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...]

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 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...]

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...]

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...]

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 … [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 … [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...]