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.
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British Airways will launch a 50% bonus tomorrow for anyone who buys Avios points. 50% is an unprecedented discount as a quick search through the last three years of Head for Points will show you. It .....
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Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be. I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....
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18 Feb 201518 February 2015 • 22 comments
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11 Feb 201511 February 2015 • 32 comments
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10 Feb 201510 February 2015 • 37 comments
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9 Feb 20159 February 2015 • 109 comments
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9 Feb 20159 February 2015 • 22 comments
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7 Feb 20157 February 2015 • 39 comments
Buried away in the new Executive Club terms and conditions – which primarily covers the changes required under the Avios devaluation on April 28th – is a small improvement to the way that .....
Buried away in the new Executive Club terms and conditions – which primarily covers the changes required .....
6 Feb 20156 February 2015 • 25 comments
Over the course of the nine articles below, I have managed to pick apart the details of the Avios changes that take effect from April 28th. I thought the best way of drawing all the strands together .....
Over the course of the nine articles below, I have managed to pick apart the details of the Avios changes that .....
5 Feb 20155 February 2015 • 103 comments
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