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.
You can earn points worth 10,500 Avios when your small business signs up for a Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa credit card. You also earn points worth 1 Avios for every £1 you spend. Sounds .....
You can earn points worth 10,500 Avios when your small business signs up for a Capital On Tap Business Rewards .....
9 Nov 20209 November 2020 • 15 comments
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....
7 Nov 20207 November 2020 • 4 comments
British Airways took delivery of its second new Boeing 777-300ER yesterday, registration G-STBN. As with the other 777-300ER aircraft received in recent weeks, it has both Club Suite and the brand new .....
British Airways took delivery of its second new Boeing 777-300ER yesterday, registration G-STBN. As with the .....
7 Nov 20207 November 2020 • Leave a comment
Some Avios redemptions are ‘disproportionately’ cheap because they fall right on the edge of an Avios pricing band. If you know how to use this knowledge to your advantage, you make .....
Some Avios redemptions are ‘disproportionately’ cheap because they fall right on the edge of .....
6 Nov 20206 November 2020 • 21 comments
British Airways and Avis, its dedicated car hire partner, have launched a shake-up of the way you earn Avios with your rentals. If you want a one word answer to the question ‘Am I going to be .....
British Airways and Avis, its dedicated car hire partner, have launched a shake-up of the way you earn Avios .....
6 Nov 20206 November 2020 • 14 comments
In another article today, I looked at changes in the way you earn Avios from Avis car rentals. Whilst Avis and Budget are sister companies (the parent company is called Avis Budget Group), nothing has .....
In another article today, I looked at changes in the way you earn Avios from Avis car rentals. Whilst Avis and .....
6 Nov 20206 November 2020 • 4 comments
Over the last 48 hours, there have been a lot of rumours swirling around about the extent of the British Airways service cuts for November and early December. Suffice it to say, it won’t look .....
Over the last 48 hours, there have been a lot of rumours swirling around about the extent of the British .....
5 Nov 20205 November 2020 • 146 comments
SUN-AIR is a Danish-based airline which runs a number of routes as a British Airways franchise partner. The aircraft and crew operate in British Airways livery and flights earn Avios and tier points .....
SUN-AIR is a Danish-based airline which runs a number of routes as a British Airways franchise partner. The .....
3 Nov 20203 November 2020 • 25 comments
A BA staffer sent us a couple of pictures of a British Airways Boeing 777-200 which has been converted for cargo use. First Class remains in place but all other seating has been removed. When empty, .....
A BA staffer sent us a couple of pictures of a British Airways Boeing 777-200 which has been converted for .....
2 Nov 20202 November 2020 • Leave a comment
As we covered a few weeks ago, British Airways has retired the ex-BMI Airbus A321 fleet which flew many mid-haul routes. These were short-haul aircraft which still had flat beds in business class and .....
As we covered a few weeks ago, British Airways has retired the ex-BMI Airbus A321 fleet which flew many .....
1 Nov 20201 November 2020 • 28 comments
What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points? This article looks at the British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus peak and off-peak Avios calendars for 2021. Remember that these .....
What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points? This article looks at the British .....
31 Oct 202031 October 2020 • 16 comments
I ran an article yesterday explaining why I think British Airways should change the Gold Priority Reward. A reader got in touch to say that a more useful change would be to introduce Lifetime Silver .....
I ran an article yesterday explaining why I think British Airways should change the Gold Priority Reward. A .....
29 Oct 202029 October 2020 • 71 comments
VERY long-term readers of Head for Points may remember that, six years ago, I promoted my great idea for improving British Airways Executive Club for elite members – reforming the Gold Priority .....
VERY long-term readers of Head for Points may remember that, six years ago, I promoted my great idea for .....
28 Oct 202028 October 2020 • 69 comments
A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points. There is a psychological desire to move, say, your Tesco Clubcard points to Avios as soon as you receive them, .....
A regular question I receive from readers is about ‘convertible’ points. There is a .....
27 Oct 202027 October 2020 • 16 comments
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