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.
Here is your final reminder that Shell Drivers Club closes down today, 30th June. It isn’t entirely clear what happens to your points if you do not transfer them to Avios by tonight: ba.com was .....
Here is your final reminder that Shell Drivers Club closes down today, 30th June. It isn’t entirely .....
30 Jun 201930 June 2019 • Leave a comment
Very quietly, British Airways is trialling revenue based redemptions via the call centre for routes to North America. We are a bit slow off the mark here. A reader told me last weekend that he had .....
Very quietly, British Airways is trialling revenue based redemptions via the call centre for routes to North .....
29 Jun 201929 June 2019 • 34 comments
British Airways has just launched a Centenary flight and holidays promotion – click here for details. The “official” centenary weekend isn’t until August – although, of .....
British Airways has just launched a Centenary flight and holidays promotion – click here for details. .....
28 Jun 201928 June 2019 • 22 comments
In January we wrote about the new catering options that were coming to World Traveller Plus, the British Airways long haul premium economy product. These were phased in from February, but we had been .....
In January we wrote about the new catering options that were coming to World Traveller Plus, the British .....
28 Jun 201928 June 2019 • 41 comments
British Airways is offering free lounge access for Armed Forces Day which is tomorrow, Saturday 29th June. To celebrate, and as part of the BA100 celebrations, all military personnel travelling .....
British Airways is offering free lounge access for Armed Forces Day which is tomorrow, Saturday 29th June. To .....
28 Jun 201928 June 2019 • Leave a comment
British Airways has announced a few Heathrow terminal moves from the start of the Winter timetable on 27th October: Billund, Hanover, Zagreb – moving from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3 Luxembourg, .....
British Airways has announced a few Heathrow terminal moves from the start of the Winter timetable on 27th .....
28 Jun 201928 June 2019 • 161 comments
Fresh from the Airbus factory in Toulouse, here are four photographs of the interior of the first British Airways A350. This is due for delivery in late July and, after initial checks and pilot .....
Fresh from the Airbus factory in Toulouse, here are four photographs of the interior of the first British .....
27 Jun 201927 June 2019 • 86 comments
It’s taken six years, but British Airways has finally managed to sort out the digital bag tags it was first trialling back in 2013. The introduction of this technology appears to have had .....
It’s taken six years, but British Airways has finally managed to sort out the digital bag tags it was .....
26 Jun 201926 June 2019 • 53 comments
British Airways Executive Club is taking over LEGOLAND Windsor on the evening of Saturday 6th July. The park usually closes at 6pm. However, it will remain open until 9pm exclusively for BAEC .....
British Airways Executive Club is taking over LEGOLAND Windsor on the evening of Saturday 6th July. The park .....
26 Jun 201926 June 2019 • Leave a comment
After a short suspension, which seems to have been lifted after it was found not to breach Twitter guidelines, the Fake Alex Cruz Twitter account is up and running again at @alexcruzmaybe If .....
After a short suspension, which seems to have been lifted after it was found not to breach Twitter guidelines, .....
26 Jun 201926 June 2019 • Leave a comment
A new wave of American Express cashback deals has been launched. You can see what you are targeted for by visiting the Amex website and looking at the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement .....
A new wave of American Express cashback deals has been launched. You can see what you are targeted for by .....
25 Jun 201925 June 2019 • 81 comments
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 an .....
24 Jun 201924 June 2019 • 116 comments
If you can’t beat them, join them. British Airways has partnered with Airbnb, and now offers Avios with each stay you book. This sits alongside BA’s existing hotel partners. Full .....
If you can’t beat them, join them. British Airways has partnered with Airbnb, and now offers Avios with .....
21 Jun 201921 June 2019 • 25 comments
As we broke on Twitter yesterday morning, BALPA – the main British Airways pilots union – has submitted formal notice to British Airways that it intends to hold a strike ballot. What are .....
As we broke on Twitter yesterday morning, BALPA – the main British Airways pilots union – has .....
20 Jun 201920 June 2019 • 172 comments
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