Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Finnair is a British Airways oneworld partner, letting you earn and redeem Avios and British Airways Executive Club tier points on its flights. It also has its own frequent flyer program called Finnair Plus which uses Avios as its reward currency.
For UK residents, the airline can be a good option when flying to Asia due to its strong route network and regular sales. Flying times are not substantially longer because Helsinki is ‘on the way’.
Finnair Plus does not have its own UK credit card but you can transfer points earned from American Express Platinum (high fee, high bonus), American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (free for a year, good bonus) and Amex Rewards Credit Card (no fee, small bonus!).
You can also use any credit card which earns British Airways Avios and move those over to Finnair Plus Avios.
Our complete guide to earning Finnair Plus points from UK credit cards is here.
News in brief: Finnair’s UK services to Lapland launching soon If you’ve ever had a secret wish to visit Lapland, Finnair can help this winter. Even better, you can use Avios to make it .....
News in brief: Finnair’s UK services to Lapland launching soon If you’ve ever had a secret wish to .....
26 Oct 201726 October 2017 • 40 comments
It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for oneworld partner flights. This means that, in some cases, it is preferable to credit a .....
It seems strange, but British Airways Executive Club and Iberia Plus do not have the same earning rates for .....
5 Oct 20175 October 2017 • 43 comments
Two slightly obscure alternatives have come up if you are looking to earn British Airways status. To be honest, the easiest way to get Silver status in British Airways Executive Club – which is .....
Two slightly obscure alternatives have come up if you are looking to earn British Airways status. To be .....
19 Sep 201719 September 2017 • 35 comments
I ran an interesting article last week on exploiting Avios zonal pricing to save points or money. The examples I gave (see the full article here) focused on Qatar Airways redemptions. Today I .....
I ran an interesting article last week on exploiting Avios zonal pricing to save points or money. The .....
10 Sep 201710 September 2017 • 44 comments
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....
27 Aug 201727 August 2017 • 31 comments
News in brief: Get 25% off a Priority Pass airport lounge card To celebrate its 25% anniversary, Priority Pass is offering 25% off its airport lounge access cards for a limited period. If both you and .....
News in brief: Get 25% off a Priority Pass airport lounge card To celebrate its 25% anniversary, Priority Pass .....
27 May 201727 May 2017 • 46 comments
News in brief: Decent SWISS sale out of Italy SWISS business class and, in particular, first class has an excellent reputation. I was one of the last people to redeem for Swiss First – here .....
News in brief: Decent SWISS sale out of Italy SWISS business class and, in particular, first class has an .....
4 May 20174 May 2017 • 71 comments
News in brief: Finnair Easter Offer Finnair has launched an Easter offer for flights to Asia. What makes this sale attractive is that: you can start from London, Edinburgh, Manchester or Dublin .....
News in brief: Finnair Easter Offer Finnair has launched an Easter offer for flights to Asia. What makes this .....
30 Mar 201730 March 2017 • 20 comments
News in brief: 15% Iberia discount code – today and tomorrow only Iberia has a new discount code aimed at the UK market which expires on Tuesday. The code you need is MARCH15. .....
News in brief: 15% Iberia discount code – today and tomorrow only Iberia has a new discount .....
27 Feb 201727 February 2017 • 37 comments
News in brief: New BA Holidays offers to the USA British Airways has launched a new round of ‘flight and hotel’ deals to the USA, partnered with Club World flights. These deals are nowhere .....
News in brief: New BA Holidays offers to the USA British Airways has launched a new round of ‘flight and .....
11 Feb 201711 February 2017 • 68 comments
News in brief: Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another wave of its auctions closing soon. Most of the items offered tend to go for far less .....
News in brief: Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line .....
30 Jan 201730 January 2017 • 77 comments
Singapore Airlines announced a new European ‘fifth freedom’ route this week – Moscow to Stockholm, starting on 30th May. As HfP has also just put a ‘fifth freedom’ .....
Singapore Airlines announced a new European ‘fifth freedom’ route this week – Moscow to .....
18 Dec 201618 December 2016 • 53 comments
Finnair has launched its January sale early. It has launched special business class fares to Asia, valid until 9th January 2017 for travel between 16th January and 28th October 2017 (dates vary by .....
Finnair has launched its January sale early. It has launched special business class fares to Asia, valid .....
8 Dec 20168 December 2016 • 42 comments
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. What is far rarer is for a frequent flyer scheme to let you transfer your points INTO a hotel .....
Almost all hotel loyalty programmes let you transfer you points into certain frequent flyer schemes. .....
10 Nov 201610 November 2016 • 41 comments
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