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: British Airways announces two new Greek destinations British Airways will be operating two new routes to Greece next Summer. From 30th April, it will fly to Kalamata twice per week .....
News in brief: British Airways announces two new Greek destinations British Airways will be operating two new .....
20 Nov 201520 November 2015 • 12 comments
This is my review of the British Airways Galleries Club lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. I .....
This is my review of the British Airways Galleries Club lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3. This is part of our .....
18 Nov 201518 November 2015 • 33 comments
Yes, you read that correctly. We did it in January and it was hugely popular, so we decided to do it again. This week on Head for Points we are giving away 100,000 Avios points in association with .....
Yes, you read that correctly. We did it in January and it was hugely popular, so we decided to do it .....
16 Nov 201516 November 2015 • 70 comments
Doncaster Sheffield airport (or Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield as it is officially known, or Finningley as I – and presumably anyone over 40 in Yorkshire – still calls it) is .....
Doncaster Sheffield airport (or Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield as it is officially known, or .....
12 Nov 201512 November 2015 • 19 comments
There are two interesting Hilton HHonors promotions running until December, both of which I have covered on Head for Points before: For points collectors, on the ‘points and points’ .....
There are two interesting Hilton HHonors promotions running until December, both of which I have covered on .....
11 Nov 201511 November 2015 • 31 comments
Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in association with British Airways. This is the most generous sign-up .....
Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up .....
10 Nov 201510 November 2015 • 53 comments
News in brief: Emails arrive for the Tesco / BA 20% conversion bonus The mythical emails regarding the new 20% conversion bonus of Tesco Clubcard points to British Airways Executive Club finally .....
News in brief: Emails arrive for the Tesco / BA 20% conversion bonus The mythical emails regarding the new 20% .....
10 Nov 201510 November 2015 • 53 comments
It is now three weeks since the first British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner started commercial service between Heathrow and Delhi. This is the longer version of the 787-8 and, unlike the smaller .....
It is now three weeks since the first British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner started commercial service .....
9 Nov 20159 November 2015 • 48 comments
Yesterday was the annual International Airlines Group Capital Markets Day, where IAG gives a public presentation for its bondholders on the performance of BA, Iberia, Vueling and now Aer Lingus. The .....
Yesterday was the annual International Airlines Group Capital Markets Day, where IAG gives a public .....
7 Nov 20157 November 2015 • 45 comments
News in brief: All Aer Lingus UK flights to become BA codeshares From 11th November, all Aer Lingus UK routes will become British Airways codeshare services. BA was already codesharing on most Aer .....
News in brief: All Aer Lingus UK flights to become BA codeshares From 11th November, all Aer Lingus UK routes .....
6 Nov 20156 November 2015 • 55 comments
British Airways announced a new route to Inverness yesterday. From 3rd May, BA will operate one flight a day from Heathrow to Inverness. It will depart Heathrow at 9.55am, arriving at 11.30. The .....
British Airways announced a new route to Inverness yesterday. From 3rd May, BA will operate one flight a day .....
5 Nov 20155 November 2015 • 80 comments
Back in February, I wrote about one of those ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’ – that it is possible to earn British Airways Avios points and tier points when .....
Back in February, I wrote about one of those ‘things you didn’t know you didn’t know’ .....
5 Nov 20155 November 2015 • 37 comments
British Airways, in conjunction with American Airlines and Iberia, has launched a new promotion offering bonus Avios points on flights to 21 destinations. You must register for this promotion. As it .....
British Airways, in conjunction with American Airlines and Iberia, has launched a new promotion offering bonus .....
4 Nov 20154 November 2015 • 33 comments
Ever since the Avios devaluation in April, crediting long haul economy flights on British Airways to British Airways Executive Club has been a slightly crazy thing to do. You were only earning 0.25 .....
Ever since the Avios devaluation in April, crediting long haul economy flights on British Airways to British .....
4 Nov 20154 November 2015 • 13 comments
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