Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
British Airways Executive Club is the frequent-flyer program for British Airways. It uses a reward currency called ‘Avios’. This article looks at what an Avios point is worth.
If you are new to collecting Avios, we suggest you start with the basics with our Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Avios.
In our Beginner’s Guide to Spending Avios, we look at how you can maximise the value you get from your Avios and how to avoid high taxes and charges on flights.
You can learn more about British Airways Executive Club on the British Airways website here.
If you need to buy Avios to top up your account, the special BA site you need is here.
Shirt maker Charles Tyrwhitt is offering a 11% discount on all purchases until 28th May using code UKCTN11. There is no minimum spend. This offer is available in-store and online. The Charles .....
Shirt maker Charles Tyrwhitt is offering a 11% discount on all purchases until 28th May using code UKCTN11. .....
26 May 201826 May 2018 • Leave a comment
Just in case you are flying out of Heathrow tonight for the Bank Holiday, I thought it was worth a reminder that Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has a .....
Just in case you are flying out of Heathrow tonight for the Bank Holiday, I thought it was worth a reminder .....
25 May 201825 May 2018 • 20 comments
British Airways published this consolidated list of Winter services changes on Tuesday. These take effect from 28th October. Not all of this list is new but I think most of it is. There will be .....
British Airways published this consolidated list of Winter services changes on Tuesday. These take effect .....
24 May 201824 May 2018 • Leave a comment
ba.com has recently been updated to confirm that the offer of free First Class upgrades on Heathrow Express for British Airways Gold Guest List members is continuing. At least until 31st July. There .....
ba.com has recently been updated to confirm that the offer of free First Class upgrades on Heathrow Express .....
24 May 201824 May 2018 • Leave a comment
British Airways published a list of timetable changes on Tuesday which was not hugely exciting – so unexciting in fact that I was happy to wait until Thursday to publish it. Something else seems .....
British Airways published a list of timetable changes on Tuesday which was not hugely exciting – so .....
23 May 201823 May 2018 • 8 comments
A reader asked me about this topic a couple of days ago, so I thought I would quickly run through the longe access rules for Aer Lingus if you have British Airways status, just in case you are heading .....
A reader asked me about this topic a couple of days ago, so I thought I would quickly run through the longe .....
23 May 201823 May 2018 • 116 comments
British Airways has announced a new route from London Heathrow to Marrakech in Morocco for the Winter season. From 28th October 2018 there will be a four-weekly service from Heathrow Terminal 5 to .....
British Airways has announced a new route from London Heathrow to Marrakech in Morocco for the Winter season. .....
23 May 201823 May 2018 • Leave a comment
This is your step by step to moving Avios points from British Airways Executive Club to Iberia Plus, or vice versa. It is a process that is far more difficult than it should be. The migration from .....
This is your step by step to moving Avios points from British Airways Executive Club to Iberia Plus, or vice .....
23 May 201823 May 2018 • 92 comments
Until 30th May, Tesco Direct is offering 300 bonus Clubcard points – worth 720 Avios or 750 Virgin Flying Club miles – when you buy a NOW TV media stick for £20. You will also get a .....
Until 30th May, Tesco Direct is offering 300 bonus Clubcard points – worth 720 Avios or 750 Virgin .....
22 May 201822 May 2018 • Leave a comment
Spanish newspaper Expansion reported yesterday (see here, Chrome can translate) that BA’s parent company, IAG, is to make a third offer for Norwegian. This will value the airline at 330 NOK per .....
Spanish newspaper Expansion reported yesterday (see here, Chrome can translate) that BA’s parent .....
22 May 201822 May 2018 • 123 comments
Accor and Avios have launched a new ‘bonus Avios’ promotion. This allows you to earn triple Avios on every stay at a Novotel, Sofitel, Mercure, M Gallery, Ibis, Pullman etc .....
Accor and Avios have launched a new ‘bonus Avios’ promotion. This allows you to earn .....
22 May 201822 May 2018 • 24 comments
If like us you are a fan of aviation posters (the one below is hanging in our office, picked up at AntikBar on Kings Road who have a good selection), Paul Jarvis’ new book would make a nice .....
If like us you are a fan of aviation posters (the one below is hanging in our office, picked up at AntikBar on .....
18 May 201818 May 2018 • 43 comments
This is my review of the new British Airways lounge at Aberdeen Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Aberdeen Airport has .....
This is my review of the new British Airways lounge at Aberdeen Airport. This is part of our series of reviews .....
17 May 201817 May 2018 • 67 comments
British Airways has been circulating some images internally of the innovative deep clean programme which has been taking place on all 120 long-haul aircraft. With surprising honesty, it says .....
British Airways has been circulating some images internally of the innovative deep clean programme which has .....
17 May 201817 May 2018 • Leave a comment
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