Recently, British Airways announced a new route between San Jose and London, starting May 4, 2016. As is usually the case when an airline announces a new route, a ton of award space has opened up for next summer. Booking this award will set you back 100,000 AAdvantage miles round-trip, plus $1,263.30 […]
I received a tweet this morning from @Frenchie2Kiss, asking me if my British Airways Executive Club account was intact because apparently his 230,000 Avios balance was wiped out. What’s more, apparently he’s not the only one this has happened to. I immediately logged into my Award Wallet account and updated the balance on every […]
The British Airways Executive Club has taken several hits recently, starting with their award chart devaluation, which will go into effect on April 28, 2015. In addition to this, we learned last week that on April 30 the earnings structure on the British Airways Visa Signature credit card will change. Earnings […]
Yesterday, I wrote about the British Airways Avios devaluation and how I didn’t think it was that terrible, mainly because of the following: 1. Short-haul partner award redemptions are staying the same, while the introduction of off-peak awards makes some British Airways redemptions cheaper. 2. The devaluation largely affects premium […]
British Airways announced a list of changes to the Executive Club program that were so extensive, they needed a separate page to explain them all. Starting April 28, 2015, British Airways will incorporate off-peak pricing into its award chart. That increases the number of Avios required for premium awards and decrease […]
Like every other points addict, I like a good deal. I’m the girl who used to haggle with the ice cream man over the price of a Choco Taco (and always came away paying less than the other kids). But what I don’t like is when a bad deal is […]