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Our latest tips on how to earn and use your Avios, as well as moving Avios between airlines, maximising the Avios that you collect and solving some of the unique problems that you sometimes have in points collection. Find out new and unique ways to earn and spend Avios points.

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Suggested Reading Getting started with Avios Three top tips when you're starting out on your points journey. Best ways to search for Avios seats How can you find reward seats for British Airways? British Airways companion voucher How to reduce the Avios you need for flights by fifty percent.

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Best (and worst) ways to search for Avios availability

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Which British Airways planes have the new Club Suite?

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What is an Avios Point Worth? A Comprehensive Guide

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How to buy an equivalent to BA bronze status for £38 using your hotel status

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How to change the frequent flyer account on a BA booking

Latest Tips

When are peak and off-peak dates for Avios redemptions?

When are peak and off-peak dates for Avios redemptions?

What are Peak and Off-Peak redemption rates for Avios flights, and what dates in 2025 and 2026 are cheaper for reward flights?

How many Avios reward seats does BA have on each flight?

How many Avios seats are available on each BA flight, and how can you leverage your searches to increase the reward seat availability?

How to buy BA tier points using Avios

What happens when your luggage goes missing with British Airways?

Featured Tips Articles

What are ‘Avios-Only’ flights and where can you fly in 2025?
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What are ‘Avios-Only’ flights and where can you fly in 2025?

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Avios Advice: Three things to do when you’re getting started

Avios Advice: Three things to do when you’re getting started
Finnair launches Avios subscriptions

Finnair launches Avios subscriptions

Buying Avios got slightly easier. Finnair has launched their Avios Subscription service, very similar to the BA one, with a few differences.
Earning Avios from wine: the ultimate guide

Earning Avios from wine: the ultimate guide

Buying wine online or in-store? You could be earning thousands of Avios. I breakdown all the different ways to pickup Avios on wine, no matter how you buy it.
Which US cities have daytime flights to Europe?

Which US cities have daytime flights to Europe?

Daytime flights from the US should help reduce jetlag. Here's my list of every daytime US to Europe flight, with airlines, flight numbers and times.
The Ultimate Guide To Earning Avios For Small Businesses

The Ultimate Guide To Earning Avios For Small Businesses

How can you maximise your points collection as an SME? Here's my top tips based on five years of leveraging my small business to earn more Avios.
What are ‘Avios-Only’ flights and where can you fly in 2025?

What are ‘Avios-Only’ flights and where can you fly in 2025?

What are Avios Only flights, and how can they help you book your dream flights even if your destination isn't part of the scheme.
Avios launches Goals: a new way to track progress towards reward seats

Avios launches Goals: a new way to track progress towards reward seats

Avios has launched Avios Goals. A new way to find reward seat availability and track your progress towards having enough points.
Which airlines can you transfer Amex Membership Rewards points to?

Which airlines can you transfer Amex Membership Rewards points to?

Which airlines or groups can you transfer your Membership Rewards points to if you have UK American Express card? I break down all the options.
Avios Advice: Three things to do when you’re getting started

Avios Advice: Three things to do when you’re getting started

My Avios advice: here's the three most important bits of advice I'd give anyone who is starting out on their Avios collection journey.
What to do if your BA booking doesn’t have a ticket number?

What to do if your BA booking doesn’t have a ticket number?

Have a BA flight with no ticket number attached, or not got a confirmation email? Here's why it happens, and how to fix it.
Act Quick: Buy Avios (from Finnair) for just 0.91p per point

Act Quick: Buy Avios (from Finnair) for just 0.91p per point

Until the 20th November 2024 Finnair will give you up to 50% extra Avios when you buy through them.
How to transfer British Airways Avios to Finnair (or back)

How to transfer British Airways Avios to Finnair (or back)

How to transfer Finnair Avios points to British Airways Avios, or send them back the other way.
How to turn spare Etihad points into actual cash

How to turn spare Etihad points into actual cash

A little-known way to turn Etihad points into cash, on a virtual VIsa card. Great if you have orphaned points in an Etihad account and they're about to expire.
How to use a British Airways companion voucher

How to use a British Airways companion voucher

The most powerful Avios hack: the companion voucher. Here's my ultimate guide to using it, and I answer a tonne of questions.
Book a private jet using Avios with Qatar

Book a private jet using Avios with Qatar

Now there's a way to use your Avios to book a private Jet, through Qatar Executive. It's a world first, and one to get the points collectors excited.