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.
News in brief: Luxury Travel Diary auctions The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another wave of its auctions closing this week. Here is two nights in Paris which ends this week, as .....
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30 Aug 201630 August 2016 • 99 comments
News in brief: Last day to get 2,400 Avios with a £60 LEGO purchase A quick reminder that today, Monday, is the last day to earn 1,000 Clubcard points (worth 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin Flying Club) .....
News in brief: Last day to get 2,400 Avios with a £60 LEGO purchase A quick reminder that today, Monday, is .....
29 Aug 201629 August 2016 • 50 comments
There are two generous Avios promotions ending on the 31st August. There is still time to jump in if you haven’t done so yet. 13,200 Avios with an Economist subscription As you can see at .....
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28 Aug 201628 August 2016 • 27 comments
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27 Aug 201627 August 2016 • 13 comments
British Airways appears to be gearing up to launch its own version of ‘CombiFare’, the innovative Virgin Flying Club feature which I have praised in various articles. This is based on a .....
British Airways appears to be gearing up to launch its own version of ‘CombiFare’, the innovative .....
26 Aug 201626 August 2016 • 62 comments
British Airways launched its September sale on Tuesday with offers in all travel classes. The home page for the sale is here. You can book until 21st September. Travel dates are all over the .....
British Airways launched its September sale on Tuesday with offers in all travel classes. The home page for .....
25 Aug 201625 August 2016 • 36 comments
News in brief: 2,400 Avios with £60 LEGO spend (or 1,200 Avios with £30 of LEGO) It’s back – another Lego deal from Tesco Direct. Until Monday night, you will receive 1,000 Clubcard .....
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24 Aug 201624 August 2016 • 88 comments
It is always risky writing about deals which are not yet launched as there is always a chance that they get pulled at the last minute or start late. So, if it is not live when you read this, .....
It is always risky writing about deals which are not yet launched as there is always a chance that they get .....
23 Aug 201623 August 2016 • 70 comments
News in brief: Pay your car tax with American Express Long-term readers of HfP will know that the ability to pay your road tax with an American Express card has come and gone over the last couple of .....
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21 Aug 201621 August 2016 • 94 comments
News in brief: New British Airways route from Stansted Over the Summer, British Airways has been running a series of routes from Stansted at the weekend. These use aircraft which would otherwise .....
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20 Aug 201620 August 2016 • 41 comments
Regular readers will have seen my various articles recently on the major cuts to British Airways in-flight service, eg here and here and here. Long-haul travellers in World Traveller (economy) have .....
Regular readers will have seen my various articles recently on the major cuts to British Airways in-flight .....
19 Aug 201619 August 2016 • 119 comments
News in brief: ‘Skies Above Britain’ starts tonight on BBC2 I have been asked by a NATS employee to plug ‘Skies Above Britain’, which I’m happy to do. Starting on BBC2 .....
News in brief: ‘Skies Above Britain’ starts tonight on BBC2 I have been asked by a NATS employee .....
17 Aug 201617 August 2016 • 84 comments
News in brief: Virgin East Coast four day sale Virgin East Coast is running a short sale until Thursday night. The discount is apparently a full 50% on all sale tickets, although the deals cannot be .....
News in brief: Virgin East Coast four day sale Virgin East Coast is running a short sale until Thursday night. .....
15 Aug 201615 August 2016 • 66 comments
News in brief: Another Lloyds / Avios horror story Long-time HfP readers will know that I have softened my stance on the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit cards over the years. This is partly because .....
News in brief: Another Lloyds / Avios horror story Long-time HfP readers will know that I have softened my .....
13 Aug 201613 August 2016 • 65 comments
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