More movement in the world of loyalty, with Finnair planning to adopt Avois as its Loyalty Currency.  The Finnair Plus programme will make the change in early 2024. According to the airline, partnering with IAG Loyalty (the owners of the Avios programme) will bring new opportunities for existing and new Finnair Plus members to collect and use the program’s new loyalty … [Read more...]

In a move that raises an eyebrow, British Airways has launched its first Avios-Only flights, on which 100% of the seats are exclusively available to Executive Club Members as Reward Seats. Why Geneva? On this winter Saturday, there are three British Airways aircraft parked up at 3 pm in the afternoon - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The first Avios-Only flight will … [Read more...]

With the Avios earning now live on Uber (or at least the UK variant of it), it's relatively simple to connect your Uber account to your British Airways Executive Account in some relatively simple steps. Let us walk through this together. Open the Uber App and go to Settings. You may need to scroll down a little until you hit the Rewards section. If your account is valid, … [Read more...]

Uber users will soon be able to collect Avios on every journey they take by car, coach or train booked via the Uber app.   To ride, to earn. To achieve this, you will need to link your British Airways Executive Club and Uber accounts. Members of the airline’s loyalty programme will be eligible to collect 1 Avios for every £1 spent on any ride, whether that be by car, coach … [Read more...]

It seems that Iberia is switching over to a revenue-based model on how to earn miles. And it is only going to spread it seems...   Iberia Airbus A330-300 at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond For those who accumulate miles using Iberia Plus, soon the airline will switch to how you gain miles, with all purchases of part of a ticket counting to your Avios … [Read more...]

Obviously, I was not hallucinating when I heard this yesterday morning in a jetlagged state. Delta Air Lines and Starbucks have announced a tie-up, where members can link accounts to earn one mile per $1 spent at Starbucks and double Stars on days travelling on Delta. Now departing to a participating branch of Starbucks.  Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The new … [Read more...]

For those who need to top up their Avios balance, British Airways is offering a 50% bonus purchase on Avois British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond In the example cited by BA, if you buy 10,000 Avios before 19 December 2021, you’ll actually get 15,000 Avios. 20,000 becomes 30,000, 100,000 becomes 150,000. You can purchase them at … [Read more...]