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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.

Is this the best round-the-world routing using Avios?

A HfP reader sent in his round-the world itinerary and was wondering if it was the best way to travel around the world using Avios points? I liked his itinerary but, as the reader was not based in .....

A HfP reader sent in his round-the world itinerary and was wondering if it was the best way to travel around .....

11 Mar 201611 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

Save 25% on Flybe redemptions via avios.com

Flybe, the UK regional airline, is offering a 25% discount on the Avios needed for a redemption this Spring. This looks like a good deal to me in certain scenarios. Here are the headline rules: 25% .....

Flybe, the UK regional airline, is offering a 25% discount on the Avios needed for a redemption this Spring. .....

29 Feb 201629 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

New British Airways lounge with Concorde Bar opens in Dubai Concourse D

As I discussed last week, the brand new Concourse D at Dubai International Airport, which will be home to most of the European airlines, is now open. The first flight to use it, as it happens, was a .....

As I discussed last week, the brand new Concourse D at Dubai International Airport, which will be home to most .....

27 Feb 201627 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

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