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.
In this article I want to look at where you can fly from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh using Avios points. This article only looks .....
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In this article I want to look at how you can claim missing Avios points if you think a flight has not credited properly or at all. British Airways allows you to claim Avios and tier points on .....
In this article I want to look at how you can claim missing Avios points if you think a flight has not .....
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A question I am often asked is how many British Airways points you can earn from a particular flight. We have our own British Airways tier point calculator in the form of this article (click). .....
A question I am often asked is how many British Airways points you can earn from a particular flight. We have .....
1 Apr 20211 April 2021 • Leave a comment
Can you earn Avios from Hertz, Avis, Europcar, Sixt or other car rental companies? Rental cars offer an additional way of earning Avios. In this article we’ll look at which car rental companies .....
Can you earn Avios from Hertz, Avis, Europcar, Sixt or other car rental companies? Rental cars offer an .....
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In this article we’ll look at how you can earn Avios and British Airways tier points by flying with Vueling, and whether it’s worth it compared to flying British Airways. Vueling is a .....
In this article we’ll look at how you can earn Avios and British Airways tier points by flying with .....
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Lifetime status is a feature of some frequent flyer programs that allow you to acquire a certain level of elite status for the rest of your life – even if you never fly another qualifying flight .....
Lifetime status is a feature of some frequent flyer programs that allow you to acquire a certain level of .....
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What are British Airways tier points? You may be confused by the two different point systems that British Airways Executive Club operates. In this article we’ll look at what tier points are .....
What are British Airways tier points? You may be confused by the two different point systems that British .....
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Is it better earning Avios or hotel points from hotel stays? In this article we’ll look at whether you’re better off collecting Avios on hotel stays or sticking with the hotel’s own .....
Is it better earning Avios or hotel points from hotel stays? In this article we’ll look at whether .....
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British Airways offers a variety of ways of earning Avios. In this article we’ll look at how you can earn Avios by buying wine. In 2017 British Airways relaunched its partnership with .....
British Airways offers a variety of ways of earning Avios. In this article we’ll look at how you can .....
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A question I am often asked is whether you can use Cathay Pacific lounges if you have a British Airways Gold, Silver or Bronze status card – especially their excellent lounges in London .....
A question I am often asked is whether you can use Cathay Pacific lounges if you have a British Airways .....
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One of the most common questions I receive via email from new readers is whether they can use Avios points to fly on Virgin Atlantic? The simple answer is ‘No’. Virgin Atlantic is .....
One of the most common questions I receive via email from new readers is whether they can use Avios points to .....
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A question I am occasionally asked is whether you can use Malaysia Airlines lounges if you have a British Airways Gold, Silver or Bronze status card. Lounge access is one of the perks that many .....
A question I am occasionally asked is whether you can use Malaysia Airlines lounges if you have a British .....
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Most people know that you can earn Avios by flying with British Airways or its partners. In this article we will look at ways you can earn Avios by shopping online. The good news is that booking .....
Most people know that you can earn Avios by flying with British Airways or its partners. In this article we .....
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A question I am often asked is whether you can use Qantas lounges if you have a British Airways Gold, Silver or Bronze status card. Lounge access is one of the perks that many people aspire too .....
A question I am often asked is whether you can use Qantas lounges if you have a British Airways Gold, .....
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