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Virgin Atlantic to offer an enhanced status match with British Airways

07/02/2024 by Kevincm

Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 on tow at London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

It seems that Virgin Atlantic is prepared to make some hay out of the news that British Airways is adjusting tier point years, with them launching a status match. Along with a few bonuses. Between now and Valentine’s Day (14th February), Flying Club are offering British Airways Executive Club members an upgraded status match. Executive Club Gold & Silver > … [Read more...]

British Airways to change your Tier Point Collection Year

05/02/2024 by Kevincm

British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

Some big news from British Airways, as they announce changes to Tier Point collection and how the status year works. Where's the official statement? It's on the British Airways site at https://www.britishairways.com/content/executive-club/faqs/tier-point-collection-changes. Keep it bookmarked. You'll be referring to it as the changes come in. The airline argues this … [Read more...]

Revenue based earning is great…. for airlines. Passengers? Not so much

18/01/2024 by Kevincm

British Airways Airbus A350-1000 at London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

British Airways made the move to revenue-based earning last year for its loyalty currency- Avios- and I had a quiet prediction for flyers like me, it only could spell bad news. But like everything, I needed hard data to play with - and rather than asking for it - I needed to gather my own. Unless you are paying top whack for fares, expect not to earn as many Avios as … [Read more...]

British Airways to offer Avios-Only flights to… Dubai

12/12/2023 by Kevincm

British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

British Airways has rolled out a selection of flights, which were bookable with Avios Only (ie, bookable with Avios via the British Airways Executive Club, and not open to the normal booking engines). So far, they've all been short to medium-haul routes. Well, it seems the airline is dipping its toe into long-haul reward offers, with them offering an Avios-only flight … [Read more...]

REMINDER: Last chance to lock in British Airways earnings under the old Avios earning scheme

09/10/2023 by Kevincm

British Airways Airbus A350-1000 at London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

We're just under a week before British Airways follows its sister airline Iberia, and goes revenue-based earning. And it's still unclear as heck what happens next when you press book and ponder how many points you'll earn. Unless you're paying top fares, you might find yourself earning not a lot. Not as long as this A350-1000 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The … [Read more...]

British Airways announces another batch of Avios Redemption flights 

09/10/2023 by Kevincm

British Airways Airbus A320neo being towed at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

For those of you who missed out before, it's time to get booking on British Airways Avios-only flights. This will offer an extra 1,250 summer holiday fares from as little as £1 + 25,500 Avios. The new options include Florence, Mallorca, Faro, Corfu and Ibiza, with all travel periods falling over the August Bank Holiday. Avios-Only flights were launched earlier this year, on … [Read more...]

Finnair to join the magical world of Avios (Updated)

16/08/2023 by Kevincm

Finnair Airbus A330-300 at Helsinki Vantaa Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

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...]

British Airways to move to revenue-based Avios Earning

18/07/2023 by Kevincm

a screenshot of a screen

Well, the threats have been made real, with British Airways announcing this morning they are to switch from a fixed Avios per sector earning on flights to earning by how much you spend. The move was mooted when Iberia was the first IAG airline to convert from a per-sector earning to revenue based. British Airways will switch the earning model from 18 October … [Read more...]

British Airways to offer “Avios only” flights… eh?

13/04/2023 by Kevincm

airplanes on a runway

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 … [Read more...]

HOWTO: Link Your Uber and British Airways Accounts together to earn Avios on rides (and more!)

15/11/2022 by Kevincm

a screenshot of a phone

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 … [Read more...]

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