British Airways Executive Club Program Changes 2015

Oh boy. British Airways has just announced some major changes to the Executive Club, which have implications both for earning and redeeming Avios.

These changes kick in for bookings made as of April 28, 2015. In other words, if you book before then you'll still earn miles at the "old" accrual rates. And of course award tickets will be honored at the old rates as well.

British Airways describes these changes as follows:

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When you've become culturally French

You can honestly taste the bananas in a glass of Beaujolais and 10 other ways you're turning French.



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Sabre captures Alitalia, Digital Trip resells Revelex, Boxever wins TravelPlanet24, and more…

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for January 2015. Tuesday 27 January ...



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The Huge British Airways Avios Devaluation Coming April 28 That Won’t Affect Savvy Frequent Flyers At All

It’s been more than three years since British Airways upended their program, charging separately for each flight segment and basing award price on distance. The November 2011 no-notice changes meant that the British Airways program was no longer very good for long haul premium cabin travel. But it became useful for short non-stop flights, such […]

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A normal friend vs an Irish friend

"A normal friend will give you sufficient time to recover from illness to go drinking again. An Irish friend will encourage you to drink while on antibiotics because they’ve heard it gets you jarred in half the time!"



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Search For Flight 8501 Victims To Continue

A senior official said Wednesday that the search for victims of Flight 8501 may end in a week if no more bodies are found in the Java Sea.



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Seeing the World in a Weekend – Starwood Properties of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Anyone who knows me knows I love San Juan, Puerto Rico. And while there is so much to do in the greater San Juan area, my favorite place to be is the old part of the city, Old San Juan. Those who know me well know I mostly hang out at Starwood Properties for their […]



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Frederick Van Johnson

What’s in Trey’s Bag? Here’s a video that we made soon after I took this photo below. You can see more (and updated stuff!) on my Camera Equipment page! Daily Photo – Frederick Van Johnson Here's my friend Fred. We were walking through the Queenstown Gardens here in New Zealand when I took this photo. […]



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Warning! These fees are about to get even more ridiculous

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Startup Pitch: TheLater helps travelers organize their research

TheLater is an app for iOS that helps travelers organize their trip research. A Q&A with founder Ashley Byers: Tell us how ...



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Drone footage of Auschwitz

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp liberation:



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Pontassieve Journal: Life of Italian Nobility for Sale, Complete With Regulations and Taxes

Italy’s long heritage of inherited wealth and property has withered thanks to cuts in government subsidies and high maintenance costs, among other factors.

















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1000 Free Hilton HHonors Points for Joining

This EVA Air promotion has an interesting twist. Use the link for the promotion and if you aren’t already a Hilton HHonors member you get 1000 points just for signing up. Plus it’s an excuse to write out the name of the Taipei-based Star Alliance member airline’s mileage program name: Infinity MileageLands! No need to […]

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British Airways Business Class Awards Available Over Summer

Back in the day British Airways had excellent transatlantic first and business class award availability, but still wasn't that desirable given the fuel surcharges they impose. The past few years they've gotten progressively stingier with releasing transatlantic first & business class award space, which sucks, given that oneworld is otherwise quite weak for travel between the US and Europe.

Anyway, in the past few days it looks like British Airways is releasing a substantial amount of transatlantic business class award availability, even for travel over peak summer dates. This includes their flights from the west coast, which are otherwise virtually impossible to find premium cabin award space on.

For example, looking at availability over summer, a majority of dates have nonstop availability between San Francisco and London:

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How to piss off someone from Alabama

"Assume we're all bible-slinging, boring prudes who don't know how to have a good time."



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