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.
This is quite clever. British Airways Executive Club has launched a new range of ‘Experiences’ redemptions. Available in most major cities in the world, you can redeem your .....
This is quite clever. British Airways Executive Club has launched a new range of .....
22 Apr 201422 April 2014 • 10 comments
Hilton HHonors is currently launching targetted promotions with pretty much every major airline. Until this BA one launched, the Lufthansa one looked the most generous and still is for very .....
Hilton HHonors is currently launching targetted promotions with pretty much every major airline. Until this .....
18 Apr 201418 April 2014 • 18 comments
British Airways Executive Club has introduced a new benefit – some members will be able to transfer Avios to other people for free. You have been able to share Avios with other people by .....
British Airways Executive Club has introduced a new benefit – some members will be able to transfer .....
15 Apr 201415 April 2014 • 20 comments
The decision by British Airways to increase its change and cancellation fees by 40% last week (up from £25 to £35 per person) did not go down well. It would have gone down worse, except that BA has .....
The decision by British Airways to increase its change and cancellation fees by 40% last week (up from £25 .....
8 Apr 20148 April 2014 • 20 comments
A quick heads up that British Airways is running a special promotion on short-breaks in Europe at the moment. When you book a Club Europe break, which means booking both the flight and hotel via .....
A quick heads up that British Airways is running a special promotion on short-breaks in Europe at the moment. .....
6 Apr 20146 April 2014 • 11 comments
British Airways has announced two new ‘Winter-only’ ski routes for 2014/5, to Grenoble (photo below) and Friedrichshafen. Both flights will operate from Gatwick. They will only operate .....
British Airways has announced two new ‘Winter-only’ ski routes for 2014/5, to Grenoble (photo .....
4 Apr 20144 April 2014 • 5 comments
British Airways has, from yesterday, increased the change, cancellation and amendment fees on Avios bookings by a whopping 40%. It will cost £35 per person to make changes to a booking, up from the .....
British Airways has, from yesterday, increased the change, cancellation and amendment fees on Avios bookings .....
1 Apr 20141 April 2014 • 109 comments
Last October, British Airways introduced ‘Part Pay With Avios‘. 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 .....
Last October, British Airways introduced ‘Part Pay With Avios‘. This allowed you to pay part of .....
29 Mar 201429 March 2014 • 20 comments
For reasons unknown, I was not invited to “The Cards & Payment Awards” award ceremony a couple of weeks ago. It is, however, an intriguing look at how people who do not know much about .....
For reasons unknown, I was not invited to “The Cards & Payment Awards” award ceremony a couple .....
28 Mar 201428 March 2014 • 19 comments
British Airways launched a new tool on ba.com yesterday – ‘My Flightpath’. You can access it here (log-in required). When BA launched Lifetime Tier Points last year, they were forced .....
British Airways launched a new tool on ba.com yesterday – ‘My Flightpath’. You can access it .....
26 Mar 201426 March 2014 • 35 comments
British Airways has launched a four day flash sale. It started yesterday, and will run until midnight on Tuesday. In theory, the sale is only for World Traveller and World Traveller Plus. However, .....
British Airways has launched a four day flash sale. It started yesterday, and will run until midnight on .....
23 Mar 201423 March 2014 • 16 comments
Two weeks ago, reader Lillian emailed me to ask if I would consider doing an article on different airline policies for booking lap infants. I agreed it was a great idea – especially as my .....
Two weeks ago, reader Lillian emailed me to ask if I would consider doing an article on different airline .....
19 Mar 201419 March 2014 • 13 comments
When the first batch of Boeing 787-8’s entered service with British Airways late last year, they were designed as three-class aircraft. There is no First Class cabin at all. There was some .....
When the first batch of Boeing 787-8’s entered service with British Airways late last year, they were .....
18 Mar 201418 March 2014 • 11 comments
British Airways has launched another discount code in association with one of its partners. This time, it is with Shell Drivers Club. However, anyone can take part. You can save 20% on World .....
British Airways has launched another discount code in association with one of its partners. This time, it is .....
16 Mar 201416 March 2014 • 7 comments
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