Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Do you want to know how British Airways Executive Club and the Avios scheme work? Our ‘BA Q&A’ series covers 175 key questions you may have, along with the answers.
We cover everything from seating questions and whether you have to pay to reserve a seat to the basics of British Airways Executive Club and the benefits you’ll receive as Bronze, Silver, Gold and even Gold Guest List member.
You can either scroll through this category to see all the articles or click through to this index page, which lists the articles by topic.
You may also want to read our ‘Avios Redemption University’ series which looks at the best ways to maximise the value of your Avios.
Can you use Avios points to buy British Airways tier points? Is it possible to swap between tier points and Avios? Today I want to take a look at this often confusing topic. Avios and .....
Can you use Avios points to buy British Airways tier points? Is it possible to swap between tier points .....
1 Apr 20211 April 2021 • Leave a comment
Can you transfer your Avios points to someone else? Today I want to look at whether it is possible to move your Avios points to the account of another person. As with many things to do with .....
Can you transfer your Avios points to someone else? Today I want to look at whether it is possible to .....
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How many Avios points do you need for a First Class flight? A lot of people have flying First Class on their bucket list. It CAN be done with Avios points, but my advice – as we will see .....
How many Avios points do you need for a First Class flight? A lot of people have flying First Class on their .....
1 Apr 20211 April 2021 • Leave a comment
Today I want to look at how many Avios points you need to book a seat for an infant or baby. First, let’s clarify what British Airways counts as a baby or infant. To get the infant fare, .....
Today I want to look at how many Avios points you need to book a seat for an infant or baby. First, .....
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If you want to guarantee yourself the best chance of booking the Avios reward flights you want, it is important to know when British Airways releases Avios reward flights. It is fairly easy to .....
If you want to guarantee yourself the best chance of booking the Avios reward flights you want, it is .....
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Have you been struggling to find Avios seats for redemptions or upgrades? Even though there are cash tickets for sale on the same flight? In this article I want to explain how, and how you can beat .....
Have you been struggling to find Avios seats for redemptions or upgrades? Even though there are cash tickets .....
1 Apr 20211 April 2021 • Leave a comment
Can you book a flight for someone else using your Avios points? Today I want to look at how flexible your Avios actually are and show you how you can use Avios for someone else. The good news is .....
Can you book a flight for someone else using your Avios points? Today I want to look at how flexible .....
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How do you change an Avios booking? Today I want to run through how the process works and what it will cost to change your flight. The simple answer is that all Avios flights can be changed or .....
How do you change an Avios booking? Today I want to run through how the process works and what it will .....
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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 2019. Remember that these .....
What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points? This article looks at the British .....
1 Apr 20211 April 2021 • Leave a comment
Today I want to give you an overview of how many Avios you need to upgrade your long-haul British Airways flight to Business Class / Club World using Avios points. For other classes, this Head for .....
Today I want to give you an overview of how many Avios you need to upgrade your long-haul British Airways .....
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How many Avios points do you need for a Business Class flight? The answer, I’m pleased to say, is far fewer than you think. If you’ve never experienced Business Class then it .....
How many Avios points do you need for a Business Class flight? The answer, I’m pleased to say, is .....
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What is the British Airways Executive Club Blue line telephone number? In this article I want to summarise the key British Airways contact telephone numbers if you are a Blue (base level) member of .....
What is the British Airways Executive Club Blue line telephone number? In this article I want to summarise .....
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What is the British Airways Executive Club Bronze line telephone number? In this article I want to summarise the key British Airways contact telephone numbers if you are a Bronze member of .....
What is the British Airways Executive Club Bronze line telephone number? In this article I want to .....
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What is the British Airways Executive Club Silver card telephone number? In this article I want to summarise the key British Airways contact telephone numbers if you are a Silver member of .....
What is the British Airways Executive Club Silver card telephone number? In this article I want to .....
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