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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.

It’s back – 10,000 Avios for opening an ISA with Nutmeg

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer.  You will receive up to 10,000 Avios points when you open a Stocks & Shares ISA or a pension with Nutmeg before 9th .....

Wealth management group Nutmeg has brought back its generous Avios offer.  You will receive up to 10,000 .....

by Rob Burgess68 comments

EXCLUSIVE: Earn 250 Avios when dining at local restaurants from 1st October

Avios is gearing up for the launch of a new feature on 1st October – a new restaurant-booking portal called Restaurant Circle which will give you 250 Avios points with every table booked. The .....

Avios is gearing up for the launch of a new feature on 1st October – a new restaurant-booking portal .....

by Rob Burgess35 comments

Do you know the expiry rules for your airline miles?

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them or add to them. This is most likely to happen with secondary programmes where you once .....

There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when you finally come to use them .....

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British Airways ‘to sell M&S food on short-haul’

Following on from my story on Saturday that British Airways is training cabin crew to sell ‘buy on board’ food on short haul – but only after they sign a confidentiality agreement .....

Following on from my story on Saturday that British Airways is training cabin crew to sell ‘buy on .....

by Rob Burgess125 comments

Bits: £20 for TripAdvisor hotel booking, Clubcard bonus on kids games ending

News in brief: £20 in Amazon vouchers with a TripAdvisor hotel booking TripAdvisor is offering a £20 Amazon voucher when you book a hotel via their UK site for £150 or more.  Details are here. It .....

News in brief: £20 in Amazon vouchers with a TripAdvisor hotel booking TripAdvisor is offering a £20 Amazon .....

by Rob Burgess21 comments

What happens to your Avios points when you die?

Yes, a cheery subject for a Friday morning.  However, this is something that rarely comes up but does impact quite a few people, especially those who were hoarding Avios during their career to .....

Yes, a cheery subject for a Friday morning.  However, this is something that rarely comes up but does .....

by Rob Burgess38 comments