Tweet Over the last few months I’ve had a few people ask how to look for and book flights with British Airways Avios. Go to ba.com. In the top right hand corner sign into your account. On the top navigation menu click on “Executive Club”. A drop down menu will appear and you can […]
Available Now! Use Avios on US Airways Flights
Tweet As of March 31st, 2014, US Airways has officially joined the One World airline alliance. The bad news is that US Airways is no longer part of the Star Alliance network. (However, you can still use your miles to book travel on several Star Alliance carriers as long as you don’t mix and match […]
Cancel British Airways Flights Without a Fee | Still Alive
Tweet I recently cancelled a British Airways flight, and a part of the cancellation process had changed since the last time I cancelled a flight. Short Story: In case anyone else has noticed this change, I wanted to mention that despite the fact that the process is different, in my case, the end result was […]
Why I Keep Detailed Notes When Booking Flights With British Airways Avios & Two Other Avios Tips
Tweet On Saturday I reserved some flights on Alaska Airlines and American using my British Airways Avios. And I did something I promised to do next time I booked Avois – I kept a better record of my transaction. Why? I’ve written about why you should always cancel and not change your Avios award flights. […]
Avios: How to Find Award Availability
Tweet This week I had a reader question about using Avios points to book flights on American Airlines. Since there are a couple of unique elements to booking flights using Avios, I figured it would be worth while to write an article on the topic. Why? Avois are the easiest points currency to accumulate because […]
Cancel, Don’t Change British Airways Avios Award Flights
Tweet Over the last year, there have been several occasions where I’ve needed to make an adjustment to an award flight that I booked with Avios. I guess that’s because I’ve got an entire truckload full of Avios from their generous sign up bonus (currently up to 100,000 Avios). Unfortunately, Avios posts pretty bad fees for […]
British Airways 50,000 Avios Sign Up Bonus
Tweet For a second time this year, the 100,000 British Airways Avios credit card is available. The card is definitely not as good as the original 100,000 offer [get 100,000 Avios after spending $2,500] which I don’t expect we’ll see any time soon, but it’s a very solid offer nonetheless. Earlier this year when this […]
Hours Left on the British Airways 100,000 Bonus
Tweet Update: Offer expired. Instead, you should check out the Chase Sapphire Preferred. I received an email today indicating that the Chase British Airways credit card promotion will be taken offline tomorrow (Tuesday, July 17th, at 5 p.m.). As a reminder, here’s an overview of the offer: Sign up for and get approved for the card […]
British Airways 100,000 Sign Up Bonus Expires July 18th | The Avois Love and Hate Saga
Tweet Update: Offer expired. Instead, you should check out the Chase Sapphire Preferred. Initially, when Chase announced the 100,000 British Airways sign up bonus was coming back, I wrote that it was for an unannounced limited time. A date in June surfaced as the expiration date, but it was later extended. (I honestly can’t remember if I […]
British Airways Visa 100,000 Avios Bonus is Back
Tweet Update: Offer expired. Instead, you should check out the Chase Sapphire Preferred. I’d love to be able to tell you that the British Airways 100,000 point offer is back and better than ever. But I can’t. What I can tell you is that there is an opportunity on the table for you to earn 100,000 Avois […]