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.
As I have written a few times, Head for Points is NOT the site for you if you are interested in 15-part trip reports or photographs of airline food or aircraft toilets. However, I do make the odd .....
As I have written a few times, Head for Points is NOT the site for you if you are interested in 15-part trip .....
10 Oct 201210 October 2012 • 4 comments
On 31st August, the very long-term relationship between Travelex and BA / Avios came to an end. This partnership has been going for years, and was deep enough for Travelex to have occasional built-in .....
On 31st August, the very long-term relationship between Travelex and BA / Avios came to an end. This .....
8 Oct 20128 October 2012 • 4 comments
If you have an Avios account, you probably got an email this week promoting double miles on everything bought via their e-shopping site. We have put together a full list of all participating .....
If you have an Avios account, you probably got an email this week promoting double miles on everything bought .....
26 Sep 201226 September 2012 • 2 comments
A quick heads up that the Financial Times is running a very nice competition on its website at the moment. The link to enter is here (deleted as now over). There is nothing to do except fill in your .....
A quick heads up that the Financial Times is running a very nice competition on its website at the moment. The .....
23 Sep 201223 September 2012 • 3 comments
British Airways is currently offering a 50% discount on economy flights from Gatwick to Bermuda, an ideal opportunity to escape the Winter gloom in the UK! The price is 20,000 Avios return, instead .....
British Airways is currently offering a 50% discount on economy flights from Gatwick to Bermuda, an ideal .....
21 Sep 201221 September 2012 • 3 comments
British Airways Executive Club’s latest partner is Bicester Village, the designer shopping outlet mecca in the Chilterns. The link to the BA promotion is here (click on Chic Outlet Shopping). .....
British Airways Executive Club’s latest partner is Bicester Village, the designer shopping outlet mecca .....
20 Sep 201220 September 2012 • 5 comments
I am a big fan of Reward Flight Saver flights. These allow you to redeem Avios points for BA or Iberia flights within Europe for a modest level of taxes and charges instead of the £100+ charged on .....
I am a big fan of Reward Flight Saver flights. These allow you to redeem Avios points for BA or Iberia .....
11 Sep 201211 September 2012 • Leave a comment
I have written a few posts recently about Reward Flight Saver flights, where British Airways and Iberia cap your ‘taxes and charges’ fee at £27 return for economy, £34 return for .....
I have written a few posts recently about Reward Flight Saver flights, where British Airways and Iberia cap .....
10 Sep 201210 September 2012 • Leave a comment
If you have an active avios.com account, you may have received an e-mail this week with a personalised coupon offering you (and however many other people you want to take with you) £100 off a British .....
If you have an active avios.com account, you may have received an e-mail this week with a personalised coupon .....
17 Aug 201217 August 2012 • 13 comments
A quick heads up that the current offer of up to 30% bonus Avios points when you purchase Avios will expire on 2nd August. To quote from the recent email I received: If you want to give your Avios .....
A quick heads up that the current offer of up to 30% bonus Avios points when you purchase Avios will expire on .....
30 Jul 201230 July 2012 • Leave a comment
Here is a quick update on my post from two weeks ago explaining how BA will now allow you to upgrade travel agent fares using Avios. An interesting tweak has emerged since the soft launch. This is .....
Here is a quick update on my post from two weeks ago explaining how BA will now allow you to upgrade travel .....
29 Jul 201229 July 2012 • 1 comment
If you managed to earn, lets say, over 100,000 Avios from the Lloyds TSB ’10 times the Avios’ credit promotion earlier in the year, here is the perfect souvenir for you on eBay. .....
If you managed to earn, lets say, over 100,000 Avios from the Lloyds TSB ’10 times the Avios’ .....
28 Jul 201228 July 2012 • Leave a comment
My wife’s BA status match from her Silver BMI Diamond Club card came through a couple of days ago. And, like quite a few other people, BA had messed it up. This is what is stated will .....
My wife’s BA status match from her Silver BMI Diamond Club card came through a couple of days ago. And, .....
23 Jul 201223 July 2012 • 2 comments
It seems that the 50% bonus on converting Tesco Clubcard points to Avios points will also apply to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles. From the Clubcard website: Exchange your Clubcard vouchers between .....
It seems that the 50% bonus on converting Tesco Clubcard points to Avios points will also apply to Virgin .....
17 Jul 201217 July 2012 • 1 comment
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