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.
If you haven’t got your Easter holidays booked yet – or if you have booked a redemption but could be tempted to change it if a good cash deal came along – British Airways may have a .....
If you haven’t got your Easter holidays booked yet – or if you have booked a redemption but could .....
20 Feb 201620 February 2016 • 23 comments
There is a little-known arbitrage you can use to save £50 of tax when booking British Airways Avios redemption flights to Cape Town. Whilst Cape Town does have a direct BA service, it is often .....
There is a little-known arbitrage you can use to save £50 of tax when booking British Airways Avios .....
19 Feb 201619 February 2016 • 17 comments
A couple of years ago, American Express expanded its ‘Invites’ programme – which gets cardholders early access to tickets for certain cultural events – by opening a private .....
A couple of years ago, American Express expanded its ‘Invites’ programme – which gets .....
17 Feb 201617 February 2016 • 22 comments
Last Summer we were with some friends when the conversation turned, as it always does when the other person is a traveller, to miles and points. The wife was unleashing her frustration about .....
Last Summer we were with some friends when the conversation turned, as it always does when the other person is .....
16 Feb 201616 February 2016 • 25 comments
News in brief: 10,000 Miles & More miles with an Economist subscription Lufthansa has launched its own new Economist promotion, following on from the Avios / Économist version. This one is .....
News in brief: 10,000 Miles & More miles with an Economist subscription Lufthansa has launched its own .....
14 Feb 201614 February 2016 • 41 comments
I spent yesterday travelling down to Austria with the family for half term, so today you are getting a bit of ‘filler’. However, in terms of filler, this is pretty cool. If you have .....
I spent yesterday travelling down to Austria with the family for half term, so today you are getting a bit of .....
14 Feb 201614 February 2016 • 25 comments
Back in early January, I highlighted the first in a series of promotions organised by Heathrow Airport under the title ‘Smart Travellers’. They are aimed – a little bizarrely .....
Back in early January, I highlighted the first in a series of promotions organised by Heathrow Airport under .....
13 Feb 201613 February 2016 • 21 comments
During the first two weeks of February, British Airways is running a special ‘Visit California’ offer to promote three key routes to the area – Los Angeles, San Francisco and – launching on .....
During the first two weeks of February, British Airways is running a special ‘Visit California’ offer to .....
13 Feb 201613 February 2016 • 17 comments
British Airways introduced ‘Part-Pay With Avios‘ back in 2013. This allowed you to pay part of the price of a cash ticket using Avios points. At the time, a lot of people felt deflated .....
British Airways introduced ‘Part-Pay With Avios‘ back in 2013. This allowed you to pay part of .....
11 Feb 201611 February 2016 • 33 comments
News in brief: What has happened to Dublin fares in Club Europe? Time to dust off the list of promises that British Airways made when it was allowed to buy Aer Lingus. Club Europe to Dublin was always .....
News in brief: What has happened to Dublin fares in Club Europe? Time to dust off the list of promises that .....
11 Feb 201611 February 2016 • 48 comments
When I was sent a link to itv.com by a reader yesterday morning, I was more than a little surprised by what I read. British Airways had announced that it was launching flights from Stansted. This made .....
When I was sent a link to itv.com by a reader yesterday morning, I was more than a little surprised by what I .....
10 Feb 201610 February 2016 • 61 comments
I occasionally gets emails from readers who have had issues getting British Airways telephone agents to book an ‘open jaw’ flight using a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 .....
I occasionally gets emails from readers who have had issues getting British Airways telephone agents to book .....
9 Feb 20169 February 2016 • 75 comments
British Airways has a low key partnership with ‘by the hour’ Avis-owned car rental group Zipcar. It is so low key that I didn’t know that the sign-up had been increased from .....
British Airways has a low key partnership with ‘by the hour’ Avis-owned car rental group Zipcar. .....
8 Feb 20168 February 2016 • 14 comments
During the first two weeks of February, British Airways is running a special ‘Visit California’ offer to promote three key routes to the area – Los Angeles, San Francisco and .....
During the first two weeks of February, British Airways is running a special ‘Visit California’ .....
8 Feb 20168 February 2016 • 4 comments
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