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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.

We have our first example of Avios / Nectar fraud

Last week I wrote an article explaining why Avios fraud may be about to increase, and why you should ensure your account is secure. Stealing frequent flyer miles is not usually a priority. The .....

Last week I wrote an article explaining why Avios fraud may be about to increase, and why you should ensure .....

by Rob Burgess165 comments

Get 12 copies of The Economist for £29 – and earn 1,200 Avios

We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years.  These generally involve buying a one-year subscription with up to 13,200 Avios points thrown in as a bonus. .....

We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years.  These generally .....

by Rob Burgess11 comments

How is the British Airways Club Suite roll out progressing?

Last Summer, we looked at how Covid might affect the rollout of BA’s Club Suite business class seat across the fleet. We thought we would take a look back at our predictions and take stock of .....

Last Summer, we looked at how Covid might affect the rollout of BA’s Club Suite business class seat .....

by Rhys Jones56 comments

Earn 10 Avios per £1 in the Hackett ‘50% off’ sale

Menswear retailer Hackett offers 10 Avios for every £1 you spend. It is currently running a very aggressive sale to clear unsold stock.  All sale items are reduced by 50%, including blazers, .....

Menswear retailer Hackett offers 10 Avios for every £1 you spend. It is currently running a very aggressive .....

by Rob Burgess

Is your Avios account now at greater risk from hackers?

We have written before about how British Airways Executive Club account details are openly sold on the ‘dark web’. However, whilst there is a market for your stolen log-in details, Avios .....

We have written before about how British Airways Executive Club account details are openly sold on the .....

by Rob Burgess93 comments

British Airways extends unused eVouchers to 30th April 2023

British Airways has amended its rules on eVouchers and Future Travel Vouchers. If you received an eVoucher or Future Travel Voucher for a cancelled flight, or if you voluntarily chose to cancel, your .....

British Airways has amended its rules on eVouchers and Future Travel Vouchers. If you received an eVoucher or .....

by Rob Burgess64 comments

British Airways changes its ‘Book with Confidence’ policy (again)

British Airways has once again changed its ‘Book with Confidence’ policy.  All deadline dates have now been removed.  It seems that BA has decided that the August 2021 deadline was .....

British Airways has once again changed its ‘Book with Confidence’ policy.  All deadline dates .....

by Rob Burgess81 comments

1 million British Airways seats bookable for less than £40

As part of its current sale, British Airways has released over 1 million seats to Europe for less than £40 each way! In addition to these very low Economy prices, there are also some excellent fares .....

As part of its current sale, British Airways has released over 1 million seats to Europe for less than £40 .....

by Sinead Archer57 comments

Sainsbury’s is the new Avios supermarket partner!

Yes, you read that right. Sainsbury’s has just been unveiled as the new Avios-earning supermarket partner. Oddly, this isn’t the most important part of the announcement. What has been .....

Yes, you read that right. Sainsbury’s has just been unveiled as the new Avios-earning supermarket .....

by Rob Burgess543 comments

How the Nectar and Avios tie-up will change how you earn and spend points

This is Part 2 of our initial response to the news that Sainsbury’s is the new Avios supermarket partner and that Nectar points and Avios will become interchangeable. Please don’t read .....

This is Part 2 of our initial response to the news that Sainsbury’s is the new Avios supermarket partner .....

by Rob Burgess191 comments

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