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.
Do you need to have your British Airways Executive Club membership card with you to get into a lounge? Access to departure and arrivals lounges is a benefit of British Airways Executive Club elite .....
Do you need to have your British Airways Executive Club membership card with you to get into a lounge? Access .....
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Different airlines have different approaches with how long they let you keep status when you earn it. In this article, I want to look at how long your British Airways Executive Club status lasts .....
Different airlines have different approaches with how long they let you keep status when you earn it. In .....
1 Apr 20211 April 2021 • Leave a comment
In this article we’ll look at how you can work out how many Avios you will earn when you fly on British Airways. Avios are calculated by route length, and the amount you earn depends on your .....
In this article we’ll look at how you can work out how many Avios you will earn when you fly on British .....
1 Apr 20211 April 2021 • Leave a comment
How does the British Airways ‘Gold Upgrade for Two’ and ‘Gold Upgrade for One’ voucher work? Today I thought I’d take a look at this often-confusing aspect of the .....
How does the British Airways ‘Gold Upgrade for Two’ and ‘Gold Upgrade for One’ voucher .....
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Is it ever worth buying Avios points? Sometimes, you need more Avios than you currently own. You might be looking at booking a redemption flight but are short of a couple 1000 Avios. In a case such as .....
Is it ever worth buying Avios points? Sometimes, you need more Avios than you currently own. You might be .....
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In this article I want to look at where you can fly from Cardiff 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 Cardiff using Avios points. This article only looks .....
1 Apr 20211 April 2021 • Leave a comment
Is it possible to get an extension to your British Airways Executive Club membership year? If you’ve read our article about how British Airways Executive Club membership years work, .....
Is it possible to get an extension to your British Airways Executive Club membership year? If you’ve .....
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Do you earn Avios if you book a flight for another person? Today I want to look at whether you can earn Avios points if you book a flight for someone else. As you probably know, Avios is the reward .....
Do you earn Avios if you book a flight for another person? Today I want to look at whether you can earn Avios .....
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Who can book and sit in the exit row seats on British Airways? It is not a simple question as there are legal issues as well as ones imposed by BA. British Airways places restrictions on who can .....
Who can book and sit in the exit row seats on British Airways? It is not a simple question as there are .....
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This articles shows you how you can earn Avios points on Heathrow Express train tickets. Heathrow Express is a fast 15-minute train service from Paddington Station in Central London to Heathrow .....
This articles shows you how you can earn Avios points on Heathrow Express train tickets. Heathrow Express is a .....
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What are the benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status? Gold is one of four tiers of the Executive Club, British Airways’ frequent flyer membership scheme. In this article we’ll look .....
What are the benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status? Gold is one of four tiers of the .....
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I am often asked whether British Airways Executive Club has soft landings. It does, and I will explain how the BA soft landings work. “Soft” and “hard” landings describe the .....
I am often asked whether British Airways Executive Club has soft landings. It does, and I will explain how .....
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Who are British Airways airline partners? Which airlines let you earn Avios and sometimes British Airways Executive Club tier points when you fly with them? You probably already know that British .....
Who are British Airways airline partners? Which airlines let you earn Avios and sometimes British Airways .....
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Who are the British Airways hotel partners where you can earn Avios? It is very easy to earn Avios points when you stay at a British Airways hotel partner. Let’s look at who the airline .....
Who are the British Airways hotel partners where you can earn Avios? It is very easy to earn Avios points when .....
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