. I am not going to go into the article in detail, since .....

An interesting article appeared in the Mail on Sunday yesterday entitled “British Airways’ .....

by Rob Burgess69 comments

British Airways launches ‘sleep pods’ in the Galleries First lounge

‘Sleep pods’ will launch today in the British Airways Galleries First lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5. Seven pods will take the space that was previously occupied by the business centre, .....

‘Sleep pods’ will launch today in the British Airways Galleries First lounge at Heathrow Terminal .....

by Rob Burgess53 comments

How ba.com overcharges you by 24% if you book Avios ‘Experiences’

Yesterday we ran an article looking at whether it was worth using your Avios for ‘Experiences’ redemptions. My view was that it wasn’t, because you get around 0.5p per Avios compared .....

Yesterday we ran an article looking at whether it was worth using your Avios for ‘Experiences’ .....

by Rob Burgess20 comments

British Airways cancels all Maldives flights until 13th August

In an aggressive move, following the Maldives being placed on the UK Government ‘Red List’ of travel restrictions, British Airways appears to have cancelled all flights to Male until 13th .....

In an aggressive move, following the Maldives being placed on the UK Government ‘Red List’ of .....

by Rob Burgess30 comments

News: buy the British Airways colouring book, KrisFlyer redemption deals

News in brief: Buy the British Airways colouring book! I was looking at some old HfP articles yesterday when I came across one about the launch of a British Airways colouring book. Colouring books are .....

News in brief: Buy the British Airways colouring book! I was looking at some old HfP articles yesterday when I .....

by Rob Burgess27 comments

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