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.
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Travelex announced yesterday that it is closing Supercard, its 0% foreign exchange fee payment card. Your .....
25 May 201725 May 2017 • 192 comments
Avios has launched an aggressive ‘buy Avios’ offer. During today the offer has been added to ba.com so it is now available across ba.com, avios.com and Aer Lingus AerClub. It is a short .....
Avios has launched an aggressive ‘buy Avios’ offer. During today the offer has been added to .....
23 May 201723 May 2017 • 59 comments
This is my review of Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Business Class, in its regional intra-Asia configuration. Last year I ran an excellent article, written by a reader, on how to use Avios points to .....
This is my review of Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Business Class, in its regional intra-Asia configuration. Last .....
21 May 201721 May 2017 • 57 comments
News in brief: Head for Points launches a great Qatar Airways competition on Monday Starting on Monday ….. you can win two flights, to pretty much anywhere, with Qatar Airways and Head for .....
News in brief: Head for Points launches a great Qatar Airways competition on Monday Starting on .....
20 May 201720 May 2017 • 72 comments
Both Avios and Virgin Flying Club have launched some interesting in-store earning opportunities recently. We also featured the Bink loyalty app late last year which lets you earn Avios in High .....
Both Avios and Virgin Flying Club have launched some interesting in-store earning opportunities recently. We .....
19 May 201719 May 2017 • 66 comments
News in brief: Avios / Tesco competition launched Avios has launched a competition for anyone converting Tesco Clubcard points into Avios via avios.com. This means that BA and avios.com are running .....
News in brief: Avios / Tesco competition launched Avios has launched a competition for anyone converting Tesco .....
17 May 201717 May 2017 • 70 comments
News in brief: £100 off a £500 British Airways spend deal with Amex American Express is offering a very limited number of cardholders a £100 statement credit with their next £500 British Airways .....
News in brief: £100 off a £500 British Airways spend deal with Amex American Express is offering a very .....
16 May 201716 May 2017 • 189 comments
It is, amazingly, two years since I last discussed my thoughts on how to value an Avios point. At that point the 2015 Avios devaluation had just been anounced. I thought it was worth running the .....
It is, amazingly, two years since I last discussed my thoughts on how to value an Avios point. At that point .....
15 May 201715 May 2017 • 165 comments
Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has launched a generous new promotion which can earn you up to 10,000 bonus Avios for hotel bookings made before 11th July. Full details and registration can be found .....
Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has launched a generous new promotion which can earn you up to 10,000 bonus .....
14 May 201714 May 2017 • 20 comments
(EDIT: the comments below suggest that this example may have been a freak IT error. That said, if your voucher is expiring and as there is no fee for cancelling a redemption within 24 hours, there .....
(EDIT: the comments below suggest that this example may have been a freak IT error. That said, if your .....
13 May 201713 May 2017 • 90 comments
Last year there was a generous subscription offer for The Times which gave Avios points. This year, Avios has teamed up with The Telegraph to run a deal for new subscribers. There are four .....
Last year there was a generous subscription offer for The Times which gave Avios points. This year, .....
11 May 201711 May 2017 • 107 comments
British Airways has launched a bigger and better version of the ‘Kids Fly Free’ offer which it has run in the past. This is a genuinely good deal with no catches or small print. From .....
British Airways has launched a bigger and better version of the ‘Kids Fly Free’ offer which it .....
11 May 201711 May 2017 • 60 comments
We are receiving an increasing number of emails at HFP from British Airways passengers who have had major issues on or with BA flights. Our general advice has been to take BA to arbitration, making .....
We are receiving an increasing number of emails at HFP from British Airways passengers who have had major .....
10 May 201710 May 2017 • 122 comments
News in brief: Win 10,000 Avios and a weekend break with Mercure Mercure, the mid-market brand within the Accor hotel group, is currently running a free draw. The prize is 10,000 Le Club AccorHotels .....
News in brief: Win 10,000 Avios and a weekend break with Mercure Mercure, the mid-market brand within the .....
9 May 20179 May 2017 • 34 comments
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