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.
When the Avios scheme was launched in late 2011, avios.com brought in a range of new airline partners alongside BA, Iberia and American Airlines. As per this page, it is a little known fact that you .....
When the Avios scheme was launched in late 2011, avios.com brought in a range of new airline partners .....
27 Jan 201427 January 2014 • 31 comments
Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new sign-up promotional bonus in conjunction with British Airways, although you can redeem the .....
Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new .....
27 Jan 201427 January 2014 • 29 comments
Alaska Airlines is a little-known British Airways partner. Whilst it is not a member of the oneworld alliance, you have always been able to earn and redeem Avios points on Alaska (which operates in .....
Alaska Airlines is a little-known British Airways partner. Whilst it is not a member of the oneworld .....
20 Jan 201420 January 2014 • 17 comments
By the time you read this, the 2nd ‘50% off hotel bookings’ sale on avios.com will be over. (The final offer, 40% off Eurostar bookings, is still running until Monday – see this .....
By the time you read this, the 2nd ‘50% off hotel bookings’ sale on avios.com will be over. .....
18 Jan 201418 January 2014 • 20 comments
The Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card (representative APR 23.7% variable, including the £24 fee) was a game-changer when it launched in October 2013. For the first time, we had a credit card which .....
The Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card (representative APR 23.7% variable, including the £24 fee) was a .....
18 Jan 201418 January 2014 • 7 comments
At noon today, the last offer in the 2014 Avios sale launched. Todays offer – which will run until midday on Monday – is a discount on Eurostar redemptions. Here is a summary of .....
At noon today, the last offer in the 2014 Avios sale launched. Todays offer – which will run until .....
17 Jan 201417 January 2014 • 34 comments
My main article on the £1 ‘Reward Flight Saver’ deals in the Avios sale can be found here. This article is only for BA Golds members. If you are a British Airways Gold card holder, .....
My main article on the £1 ‘Reward Flight Saver’ deals in the Avios sale can be found here. .....
14 Jan 201414 January 2014 • 64 comments
I first ran this analysis back in July 2013. However, there have been some major changes since then. This is an updated list. Whilst British Airways has its own partner hotels, Iberia .....
I first ran this analysis back in July 2013. However, there have been some major changes since .....
13 Jan 201413 January 2014 • 16 comments
I’m not sure if this is ‘new’ news or if it has been available for a few weeks. However, both ba.com and avios.com are now showing an increased cap for purchasing Avios. It has .....
I’m not sure if this is ‘new’ news or if it has been available for a few weeks. However, .....
11 Jan 201411 January 2014 • 16 comments
The avios.com and ba.com January sales are continuing. Hopefully the upcoming offers will be more exciting than the half-price World Traveller redemptions to the US and Canada we had on Monday. .....
The avios.com and ba.com January sales are continuing. Hopefully the upcoming offers will be more exciting .....
8 Jan 20148 January 2014 • 100 comments
British Airways launched a new Club World washbag in late November, although I haven’t yet seen one in the flesh. I have managed to find a picture courtesy of reader Carlo however: As you can .....
British Airways launched a new Club World washbag in late November, although I haven’t yet seen one in .....
7 Jan 20147 January 2014 • 27 comments
My earlier article today said that the first avios.com sale offer would be revealed at lunchtime. However, you don’t need to wait, as I have them all for you here! These are the headlines .....
My earlier article today said that the first avios.com sale offer would be revealed at lunchtime. .....
6 Jan 20146 January 2014 • 144 comments
Today is the day that avios.com and British Airways Executive Club will launch their January ‘sale’. avios.com has made a big play of its offers with emails and tweets going out left, .....
Today is the day that avios.com and British Airways Executive Club will launch their January .....
6 Jan 20146 January 2014 • 12 comments
Turkish Airlines was very aggressive early last year in offering status matches to elite members of other airlines. I even took advantage of this myself, matching my British Airways Gold card. .....
Turkish Airlines was very aggressive early last year in offering status matches to elite members of other .....
5 Jan 20145 January 2014 • 23 comments
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