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.
Last June, the Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific launched a 4-weekly service to Dublin. I haven’t looked at Cathay Pacific redemptions since this service launched, so I thought it was worth .....
Last June, the Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific launched a 4-weekly service to Dublin. I haven’t .....
25 Jan 201925 January 2019 • 100 comments
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, issued a statement to the Stock Exchange on Thursday morning. Short and sweet, it says: “UPDATE ON NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE ASA International Airlines .....
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, issued a statement to the Stock Exchange on Thursday morning. .....
24 Jan 201924 January 2019 • 26 comments
It seems that BA’s 100th birthday celebrations are in full swing, given the mysterious appearance of 2,019 Avios as a ‘birthday bonus’ in many accounts and the £100 seats promotion .....
It seems that BA’s 100th birthday celebrations are in full swing, given the mysterious appearance of .....
24 Jan 201924 January 2019 • 43 comments
Which British Airways Club Europe business class routes offer 160 tier points for a return flight? I often get emails from readers who say “I need XXX tier points in the next few weeks to reach .....
Which British Airways Club Europe business class routes offer 160 tier points for a return flight? I often get .....
23 Jan 201923 January 2019 • 96 comments
It looks like British Airways has kicked off its 100th birthday celebrations, although it has been kept very much wraps. At noon yesterday BA launched its special ‘£200 return’ flights to .....
It looks like British Airways has kicked off its 100th birthday celebrations, although it has been kept very .....
22 Jan 201922 January 2019 • 118 comments
If you were wondering why Virgin Atlantic brought back its £1 ‘Golden Tickets’ game on Monday (see this article), it seems to be a spoiler for a new British Airways offer. As part of its .....
If you were wondering why Virgin Atlantic brought back its £1 ‘Golden Tickets’ game on Monday .....
21 Jan 201921 January 2019 • 317 comments
Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel booking site Rocketmiles which can earn you 2,000+ easy Avios or other airline miles. Heathrow .....
Heathrow Rewards, the Heathrow Airport shopping loyalty scheme, has an interesting partnership with hotel .....
21 Jan 201921 January 2019 • 40 comments
Most Head for Points readers know that both Avios and Virgin Flying Club are Tesco Clubcard partners. This allows you to transfer your Clubcard points into miles instead of using them in-store. It .....
Most Head for Points readers know that both Avios and Virgin Flying Club are Tesco Clubcard partners. This .....
20 Jan 201920 January 2019 • 87 comments
yulife is a ‘challenger’ insurance company which allows businesses to offer life insurance and other products to their staff. Whilst the business is a start-up, it is backed by .....
yulife is a ‘challenger’ insurance company which allows businesses to offer life insurance .....
19 Jan 201919 January 2019 • 8 comments
British Airways has been touting improvements in the World Traveller Plus ‘soft product’ (food, bedding etc) for some time. I’ve now managed to get hold of some information on .....
British Airways has been touting improvements in the World Traveller Plus ‘soft product’ (food, .....
17 Jan 201917 January 2019 • 109 comments
I was in Gatwick’s South Terminal last Thursday reviewing the new My Lounge lounge as you may have seen on Monday. I was on my way to Barcelona to do a review for Marriott which will run in a .....
I was in Gatwick’s South Terminal last Thursday reviewing the new My Lounge lounge as you may have seen .....
16 Jan 201916 January 2019 • 116 comments
Agoda is one of the lesser known British Airways Executive Club hotel partners, of which you can see the full list here. Agoda is a hotels.com-style hotel booking website, originally focused on Asia. .....
Agoda is one of the lesser known British Airways Executive Club hotel partners, of which you can see the full .....
13 Jan 201913 January 2019 • 31 comments
All of the coverage of Virgin Atlantic’s proposed acquisition and rebranding of Flybe has, not surprisingly, focused on what it means for Flybe and for Virgin Atlantic. What hasn’t been .....
All of the coverage of Virgin Atlantic’s proposed acquisition and rebranding of Flybe has, not .....
12 Jan 201912 January 2019 • 59 comments
Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has brought back its generous sign-up bonus worth 3,000 points for 2019. 3,000 points is a very generous sign-up bonus .....
Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has brought back its generous .....
12 Jan 201912 January 2019 • 99 comments
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