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.
Following on from the very recent news of a new Heathrow to New Orleans route for 2017, British Airways confirmed another rumour yesterday by announcing a new route from Gatwick to Fort Lauderdale in .....
Following on from the very recent news of a new Heathrow to New Orleans route for 2017, British Airways .....
28 Oct 201628 October 2016 • 76 comments
Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be. I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....
Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it .....
26 Oct 201626 October 2016 • 83 comments
British Airways news in brief: Win a trip to Prague BA is running a competition giving away return flights to Prague. To be honest this is not the most generous prize as the flights are only Economy .....
British Airways news in brief: Win a trip to Prague BA is running a competition giving away return flights to .....
26 Oct 201626 October 2016 • 48 comments
Flybe is, impressively, now the largest regional airline in Europe. It now operates from 40 UK airports and is the largest scheduled airline by air traffic movements at Belfast City, Birmingham, .....
Flybe is, impressively, now the largest regional airline in Europe. It now operates from 40 UK airports .....
25 Oct 201625 October 2016 • 69 comments
News in brief: New Etihad Global Sale launched Etihad has launched a new long-haul sale. You need to book by 31st October for travel between 15th January and 30th June. Prices seem to be .....
News in brief: New Etihad Global Sale launched Etihad has launched a new long-haul sale. You need .....
25 Oct 201625 October 2016 • Leave a comment
Reader John contacted us to share his experience with manufactured spending, buying a lot of LEGO and trying to turn the boxes into Avios. It is a great – and educational – story and .....
Reader John contacted us to share his experience with manufactured spending, buying a lot of LEGO and trying .....
23 Oct 201623 October 2016 • 9 comments
Here is part two of HfP reader John’s experience with manufactured spending. You should read Part 1 of the article here before continuing below. HfP has edited the article and any .....
Here is part two of HfP reader John’s experience with manufactured spending. You should read Part .....
23 Oct 201623 October 2016 • 126 comments
If you spend £75 on LEGO City toys at Tesco Direct before midnight on Monday you will receive 1,500 extra Tesco Clubcard points. These will transfer into 3,600 Avios or 3,750 Virgin Flying Club miles .....
If you spend £75 on LEGO City toys at Tesco Direct before midnight on Monday you will receive 1,500 extra .....
22 Oct 201622 October 2016 • Leave a comment
News in brief: 3,600 Avios with £75 LEGO City spend Tesco Direct has launched a fantastic new LEGO deal. As you can see here, you will will earn 1,500 bonus Clubcard points (worth 3,600 Avios or .....
News in brief: 3,600 Avios with £75 LEGO City spend Tesco Direct has launched a fantastic new LEGO deal. As .....
22 Oct 201622 October 2016 • 48 comments
As I predicted the other day, British Airways has announced a new route to New Orleans. The first flight will depart on 27th March 2017. There will be four flights per week departing on Monday, .....
As I predicted the other day, British Airways has announced a new route to New Orleans. The first flight will .....
21 Oct 201621 October 2016 • 25 comments
Not many people know that British Airways Executive Club has a service, in association with their wine partner Laithwaites, to allow you to trade your Avios for beer, wine or champagne. The good news .....
Not many people know that British Airways Executive Club has a service, in association with their wine .....
21 Oct 201621 October 2016 • 15 comments
News in brief: British Airways to extend check-in cut-off British Airways has announced that, from 30th October, check-in for long-haul flights at Heathrow will close one hour prior to departure. At .....
News in brief: British Airways to extend check-in cut-off British Airways has announced that, from 30th .....
20 Oct 201620 October 2016 • 83 comments
For people who look to earn British Airways status via a tier point run – booking a specific flight primarily because of the number of tier points earned – it seems like the biggest gravy .....
For people who look to earn British Airways status via a tier point run – booking a specific flight .....
20 Oct 201620 October 2016 • 34 comments
British Airways announced yesterday that it is closing its route to Chengdu in China after three years. I have been calling out this route since it launched. I was told by a BA employee that the .....
British Airways announced yesterday that it is closing its route to Chengdu in China after three years. I have .....
18 Oct 201618 October 2016 • 50 comments
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