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.
British Airways released a flurry of route announcements last week. These things tend to come out in bursts, since every route cancellation will eventually be matched by a new route or capacity .....
British Airways released a flurry of route announcements last week. These things tend to come out in bursts, .....
29 Sep 201429 September 2014 • 28 comments
I have covered a few Iberia Plus promotions on Head for Points recently. This has led to a few emails asking exactly how you can transfer Avios points from Iberia Plus to British Airways .....
I have covered a few Iberia Plus promotions on Head for Points recently. This has led to a few .....
28 Sep 201428 September 2014 • 22 comments
Every nine months or so, British Airways runs a co-ordinated promotion among all of the major hotel chains, offering a bonus of 25% for converting your points to Avios. The last UK outing for this .....
Every nine months or so, British Airways runs a co-ordinated promotion among all of the major hotel chains, .....
25 Sep 201425 September 2014 • 31 comments
Back in December 2013 I highlighted the new British Airways policy for people who find themselves in ‘old First’. British Airways had launched a generous (in my view) compensation .....
Back in December 2013 I highlighted the new British Airways policy for people who find themselves in .....
23 Sep 201423 September 2014 • 59 comments
After a 14 year gap, British Airways announced yesterday that it is resuming flights to Kuala Lumpur. The service will begin on May 27th 2015. It will be operated by a four class Boeing 777 which .....
After a 14 year gap, British Airways announced yesterday that it is resuming flights to Kuala Lumpur. The .....
18 Sep 201418 September 2014 • 41 comments
I have done quite a few weekend breaks in the past which, to a normal person, would seem fairly crazy. New York, Dubai, Cape Town … these are not the sort of places where you normally head to .....
I have done quite a few weekend breaks in the past which, to a normal person, would seem fairly crazy. New .....
18 Sep 201418 September 2014 • 49 comments
I wrote an introduction to hotel booking site Rocketmiles here. It is a small-scale (ie limited selection) business which offers significant airline mile bonuses when you book. At the time I first .....
I wrote an introduction to hotel booking site Rocketmiles here. It is a small-scale (ie limited .....
15 Sep 201415 September 2014 • 47 comments
British Airways sent out an announcement recently regarding the pricing of ‘extra seats’, often known as ‘comfort seats’. The archetypal user of an ‘extra seat’ .....
British Airways sent out an announcement recently regarding the pricing of ‘extra seats’, often .....
15 Sep 201415 September 2014 • 23 comments
British Airways has announced a new codeshare agreement, this time with airBaltic. It only covers one route, from London Gatwick to Riga in Latvia. I had a good trip to Riga a few years ago, and it .....
British Airways has announced a new codeshare agreement, this time with airBaltic. It only covers one route, .....
12 Sep 201412 September 2014 • 6 comments
British Airways has announced a ‘soft’ refurbishment of the World Traveller and World Traveller Plus seats on 18 of its remaining Boeing 747 aircraft. This reflects the fact that some of .....
British Airways has announced a ‘soft’ refurbishment of the World Traveller and World Traveller .....
11 Sep 201411 September 2014 • 13 comments
If you are a regular reader of Head for Points, you probably remember that I dedicated some space in May to Will, who had written about his fairly crazy attempt to earn British Airways Gold Guest List .....
If you are a regular reader of Head for Points, you probably remember that I dedicated some space in May to .....
10 Sep 201410 September 2014 • 60 comments
I wrote recently about the new partnership between pay-by-the-hour car sharing site Zipcar and avios.com / British Airways Executive Club. It wasn’t clear at the time what would happen if you .....
I wrote recently about the new partnership between pay-by-the-hour car sharing site Zipcar and avios.com / .....
9 Sep 20149 September 2014 • 13 comments
A few British Airways service announcements have dropped into my inbox in the last few days. Here is a round up: New restrictions on taking children to South Africa This seems to have come out of .....
A few British Airways service announcements have dropped into my inbox in the last few days. Here is a round .....
7 Sep 20147 September 2014 • 24 comments
Yes, I know. It’s not very rock’n’roll, using 34,000 Avios to get into Disneyland Paris aka EuroDisney. It’s not even exceptional value for Avios points. The best cash .....
Yes, I know. It’s not very rock’n’roll, using 34,000 Avios to get into Disneyland Paris .....
6 Sep 20146 September 2014 • 23 comments
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