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.
This week is the Paris Air Show, which is traditionally the place where Airbus and Boeing like to announce big new aircraft orders. First up was the surprise ‘order’ (which it isn’t) .....
This week is the Paris Air Show, which is traditionally the place where Airbus and Boeing like to announce big .....
20 Jun 201920 June 2019 • 49 comments
British Airways is bringing its ‘Flying with Confidence’ course to London City Airport for the first time. Over 50,000 people have taken the course over the last 30 years. It is run by .....
British Airways is bringing its ‘Flying with Confidence’ course to London City Airport for the .....
20 Jun 201920 June 2019 • Leave a comment
This is my review of BA1, the British Airways service from London City to New York JFK, on an Airbus A318. The introduction to this BA1 review which ran yesterday – click here – looked at .....
This is my review of BA1, the British Airways service from London City to New York JFK, on an Airbus A318. The .....
19 Jun 201919 June 2019 • 37 comments
This is Part 2 of my review of BA1, the British Airways service from London City to New York JFK, on an Airbus A318. Part 1 of our BA1 review, which looks at the cabin and seat, can be found here. .....
This is Part 2 of my review of BA1, the British Airways service from London City to New York JFK, on an Airbus .....
19 Jun 201919 June 2019 • 49 comments
This is my review of BA1, the ‘all business class’ service from London City to New York JFK, via Shannon. Well, more accurately, tomorrow will be my full review. Today I want to give you .....
This is my review of BA1, the ‘all business class’ service from London City to New York JFK, via .....
18 Jun 201918 June 2019 • 136 comments
A lot of HfP readers emailed me yesterday about an offer that has appeared on their online British Airways American Express statement. It is a little weird in how it is set up. When you buy 20,000 .....
A lot of HfP readers emailed me yesterday about an offer that has appeared on their online British Airways .....
18 Jun 201918 June 2019 • Leave a comment
A while ago we were with some friends when the conversation turned, as it always does when the other person is a traveller, to miles and points. The wife was unleashing her frustration about being .....
A while ago we were with some friends when the conversation turned, as it always does when the other person .....
17 Jun 201917 June 2019 • 62 comments
I wanted to give this article another run today as it has a lot of value for new HFP readers who may be putting £20,000 per year on the free BA Amex in the mistaken idea that it is the sensible thing .....
I wanted to give this article another run today as it has a lot of value for new HFP readers who may be .....
16 Jun 201916 June 2019 • 203 comments
Avios partner (you earn 4 Avios per £1) Charles Tyrwhitt has launched a new discount code. This covers shirts, suits, ties …. the lot. The code you need online is UKDISC10 which will save you .....
Avios partner (you earn 4 Avios per £1) Charles Tyrwhitt has launched a new discount code. This covers .....
12 Jun 201912 June 2019 • Leave a comment
British Airways has announced that the Boeing 747 in BOAC livery will be making an appearance at the Royal Air Force International Air Tattoo. The aircraft will be flying alongside the Red Arrows, .....
British Airways has announced that the Boeing 747 in BOAC livery will be making an appearance at the Royal Air .....
11 Jun 201911 June 2019 • Leave a comment
Two years ago we ran a detailed article on how to take British Airways to CEDR complaints arbitration. CEDR is an independent dispute resolution body that adjudicates disputes between passengers and .....
Two years ago we ran a detailed article on how to take British Airways to CEDR complaints arbitration. CEDR .....
10 Jun 201910 June 2019 • 197 comments
The Government has announced that the May Day bank holiday in 2020 will be moved. Instead of taking place on Monday 4th May, it will now take place on Friday 8th May. This is to allow it to coincide .....
The Government has announced that the May Day bank holiday in 2020 will be moved. Instead of taking place on .....
9 Jun 20199 June 2019 • 95 comments
Last week we reported that British Airways was sending its three ‘retro’ repainted Boeing 747s in BOAC, Landor and Negus heritage livery to Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow on 25th .....
Last week we reported that British Airways was sending its three ‘retro’ repainted Boeing 747s in .....
8 Jun 20198 June 2019 • 155 comments
During June, British Airways is trialling something new at Heathrow. During midweek office hours, passengers on cash tickets may be offered the chance to upgrade their seat using Avios. The offer .....
During June, British Airways is trialling something new at Heathrow. During midweek office hours, passengers .....
7 Jun 20197 June 2019 • 197 comments
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