Ultimate Guide to Avios for Beginners in 2025

[@adamingleton8529]

My favourite avios earn was when uber started doing trains, you could gain 6,000 avios for taking trains and booking with uber. You got 500 points per train booking, so I booked the cheapest ticket I could find. So got 6,000 points for about £17

[@aznandyroo]

Thanks for this one Charles! This was a great deep dive on everything, even for people who have been in this avios game for years haha

[@charlesontravels]

Thanks!

[@Geordie90210]

Thanks Charles, I’m just getting started with Avios and this is really helpful!

[@charlesontravels]

Thanks! I’m glad it was helpful for you!

[@diydetail8916]

Great video!! question for you. BAPP retention bonus how early do you chat to them before the anniversary date?

[@markbuhler5721]

Has anyone else used the Royal Jordanian airlines new status match, they accept hotel elite status and part of one world, bumps you up to silver equivalent on BA

[@markbuhler5721]

I’m a big fan of Seatspy very easy to find reward seats on lots of airlines including BA.

[@markellis3411]

Book your avis car through BA....it will state you get 5 avios per pound when you do it....then you get 3 avios per pound on top using the BAPP

[@MrLittlejonboy]

Family of 4 always in business done, Japan, Miami and Miami. All since 2018 using the companion voucher. Only disappointed I never knew this sooner

[@councillortimcrowley9964]

Can you use a companion voucher with the other one world airlines not just BA?

[@charlesontravels]

You can use it with BA, Iberia, and Aer Lingus

[@JoanneLangford-ri9ll]

Would be handy to see a comparison video since the changes have been made by BA also….

[@charlesontravels]

Absolutely. My previous 2 videos on the channel talk about the recent changes to the BA executive club.

[@chyphilip]

Will you make a workout video :)

[@daverankin2959]

If you have a companion voucher can you add the return later once the return is available and still use that companion voucher?

[@charlesontravels]

Yes you can. If you book the outbound with the voucher, you can then call up to add the return and the voucher will be applied to the full booking so you will still only pay half the usual avios on both the outbound and the return

[@daverankin2959]

@charlesontravels Thanks. Great video 👋👋

[@eugenepoon]

Household Avios is only a BA executive club thing tho. So if you want to transfer your avios to say Qatar, one of you needs to transfer all the Avios needed from ONE account

[@charlesontravels]

Yes, good point. Although if you’re just looking to book a Qatar flight you can still do that via your BA account using the joint household balance without transferring the avios over to Qatar.

[@eugenepoon]

@charlesontravels But then you aren't getting the same savings and availability All about the compromises And wow, what a rapid response thanks

[@o.c.g.m9426]

My last 17k avios will be used with Qatar because from 2025 to 2027, I'm traveling to the Motherland & Middle East. Im so sick of LHR

[@leeeldridgecoach]

For me, getting a Companion Voucher is a waste of time. There are never any flights that I can take.

[@grahamfaultless8571]

Possibly, but I flew the LHR - Sydney route last week using the Companion Voucher. Great value!

[@stephenmorris5678]

We use ours every year. So easy to book if you are ahead of the game.

[@lkjdfhlkdjfghldfhglk]

If anyone need an Amex referral let me know!