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.
A couple of weeks ago I was out of the office on a week long review trip (Ibiza, Madrid and Frankfurt … you may have read about it). As I wanted to be back in London for the weekend, I booked a .....
A couple of weeks ago I was out of the office on a week long review trip (Ibiza, Madrid and Frankfurt … .....
17 Feb 201717 February 2017 • 110 comments
News in brief: 50% bonus Virgin miles with Kaligo.com Hotel booking site Kaligo.com is offering 50% bonus Virgin Flying Club miles on bookings between now and 31st March. Both new and existing .....
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17 Feb 201717 February 2017 • 20 comments
This is my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews .....
This is my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is part .....
16 Feb 201716 February 2017 • 41 comments
This part 2 of my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport. Part 1 can be found here. Inside the British Airways First Class lounge at Gatwick The First lounge can be .....
This part 2 of my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport. Part 1 can be found .....
16 Feb 201716 February 2017 • 65 comments
I had lunch with a reader last week and he gave me an old spreadsheet he had put together. I agreed to update it and tweak it, and we now have a comprehensive list of the flying time of British .....
I had lunch with a reader last week and he gave me an old spreadsheet he had put together. I agreed to .....
15 Feb 201715 February 2017 • 65 comments
British Airways Executive Club and Hilton Honors have launched a new mileage deal for the Spring. For some people – but not many – this may be more attractive than the main Hilton Honors .....
British Airways Executive Club and Hilton Honors have launched a new mileage deal for the Spring. For some .....
15 Feb 201715 February 2017 • 31 comments
‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched. It allows you to redeem your points for a discount against a cash ticket, although you are not allowed .....
‘Part Pay With Avios’ has, apparently, been very successful since it was launched. It allows you .....
14 Feb 201714 February 2017 • 10 comments
News in brief: Beat ‘buy on board’ with your Priority Pass Last week I wrote about how The Grain Store bar and cafe in Gatwick South had joined Priority Pass and Lounge Club. Flash your .....
News in brief: Beat ‘buy on board’ with your Priority Pass Last week I wrote about how The Grain .....
14 Feb 201714 February 2017 • 94 comments
Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just two months after the previous offer closed. You will receive up to 10,000 Avios points when you open a Stocks & .....
Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer, just two months after the previous .....
13 Feb 201713 February 2017 • 3 comments
News in brief: Big British Airways changes at Manchester? Following on from the launch of BA’s weekend European flights from Manchester, I have heard from a couple of sources that other major .....
News in brief: Big British Airways changes at Manchester? Following on from the launch of BA’s weekend .....
12 Feb 201712 February 2017 • 74 comments
News in brief: New BA Holidays offers to the USA British Airways has launched a new round of ‘flight and hotel’ deals to the USA, partnered with Club World flights. These deals are nowhere .....
News in brief: New BA Holidays offers to the USA British Airways has launched a new round of ‘flight and .....
11 Feb 201711 February 2017 • 68 comments
News in brief: British Airways drops Bremen SUN-AIR of Scandinavia, a British Airways franchise partner, has announced that it is dropping its BA-branded flights from London City to Bremen and .....
News in brief: British Airways drops Bremen SUN-AIR of Scandinavia, a British Airways franchise partner, has .....
11 Feb 201711 February 2017 • 50 comments
No sooner has British Airways confirmed their new weekend services to Europe from Manchester (see here) than BA has announced routes from Birmingham and Bristol this summer. It is a long .....
No sooner has British Airways confirmed their new weekend services to Europe from Manchester (see here) .....
10 Feb 201710 February 2017 • 59 comments
Back in June 2014 Tesco Bank launched its current account. There was a lot of hype about the account at the time but Tesco was, probably correctly, keen to play it down whilst the IT bedded in. I .....
Back in June 2014 Tesco Bank launched its current account. There was a lot of hype about the account at the .....
9 Feb 20179 February 2017 • 90 comments
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