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British Airways and Avios

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.

If you are interested in earning Avios from credit cards, you should read this article comparing all the Avios-earning credit cards.

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.

Bits: win a Trespass rucksack today, £50 off at eBookers, HfP feedback

News in brief: Win a Trespass rucksack – today only Our sister site Shopper Points is giving away a Trespass hiking rucksack, worth £100 (albeit £57 in their current sale) in a prize draw .....

News in brief: Win a Trespass rucksack – today only Our sister site Shopper Points is giving away a .....

26 Apr 201726 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

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What is the best Avios credit card? (Part 2: on-going earning rates)

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you .....

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....

25 Apr 201725 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 42 comments

What is the best Avios credit card? (Part 1: comparing sign-up bonuses)

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?  This is not as easy an answer as you might think and beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?  This is not as easy an answer as you might think .....

24 Apr 201724 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 146 comments

New wine deal – 15 bottles and 1,000 Avios for £52

The British Airways Wine Explorer club, run by Laithwaite’s, has launched a new deal.   In the absence of any good Tesco Wine deals this year, it is worth a look. It is a pretty good package. .....

The British Airways Wine Explorer club, run by Laithwaite’s, has launched a new deal.   In the absence .....

21 Apr 201721 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

printed.com – the Avios partner you have never heard of

This is an Avios partner you almost certainly haven’t heard of.  The company has been offering Avios points for a number of years – for at least as long as Head for Points has been .....

This is an Avios partner you almost certainly haven’t heard of.  The company has been offering Avios .....

20 Apr 201720 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Do you get BA lounge access on Vueling, Aer Lingus, Flybe and AirBaltic?

British Airways lounge access policies are, on the face of it, straightforward.  You get access if you are flying in Business or First Class or have a Silver or Gold card or equivalent oneworld .....

British Airways lounge access policies are, on the face of it, straightforward.  You get access if you .....

19 Apr 201719 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

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