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.
How many tier points do you earn from a British Airways flight? This article is HfP’s own British Airways tier point calculator. It lists every British Airways flight from London together with .....
How many tier points do you earn from a British Airways flight? This article is HfP’s own British .....
11 Jan 201911 January 2019 • 71 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 UKD1. You save: £5 on a .....
Avios partner (you earn 4 Avios per £1) Charles Tyrwhitt has launched a new discount code. This covers .....
11 Jan 201911 January 2019 • Leave a comment
It is now over seven years since Avios was launched and the British Airways and Iberia loyalty schemes given the same ‘currency’. Whilst efforts have been made to unify the different .....
It is now over seven years since Avios was launched and the British Airways and Iberia loyalty schemes given .....
10 Jan 201910 January 2019 • 21 comments
Nashville is gaining First Class. Back in October we reported that British Airways was moving the Nashville service, launched in May 2018, to daily operation from the Summer 2019 timetable. There .....
Nashville is gaining First Class. Back in October we reported that British Airways was moving the Nashville .....
10 Jan 201910 January 2019 • Leave a comment
How many British Airways Avios points do you need to fly to a particular city? It is surprisingly tricky to find out how many Avios are required for a particular route. You need to go to ba.com, .....
How many British Airways Avios points do you need to fly to a particular city? It is surprisingly tricky to .....
9 Jan 20199 January 2019 • 76 comments
HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up bonus on its free HSBC Premier credit card. Until 2nd March, you will receive 10,000 HSBC Premier points – the usual bonus is nothing – when you .....
HSBC Premier has launched a special sign-up bonus on its free HSBC Premier credit card. Until 2nd March, you .....
8 Jan 20198 January 2019 • 49 comments
Shell Drivers Club is offering double points on all Shell V-Power purchases until 31st January. Full details are on their website here. Double points means four points (two Avios) per litre with .....
Shell Drivers Club is offering double points on all Shell V-Power purchases until 31st January. Full details .....
6 Jan 20196 January 2019 • Leave a comment
When I cover miles and points credit cards on Head for Points, there is something which I always try to ram home. In general, miles and points credit cards are not suitable for you if you do not .....
When I cover miles and points credit cards on Head for Points, there is something which I always try to ram .....
5 Jan 20195 January 2019 • 26 comments
British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. This is the biggest bonus yet. As you can see at this link, you can earn up to 25,200 .....
British Airways and The Economist have brought back their special offer for taking out a subscription. .....
4 Jan 20194 January 2019 • 34 comments
Over the last few months, a new way of redeeming for Avios for long-haul business class flights has been taking shape – with Air Italy. In late 2017, Qatar Airways acquired a 49% stake in .....
Over the last few months, a new way of redeeming for Avios for long-haul business class flights has been .....
3 Jan 20193 January 2019 • 40 comments
Yes, in a dose of Brexit inspired madness, BA’s sister airline Iberia has made a surprising revelation: it is not actually a subsidiary of a major international aviation group. It is, in fact, .....
Yes, in a dose of Brexit inspired madness, BA’s sister airline Iberia has made a surprising revelation: .....
3 Jan 20193 January 2019 • 68 comments
British Airways lounge access policies are, on the face of it, straightforward. You get access if you are flying in Business or First Class or have a Silver or Gold card or equivalent oneworld .....
British Airways lounge access policies are, on the face of it, straightforward. You get access if you .....
2 Jan 20192 January 2019 • 94 comments
Tesco Bank quietly entered the mortgage market back in 2014. I mentioned it briefly at the time but it turns out that I haven’t written about it for over four years. (Part of the reason is .....
Tesco Bank quietly entered the mortgage market back in 2014. I mentioned it briefly at the time but it turns .....
2 Jan 20192 January 2019 • 23 comments
The general mantra about using airline miles, especially those like Avios which impose hefty fuel surcharges, goes like this – ‘redeeming for Economy flights is a waste of miles’. In .....
The general mantra about using airline miles, especially those like Avios which impose hefty fuel surcharges, .....
1 Jan 20191 January 2019 • 165 comments
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