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.
Tesco Clubcard offers a very cheap way of accumulating Avios points and Virgin Flying Club miles without stepping on a plane. This is why I cover the best Clubcard earning offers on Head for Points .....
Tesco Clubcard offers a very cheap way of accumulating Avios points and Virgin Flying Club miles without .....
17 Aug 201917 August 2019 • 42 comments
A quick reminder that that British Airways is currently running a new short-term ‘buy Avios’ promotion which has another 48 hours to run. You will receive a bonus of up to 45% Avios when .....
A quick reminder that that British Airways is currently running a new short-term ‘buy Avios’ .....
16 Aug 201916 August 2019 • 20 comments
British Airways has launched a competition for all British Airways American Express cardholders to promote #BA100. There are 100 prizes to be won – the full list is here – including two BA .....
British Airways has launched a competition for all British Airways American Express cardholders to promote .....
15 Aug 201915 August 2019 • 1 comment
There is some good news for anyone concerned about disruption from the threatened British Airways pilot strike and the Heathrow Airport employees strike. As we reported over the weekend, British .....
There is some good news for anyone concerned about disruption from the threatened British Airways pilot strike .....
14 Aug 201914 August 2019 • Leave a comment
I don’t want to suggest that the threat of the British Airways pilots strike has left forward bookings in premium cabins looking a little thin, but British Airways has launched an exceptionally .....
I don’t want to suggest that the threat of the British Airways pilots strike has left forward bookings .....
13 Aug 201913 August 2019 • 146 comments
One of the better Avios earning offers we have promoted in the past is for Alan Boswell Group personal, business and landlord insurance. They were a long-standing avios.com partner until last year, .....
One of the better Avios earning offers we have promoted in the past is for Alan Boswell Group personal, .....
13 Aug 201913 August 2019 • 21 comments
For the first time, Groupon UK is selling Avios points. We have seen this on Groupon Spain and Groupon Ireland before, but not here. Full details of the offer are here. The prices are: 10,000 Avios .....
For the first time, Groupon UK is selling Avios points. We have seen this on Groupon Spain and Groupon .....
11 Aug 201911 August 2019 • 140 comments
Whilst details are slim, my understanding is that British Airways may have blinked first in the on-going dispute with pilots union BALPA. After talks broke down on Thursday, BALPA was on the brink of .....
Whilst details are slim, my understanding is that British Airways may have blinked first in the on-going .....
10 Aug 201910 August 2019 • Leave a comment
The BALPA pilot strike threat has been pushed down the news agenda this week because of the threatened (and then postponed) strike by UNITE members at Heathrow and yesterday’s IT meltdown. A pilot .....
The BALPA pilot strike threat has been pushed down the news agenda this week because of the threatened (and .....
8 Aug 20198 August 2019 • 160 comments
British Airways has launched a new short-term ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive a bonus of up to 45% Avios when you buy or gift points by 18th August. This is not as high as the 50% .....
British Airways has launched a new short-term ‘buy Avios’ bonus. You will receive a bonus of up to .....
8 Aug 20198 August 2019 • 140 comments
HfP readers often contact me with issues about getting British Airways telephone agents to book an ‘open jaw’ Avios redemption flight. I thought it was worth running over the rules on .....
HfP readers often contact me with issues about getting British Airways telephone agents to book an ‘open .....
7 Aug 20197 August 2019 • 241 comments
One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive nearly-top-tier status with the Langham hotel chain. Langham Hospitality Group is owned by a Hong .....
One of the lesser-known benefits of British Airways Executive Club Gold status is that you receive .....
7 Aug 20197 August 2019 • 12 comments
Yesterday was the first day of commercial operations for the British Airways A350-1000. BA had rounded up a group of journalists, bloggers and (save us, please …..) influencers to try out the .....
Yesterday was the first day of commercial operations for the British Airways A350-1000. BA had rounded up a .....
6 Aug 20196 August 2019 • 66 comments
For the first time, you can now indirectly earn Avios via a small business Visa credit card. This is a great way for a sole trader or SME to rack up a large number of Avios each year.
For the first time, you can now indirectly earn Avios via a small business Visa credit card. This is a great .....
6 Aug 20196 August 2019 • 24 comments
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