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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.
How can you earn Avios points at Bicester Village? Bicester Village is a popular designer outlet centre on the outskirts of Oxford, and the parent company owns similar locations abroad. In this .....
How can you earn Avios points at Bicester Village? Bicester Village is a popular designer outlet centre on the .....
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In this article I want to look at what Avios and tier points you earn if you upgrade your British Airways flight. Do you earn Avios and tier points for the original class you booked or the class .....
In this article I want to look at what Avios and tier points you earn if you upgrade your British Airways .....
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Today I want to look briefly at how you can earn Avios points when you book airport parking. British Airways launched a new parking partnership with ParkCloud in 2018. There are two separate .....
Today I want to look briefly at how you can earn Avios points when you book airport parking. British Airways .....
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How do you earn Avios when buying duty free on a British Airways flight? Like most airlines, British Airways offers a range of duty-free items when you fly, allowing you to save on taxes. You can see .....
How do you earn Avios when buying duty free on a British Airways flight? Like most airlines, British Airways .....
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How do you get British Airways Gold Guest List status? Gold Guest List is one of the tiers of the Executive Club, British Airways’ frequent flyer membership scheme. In this article we’ll .....
How do you get British Airways Gold Guest List status? Gold Guest List is one of the tiers of the Executive .....
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Today I want to look at whether you can earn Avios and British Airways Executive Club tier points when you fly with Iberia Express. Iberia Express is a low-cost short-haul subsidiary of Iberia, .....
Today I want to look at whether you can earn Avios and British Airways Executive Club tier points when you fly .....
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In this article I want to look at what happens to your British Airways Executive Club tier points at the end of your membership year. If you’ve already read our guide about what British Airways .....
In this article I want to look at what happens to your British Airways Executive Club tier points at the end .....
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Today I want to answer the question over whether you can pay for British Airways buy on board food and drink using Avios points? In 2017 British Airways chose to scrap complimentary food and drinks on .....
Today I want to answer the question over whether you can pay for British Airways buy on board food and drink .....
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Today I want to give you an overview of how you can upgrade your British Airways flight using Avios points. If you are flying British Airways, you may be able to upgrade your flight at any point .....
Today I want to give you an overview of how you can upgrade your British Airways flight using Avios points. If .....
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What is British Airways Gold Guest List, and is it something worth pushing for? British Airways’ status levels can sometimes be confusing, especially in the higher levels. In this article .....
What is British Airways Gold Guest List, and is it something worth pushing for? British Airways’ status .....
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In this article I want to look at where you can fly from Bristol using Avios points. This article only looks at non-stop flights. If you are prepared to change in Heathrow, you can redeem for .....
In this article I want to look at where you can fly from Bristol using Avios points. This article only looks .....
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Do you earn Avios or tier points if you book British Airways flights via Expedia or Opodo? Like most airlines, British Airways is bookable both on their own website as well as that of flight .....
Do you earn Avios or tier points if you book British Airways flights via Expedia or Opodo? Like most airlines, .....
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How can you open a British Airways Household Account? As part of the Executive Club, British Airways allows you to create a household account in order to share and pool Avios. In this article .....
How can you open a British Airways Household Account? As part of the Executive Club, British Airways allows .....
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How can you close a British Airways Household Account – and what happens to the Avios? We recently wrote about how to open a British Airways household account in order to pool Avios. In this .....
How can you close a British Airways Household Account – and what happens to the Avios? We recently wrote .....
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