What are British Airways Avios?

What are British Airways Avios? Avios is the reward currency of the Club When you join the Executive Club, you'll collect reward points with us and our partners. We call them Avios. You collect Avios when you fly, take a holiday, hotel stay or car rental with us plus our wide range of partners.

How to get free Avios?

How much is 1 British Airways Avios worth?

The average value of a British Airways Executive Club Avios stands at 0.8 cents to 1.5 cents. When redeemed for business class flights, you may get a value of more than 2 cents per Avios. Your Avios tend to be worth less when used for hotel stays, car rentals or experiences.

Is Avios or Amex better?

Transferable points, such as American Express Membership Rewards and HSBC Premier points, are more valuable than non-transferable points such as Avios. The most valuable transferable points of all are those that transfer instantly.

Does Avios only work with British Airways?

Flights booked using Avios are called Reward Flights. Reward Flights can be taken with British Airways, Iberia, American Airlines and our oneworld partners. The only cash amount required for Reward Flights is to cover the taxes, fees and carrier charges.

Where will $100 000 Avios take me?

If you really want to treat yourself, you can get a one-way flight in Aer Lingus' business class on the same routes from just 50,000 Avios (off-peak) or 60,000 Avios (peak). In other words, your 100,000 bonus Avios would be enough for a return flight in business class to Ireland on off-peak dates.

What is the point of Avios?

Avios is the reward currency of the Club You collect Avios when you fly, take a holiday, hotel stay or car rental with us plus our wide range of partners. And when you've collected enough, you can spend your Avios for rewards such as flights, upgrades, hotel stays, car hire and more.

Can I convert Avios to cash?

Yes, selling Avios points online is an extremely easy and hassle-free process. We offer competitive rates and a quick and hassle-free process for selling your miles. Give us a call at 1-800-511-0315 and one of our executives will assist you with the process.

What can 50000 Avios get you?

50,000 points: At 50,000, you can get an off-peak business class single flight to New York for this many Avios points and a £446.44 extra charge. If you're after somewhere even further afield, you could get a peak time economy class return flight to Barbados for 50,000 points, plus £350.84 in charges.

How many Avios do I need to go to Europe?

If you have status (e.g. if you are a Bronze, Silver or Gold card holder), you get additional miles based on your status. As an example, you need 15,000 avios (+tax) to book a return trip to Europe in economy (Euro Traveller) and 30,000 avios (+tax) to book a return trip in business class (Club Europe).

What is the difference between Avios and miles?

If you're not familiar, Avios is the spendable 'points currency' of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling – all part of the International Airlines Group (IAG). Qmiles have now swapped to Avios at a 1:1 ratio, with the number of miles – sorry, Avios – you need to redeem for flights remaining the same.

Do British Avios expire?

British Airways Avios expire after 36 months of inactivity. As long as you spend, collect, purchase, transfer in or share at least one Avios, your expiration clock resets.