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.
One of more interesting quirks of the separate avios.com and British Airways Executive Club schemes is that avios.com had additional reward availability for European economy flights. This goes back to .....
One of more interesting quirks of the separate avios.com and British Airways Executive Club schemes is that .....
1 Sep 20141 September 2014 • 22 comments
British Airways launched a new feature a couple of weeks ago – the ability to lock-in the price of a ticket for up to 72 hours. Since this is a new feature (with nothing taken away in return!) .....
British Airways launched a new feature a couple of weeks ago – the ability to lock-in the price of a .....
30 Aug 201430 August 2014 • 13 comments
British Airways has launched its latest sale. It offers discounts on Club Europe / Club World and First Class flights and holiday packages. The special ba.com page for the sale is here. You need to .....
British Airways has launched its latest sale. It offers discounts on Club Europe / Club World and First .....
29 Aug 201429 August 2014 • 41 comments
Earlier this week I discussed the chaos that broke out on certain US frequent flyer sites when they thought (incorrectly) that Iberia had devalued its oneworld partner awards and that BA must surely .....
Earlier this week I discussed the chaos that broke out on certain US frequent flyer sites when they thought .....
28 Aug 201428 August 2014 • 21 comments
British Airways Executive Club members should have received an email yesterday with a link to the latest issue of “The Club” magazine. This included details of their new Avios tie-in .....
British Airways Executive Club members should have received an email yesterday with a link to the latest issue .....
28 Aug 201428 August 2014 • 11 comments
One upside of only publishing articles in the early morning, instead of dropping them in during the day, is that it gives me more time to reflect on the issue at hand. And, this time, saved me an .....
One upside of only publishing articles in the early morning, instead of dropping them in during the day, is .....
26 Aug 201426 August 2014 • 27 comments
We are away at present, so this article is shorter than I would like. However, I thought this story on Australian Business Traveller was too good to wait. It explains, in detail, a potential new .....
We are away at present, so this article is shorter than I would like. However, I thought this story on .....
25 Aug 201425 August 2014 • 16 comments
I have decided to make a determined effort to clear my inbox of stories this week! Here are a few things which are worth a look but which I have been sitting on for a while because I couldn’t .....
I have decided to make a determined effort to clear my inbox of stories this week! Here are a few things which .....
22 Aug 201422 August 2014 • 40 comments
British Airways is determined that the ‘back to work’ push after the Summer goes with a bang this year – especially as recent trading updates from the major European airlines show a .....
British Airways is determined that the ‘back to work’ push after the Summer goes with a bang this .....
20 Aug 201420 August 2014 • 40 comments
The British Airways credit card fee increased yesterday from £4.50 to £5 per booking. This is the first increase since the fee was introduced in 2009 (was it really so long ago?). Despite this, .....
The British Airways credit card fee increased yesterday from £4.50 to £5 per booking. This is the first .....
20 Aug 201420 August 2014 • 52 comments
British Airways is on the verge of rolling out a trial of a pre-order food service, Business Traveller reported last week. This will allow passengers in Club World and First to specify their choice .....
British Airways is on the verge of rolling out a trial of a pre-order food service, Business Traveller .....
19 Aug 201419 August 2014 • 25 comments
Hilton and British Airways have launched a joint promotion which is running until November 30th. It is simple enough. You need to have your Hilton HHonors account set to ‘points and .....
Hilton and British Airways have launched a joint promotion which is running until November 30th. It is simple .....
18 Aug 201418 August 2014 • 46 comments
Sydney is a popular target destination for using frequent flyer miles, probably because the sheer length of the flight means that people are keen to do what they can to avoid travelling in economy. .....
Sydney is a popular target destination for using frequent flyer miles, probably because the sheer length of .....
17 Aug 201417 August 2014 • 17 comments
Good news! Tesco has launched a ‘Clubcard to Avios’ conversion bonus. The bad news is that it is strictly targeted to a few people, seemingly people who have not converted to BA or .....
Good news! Tesco has launched a ‘Clubcard to Avios’ conversion bonus. The bad news is that it .....
16 Aug 201416 August 2014 • 52 comments
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