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.
Well, sadly not quite Goodbye. But near enough. The good – frankly, great – news is that my last set of bonus Avios points from this promotion have just posted, covering the first two .....
Well, sadly not quite Goodbye. But near enough. The good – frankly, great – news is that my last .....
10 Jul 201210 July 2012 • Leave a comment
This is another post in our series on avios.com partners. Wine retailer Laithwaites, the UK’s largest mail-order wine retailer (it runs The Sunday Times Wine Club as well as pretty much every .....
This is another post in our series on avios.com partners. Wine retailer Laithwaites, the UK’s largest .....
5 Jul 20125 July 2012 • Leave a comment
Just a quick heads up about this promotion, since it seems that a lot of people who hold the Lloyds TSB Avios credit cards have not received an email about it, and the promotion requires you to .....
Just a quick heads up about this promotion, since it seems that a lot of people who hold the Lloyds TSB Avios .....
4 Jul 20124 July 2012 • Leave a comment
… cometh the surprise. July 3rd is the big day, the day that BA promised that we would be able to transfer BMI Diamond Club miles into British Airways Executive Club Avios, and vice versa. .....
… cometh the surprise. July 3rd is the big day, the day that BA promised that we would be able to .....
3 Jul 20123 July 2012 • 2 comments
On July 3rd, if all goes to plan, BA will launch the tool to allow you to transfer your BMI Diamond Club miles across into BAEC Avios. It will also allow you to transfer in the other direction, .....
On July 3rd, if all goes to plan, BA will launch the tool to allow you to transfer your BMI Diamond Club miles .....
29 Jun 201229 June 2012 • Leave a comment
I spent yesterday afternoon at Taste of London, the restaurant festival in Regents Park which runs through to Sunday. For those not familiar with it, there are about 30 tents occupied by top .....
I spent yesterday afternoon at Taste of London, the restaurant festival in Regents Park which runs through to .....
23 Jun 201223 June 2012 • Leave a comment
Should you be unlucky enough to have a stash of Flying Blue miles, Gary has details of the routes offering a 50% discount on redemptions during July and August. Paid to Shop (registration .....
Should you be unlucky enough to have a stash of Flying Blue miles, Gary has details of the routes offering a .....
23 Jun 201223 June 2012 • Leave a comment
In my BMI piece on Friday, I wrote this: One other interesting titbit has appeared on the BMI website, but was not in the newsletter: “Please note, we are implementing a “status freeze”, .....
In my BMI piece on Friday, I wrote this: One other interesting titbit has appeared on the BMI website, but was .....
17 Jun 201217 June 2012 • Leave a comment
Lee_Again at Flyertalk reminds me (before the thread disintegrates into ranting in the way that Flyertalk threads often do ….!) of one of the little known quirks of flying BA from .....
Lee_Again at Flyertalk reminds me (before the thread disintegrates into ranting in the way that .....
13 Jun 201213 June 2012 • 2 comments
If you were following the tale of my Lloyds TSB Avios credit card I am pleased to say that the Avios from Statement 3 have just posted – 730,000!! This is, to put it mildly, not a bad result. .....
If you were following the tale of my Lloyds TSB Avios credit card I am pleased to say that the Avios from .....
8 Jun 20128 June 2012 • Leave a comment
If you are not a member of the BAA WorldPoints frequent shopping scheme, there are currently two decent bonuses running. If you are a member, you could sign up another family member as long as they .....
If you are not a member of the BAA WorldPoints frequent shopping scheme, there are currently two decent .....
8 Jun 20128 June 2012 • Leave a comment
As the oil price drops back below $100 a barrel, you may well begin to wonder when British Airways will be reducing the fuel surcharges which (together with Air Passenger Duty) add such a whack to .....
As the oil price drops back below $100 a barrel, you may well begin to wonder when British Airways will be .....
7 Jun 20127 June 2012 • Leave a comment
British Airways is in the process of launching its Summer sale, and the fares look pretty aggressive – certainly more so than I’ve seen for a couple of years. There is no simple list at .....
British Airways is in the process of launching its Summer sale, and the fares look pretty aggressive – .....
6 Jun 20126 June 2012 • Leave a comment
For all the debates you can have about what miles are worth, you sometimes find yourself grateful that you have them at all. I was up at 5am yesterday morning entertaining my wide-awake young son .....
For all the debates you can have about what miles are worth, you sometimes find yourself grateful that you .....
4 Jun 20124 June 2012 • Leave a comment
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