01.01 The Executive Club
01.02 Status match from other FFPs

02.01 Avios Points
02.02 Tier Points

03.01 Moving between tiers
03.02 What is a qualifying flight?
03.03 Blue
03.04 Bronze
03.05 Silver
03.06 Gold
03.07 Gold GL
03.08 Premier
03.09 Continental Europe tier thesholds

04.01 Calculating the base mileage your flight(s) will generate
04.02 Guide to earning Avios and Tier Points on partners, codeshares and partner codeshares
04.03 Earning Avios on BA (and EU) flights
04.04 Earning Avios on oneworld partner flights
04.05 Earning Avios on other airline partners
04.06 Earning Tier Points
04.07 Earning while you travel
04.08 Hotel stays04.09 Car rental
04.10 BA Holidays
04.11 Foreign currency
04.12 Airport parking
04.13 Earning through everyday spending04.14 Exchanging other points for Avios

05.01 Booking on BA.com05.02 Managing your booking on BA.com05.03 Mobile apps
05.04 Booking strategies

06.01 Reward flight zones06.02 Standard reward flights06.03 Reward Flight Saver
06.04 Multi partner airlines
06.05 Upgrading using Avios (UUA)
06.06 Book hotels and car rental
06.07 Specific Gold benefits
06.08 Specific Gold GL benefits
06.09 Online search and resource tools

07.01 Ordering replacement cards/tags
07.02 Household accounts
07.03 Combine My Avios

01.01 The Executive Club

British Airways’ frequent flyer programme is called the Executive Club (EC). Most frequent flier programmes (FFP) are open to anyone to sign up for and the EC is no different. Enrolling is easy and can be done online on ba.com.

If you are based in Australia or New Zealand, you will not be able to join the EC. BA recommends you join the Qantas’ Frequent Flyer programme instead.

You also need to be 18 or over to join the EC. The only exception to this is the household account, which is explained in full in Section 07 of this document.


01.02 Status Match from other FFPs

BA very rarely gives out complimentary elite status or matches status from other FF programmes. The exception to this is if you’re an employee of a large corporate that has a deal with BA. Your best bet is to speak to your account manager to see what he/she can arrange. Comps can also come through contact with your local country office.

02.01 Avios Points

Avios points are the currency of the EC and other frequent flyer and consumer loyalty programmes that operate under the IAG umbrella.

You collect Avios when you fly with BA, its partner airlines and other oneworld airlines. You can also collect Avios on hotel stays, holidays and car rental, and when you're shopping, through deals with a wide range of partners. You can then spend them on flights and.upgrades, on holidays and car rental depending on your location.

Your Avios stay with you as long as your account remains active so make sure to collect, spend, purchase or share some Avios at least once every 36 months.


02.02 Tier Points

Most airline programmes work on the principle that if you fly “n” thousand miles or fly in excess of a minimum number of flights in a twelve-month period, you’ll get elite status. Whilst the EC doesn’t work exactly like that, the principles are very similar.

The EC was traditionally a reward programme principally aimed towards customers flying in premium cabins and on flexible tickets, rather than purely from accruing miles from flying. The emphasis has changed in recent years and the EC now offers value to a broader range of customers than ever before.

Each flown segment will earn a certain number of Tier Points. Get enough Tier Points, and you get promoted to the next tier.

03.01 Moving between tiers

The promotion process is not as simple as it could be at first glance. First off, in addition to accruing the Tier Points required to qualify for promotion to the next tier or retain at the current tier, you also need fly either two or four qualifying flights during your membership year.


03.02 What is a qualifying flight?

Examples of criteria used to determine qualifying flights:

BA operated + BA flight number
BA operated + other flight number
Other carrier operated + BA flight number
IB operated + IB flight number

Note, reward bookings and agency or industry discounted bookings are not eligible. BA/IB subsidiaries and franchise operated flights are included.

Your tier status will change as soon as you cross the next threshold and you will continue to accumulate Tier Points until your membership year end date. So for example, if your membership year ends on 8 January, a flight taken on 8 January will count towards your old year. Your Tier Point balance will be zeroed out on 9 January reflecting the beginning of a new membership year. If you fail to accrue the number of Tier Points needed to retain your current level, you will drop to the level immediately below and is often referred to as a soft landing.

On promotion to Bronze, Silver or Gold you will keep that tier status for the remainder of your membership year and automatically retain this status for all of the following year.


03.03 Blue



Blue is the basic level and is what you start on. Once you reach the required number of points, you will be promoted to Bronze.


03.04 Bronze



Entry and retention requirements:
 300 Tier Points and 2 qualifying flights or 25 BA flights

Bronze members enjoy a number of benefits in addition to those experienced by Blue members.

• 25% bonus Avios on all BA, IB and AA flights.
• Allocate seats for yourself and other members in your party free of charge, up to seven
• days before departure (excluding exit row seats).
• You may use a Club World, Club Europe and.equivalent oneworld business class check-in desks, irrespective of what class of ticket you have.

03.05 Silver



Entry and retention requirements: 
600 Tier Points and 4 qualifying flights or 50 BA flights

Silver members enjoy a number of benefits in addition to those experienced by Bronze members.

• 100% bonus Avios on all BA, IB and AA flights.
• 25% bonus Avios on QF flights.
• Allocate seats for yourself and other members in your party free of charge, at the time of
• booking (excluding exit row seats).
• You may use a Club World, Club Europe and.equivalent oneworld business class check-in desks, irrespective of what class of ticket you have.
• You and one guest may relax in a BA Galleries Club/Terraces/Executive Club and oneworld business class departure lounge.
• Priority boarding.

03.06 Gold



Entry and retention requirements:
 1,500 Tier Points and 4 qualifying flights

Gold members enjoy a number of benefits in addition to those experienced by Silver members.

• 100% bonus Avios on all BA, IB and AA flights.
• 50% bonus Avios on QF flights.
• Allocate seats for yourself and other members in your party free of charge, at the time of booking, including exit row seats
• You may use a First, Club World, Club Europe and.equivalent oneworld first or business class check-in desks, irrespective of what class of ticket you have.
• You and one guest may relax in a BA Galleries First and Club/Terraces/Executive Club or oneworld first and business class departure lounge.
• You may use a BA Elemis Spa before travelling on a long haul flight, irrespective of class of travel.
• You may use a BA Arrivals lounge after travelling on a long haul flight, irrespective of class of travel.
• An extra piece of checked baggage when you travel in Domestic/Euro/World Traveller classes.
• Priority boarding
• Reservation Assurance on.full fare economy tickets, ensuring a seat even where the flight is full.
• Priority over Blue, Bronze and Silver Members on waitlists.
• Additional reward availability in economy (V class)
• Gold Priority Reward
• No booking or service fees for reward flights using Avios.
• At 2,500 Tier Points, and again at 3,500 Tier Points, you will be awarded with a voucher that you and a companion can use towards an upgrade to the next cabin on a flight of your choice, subject to availability
• At 4,500 Tier Points, you can share your membership benefits by giving someone else an Executive Club Silver Partner Card
• At.5,000 Tier Points,.you will.receive a.Concorde Room Card and invitation to the Gold Guest List.

03.07 Gold GL

Entry and retention requirements: 
After accruing 3,000 Tier Points in two consecutive years or 5,000 Tier Points accrued in a single year

To remain part of the list you need to continue to earn 3,000 Tier Points in each year going forward. There are several exclusive perks over and above the standard Gold membership benefits:

• A once per membership year (note this is Gold GL membership year not your EC membership year, they are not necessarily the same) redemption for up to 5 people (i.e. member and up to 4 others) booked into revenue classes (A, D, T, B) rather than award classes
• A dedicated priority service phone number with dedicated 24-7 support desk.
• Gold GL members may invite two guests into a BA departure lounge and may invite one guest into a BA Arrivals lounge.
• At 4,500 Tier Points, you can share your membership benefits by giving someone else an Executive Club Gold Partner Card.

03.08 Premier

Premier is an invitation only level. You can’t get to it by just flying a lot. They are generally given to people that BA consider as being of commercial importance, and each new Premier has to be approved by the board.


03.09 Continental Europe tier thresholds

On 16 November 2011, the tier thresholds for members based in Continental Europe (all European countries excluding UK and ROI) were standardised in line with the requirements outlined in this section.

However, if you are an existing Silver and Gold member based in Europe, you will have been offered an opportunity to retain whatever tier you held on 1 March 2012 and continue to retain this tier for two years at the old retention rates, 400 for Silver or 800 for Gold.

04.01 Calculated the base mileage your flight(s) will generate

First off, you need to actually work out how long a trip you’re travelling on. Karl Wartz’s Great Circle Mapper is great online tool for determining the distances between two points in general: http://gc.kls2.com

The distances aren’t exactly what BA use, but they are pretty accurate for the purpose of calculated the base mileage. For BA earning specifically, you can use BA's very handy calculator: http://www.britishairways.com/travel...r/public/en_gb


04.02 Guide to earning Avios and Tier Points on partners, codeshares and partner codeshares

This is a little complex, so all the combinations are outlined as follows. There are two key concepts:

• The flight number/prefix. This can be the airline operating the plane (e.g. the BA009 from LHR to BKK and on to SYD) or that of a codesharing airline (in this case QF) who sell seats on the BA009 as the QF302
• The operating carrier (or metal). That is the airline who actually operate the aircraft. In the example above, that is BA.

Applying that, the following scenarios are possible:

• BA prefix, BA operated plane

  You earn miles and TP's for a BA flight as per ba.com
• BA prefix, oneworld partner operated plane
  You earn miles and TP's for a BA flight as per ba.com
• BA prefix, BA codeshare partner airline
  Where the partner in this case means a non-oneworld member e.g. Meridian, some flyBe flights. You earn as per a BA flight.
• oneworld airline prefix, BA domestic flight
  Tier Points and Avios accrued according to oneworld booking class used, so business class Tier Points and Avios if its a business class fare, even though its a one-class cabin.
• BA partner airline prefix, BA partner metal
  
You earn as per BA flight but typically would receive Avios only and no tier points.
• BA partner airline prefix, BA metal
  
You earn in accordance with the relevant partner table. However the flight does count towards a BA metal flight needed to obtain status.
• BA partner airline prefix, non-BA partner metal

  Zip, nothing, nada on EC. Look at other FFPs.
• oneworld partner prefix

  You earn Avios and Tier Points in accordance to the relevant partner table. As an example, a Cathay Pacific (CX) flight will not earn you any status bonus and the class of service bonus is lower (25% for J, 50% for F).
• oneworld partner prefix, oneworld partner operated plane

  You earn Avios and Tier Points as per the flight number you have bought. So if you bought a CX flight number on AA metal, you'd earn as per a CX flight.
• oneworld partner, non-oneworld airline 

  For example. a CX flight number on MH. You earn nothing. The rule is that both the flight number and the metal have to be in oneworld to earn. Some have successfully had miles and Tier Points awarded in this instance but that is the exception and very much not the rule.
• Iberia Express
  Not eligible, zip, nothing, nada on EC

Some selling fare classes do not earn Avios and/or Tier Points. Look out for these in the tables below. Award fares do not earn Avios or Tier Points at all. With BA, these are tickets booked into X, P, U and Z.

The actual number of Avios Points you earn on a flight is dependent on three factors:

• Sector distance
• Status
• Class of service

Look at the examples below illustrating two sample boarding passes. One for a BA prefix, BA operated flight, the other for an AA prefix, BA operated flight. In fact they both relate to the same flight, Chicago O’Hare to London Heathrow.





As a Gold Card holder, Mr Wilkinson will earn a tier bonus for these flights at 100% of the sector distance, which in this case is 3,950 miles. Tier bonuses only apply to BA, AA, IB, and QF coded flights.

In addition to the tier bonus, as Mr Wilkinson travelled in Club World he will earn a cabin bonus. The multiplier does vary dependent on flight code.

The cabin bonus for the BA coded flight is 50%, but is only 25% for the AA coded equivalent. Even if the flight is operated by BA, the cabin bonus calculation follows the flight prefix. Here, Mr Wilkinson will earn 1,975 Avios Points by flying Chicago to London on a BA coded ticket but only 988 Avios Points on an AA coded ticket.

The distinction can be summarised as follows:
04.03 Earning Avios on BA (plus BD and EU) flights

Pay particular attention to the fare class, as this determines how many Avios points you will earn on each flight.






Note: this table reflects Avios accruals for flights taken from 19 June 2012. For flights taken before 19 June, refer to ba.com


04.04 Earning Avios on oneworld partner flights

There are currently eleven active oneworld member airlines, Air Berlin, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Qantas, Royal Jordanian, and S7 Airlines.

In 2012, the alliance will be joined by Malaysia Airlines.






















04.05 Earning Avios on EC partner flights








04.06 Earning Tier Points

Unlike Avios points which can be earned through a multitude of activities, Tier Points can only be earned through the pursuit of flying and are earned on all commercial BA and oneworld fares (subject to a few exceptions).

Refer to Section 04.02 for examples of ticket scenarios and to Section 04.03 partner tables for specific exceptions.




04.07 Earning Avios while you travel

The EC has a lot of other hotel, car rental and other partners that allow you to accrue Avios while you travel. Some of the more notable ones are Avis (who offer a pretty good AWD for BA Gold members and nice Avios earning opportunities), and Travelex.


04.08 Hotel stays

Avios points can be earned directly on hotel stays through the EC’s network of hotel partners. However, there are many other ways to reap reward out of your hotel loyalty. As each chain has its own reward programme, and they do differ significantly from programme to programme so it is worth investigating the pros and cons before handing over your EC card at check in.

1. Accor Hotels
   Participating brands and earning rates
   Sofitel 1 Avios per €1 spent
   Pullman 1 Avios per €1 spent
   McGallery 1 Avios per €1 spent
   Novotel 1 Avios per €1 spent
   Suite Novotel 1 Avios per €1 spent
   Mercure 1 Avios per €1 spent
   Adagio 1 Avios per €1 spent
   Ibis 1 Avios per €2 spent
   All Seasons 1 Avios per €2 spent
   
   Convert 4,000 AlClub points into 2,000 Avios
   
   
2. Carlson Hotels
   Earn 500 Avios per stay at Radisson Hotels and Resorts, Radisson Blu, Radisson Edwardian, Park Inn and Park Plaza properties
   
   Gold Points can be exchanged into Avios in increments of 10,000 GPs into 1,250 Avios or in 2,000 GP increments at the rate of 8:1
   
   
3. Global Hotel Alliance
   Earn 500 Avios per stay at Anantara, The Doyle Collection, First Hotels, Kempinski, The Leela.Palaces, Lungarno Collection, Marco.Polo, Mirvac, Mokara, Omni Hotels, Pan.Pacific, PARKROYAL, Shaza and Tivoli Hotels.
   
   If you are a Gold.EC member you can also enjoy a complimentary room upgrade (subject to availability at time of check-in)
   
   
4. Hilton
   Depending on your HHonors preference Avios can be earned on stays booked directly via Hilton at the following rates:
   
   Fixed Avios and HHonors Points

   500 Avios per stay and 10 HHonors Points per US$ spent at Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hilton.Garden.Inn, Hilton Grand.Vacations, The Waldorf.Astoria, and Home2 Suites
   
   100 Avios per stay and 10 HHonors Points per US$ spent at Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites
   
   Variable Avios and HHonors Points
   Earn 1 Avios and 10 HHonors Points per US$
   
   Variable Avios

   Earn 1 Avios per US$ spent
   
   Exchange HHonors points into Avios in increments of 10,000 points at the rate of 10:1
   
   
5. Hyatt Hotels and Resorts
   Earn 500 Avios per stay at the Park Hyatt, Andaz, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Hyatt Summerfield Suites, Hyatt Vacation Club
   
   Hyatt Gold Passport points can be exchanged into Avios in increments of 1,250 points into 500 Avios (5,000 HGP points minimum conversion). When you convert 50,000 points, you will earn a 5,000 Avios bonus
   
   
6. Intercontinental Hotels Group
   Earn 500 Avios per qualifying stay at InterContinental, Crowne.Plaza, Hotel.Indigo, Holiday.Inn, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood.Suites.
   Earn 100 Avios per qualifying stay at Holiday Inn Express.
   
   Members must join Priority Club Rewards, IHG’s loyalty programme in order to earn Avios.
   
   Exchange Priority Club points into Avios in increments of 10,000 points at the rate of 5:1
   
   
7. Langham Hotels
   Earn 500 Avios per night (max 1,500 Avios) at The Langham Hotels and Resorts, and Langham Place Hotels and Resorts
   Earn 250 Avios per night (max 750 Avios) at Eaton Hotels and Delta Chelsea, Toronto
   
   
8. Mandarin Oriental
   Earn 800 Avios per stay at Mandarin Oriental. In addition to Avios for the stay you enjoy the following benefits during your stay
   
   Blue and Bronze members
   Fruit and flowers
   Complimentary newspaper and use of the hotel's health facilities
   Express check-in and check-out
   
   Silver, Gold and Premier card members
   All Blue and Bronze card benefits
   Special discounts on room rates at participating Mandarin.Oriental hotels
   Upgrade to the next room category (subject to availability) at reservation stage for Premier card holding members and check-in stage for Silver.and Gold members
   Late check-out (subject to availability)
   
   
9. Marriott
   Earn 2 Avios for every US$ spent at JW Marriott, Autograph Collection, Renaissance Hotels, Marriott Hotels and Resorts, Marriott Vacation Club, The Ritz Carlton, and Edition brands
   
   Earn 1 Avios for every US$ spent at AC Hotels, Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn, SpringHIll Suites, Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites and Marriott Executive Apartments
   
   Marriott Reward Points can be exchanged into Avios, as follows:
   2,000 Avios per 10,000 MRP
   5,000 Avios per 20,000 MRP
   10,000 Avios per 30,000 MRP
   25,000 Avios per 70,000 MRP
   50,000 Avios per 125,000 MRP
   
   
10. Preferred Hotel Group
    Earn 500 Avios per eligible Preferred Hotels and Resorts, Preferred Boutique, Summit Hotels and Resorts, and Sterling Hotels stay
    
    
11. Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
    Earn 500 Avios per non discounted or non corporate rate stay at Shangri-La.Hotels, Shangri-La.Resorts, Traders,.and Kerry Hotels
    
    
12. Starwood Hotels and Resorts
    Sheraton. St Regis, Four Points by Sheraton, The Luxury Collection, Element, Le Méridien, Aloft, Westin, and W brands
    
    SPG Preferred members earn 2 Avios per US$1 spent
    SPG Gold/Platinum members earn 3 Avios per US$1 spent
    
    SPG members can transfer Starpoints into Avios at the rate of.1:1, with a 5,000 Avios bonus with each transfer of 20,000 Starpoints
    
    
13. Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces
    Earn 500 Avios per eligible stay at Taj Luxury Hotels
    Earn 250 Avios per eligible stay at Vivanta by Taj and The Gateway Hotels

04.09 Car Rental

The EC has only one car rental partner, Avis. Fortunately, Avis’ footprint is widespread and global. EC members are offered very competitive rental rates with excellent benefits in most markets such all inclusive insurance and a free additional driver with every rental.

Earn 3 Avios per £1 spent, with a minimum of 500 Avios per rental
Rent with Avis four times or more in one year and collect 750 bonus Avios

Don’t forget that it is still possible to earn Avios indirectly with other car rental companys. For example, Sixt and HHonors are partners and it is possible to transfer HHonors points into Avios.


04.10 BA Holidays

You may also earn Avios on inclusive travel deals through BA. Typical bonuses include:

• Avios bonus on European holidays
  
Euro Traveller/UK Domestic: 1,000 Avios

  Club Europe: 5,000 Avios
• Avios bonus on worldwide holidays

  World Traveller: 5,000 Avios

  World Traveller Plus: 5,000 Avios

  Club World: 10,000 Avios

  First: 10,000 Avios

04.11 Foreign currency

Through the EC’s partner, Travelex members can earn 1 Avios per £2 when exchanging up to £300. For larger exchanges, the rate increases to 1:1


04.12 Airport parking

You can earn up to 5 Avios per £1 spent with Holiday Extras airport parking or airport hotel booking with parking (UK properties only)

Alternatively, you can earn up to 250 Avios when you pre-book valet parking via BA.com


04.13 Earning Avios through everyday spending

1. Affiliated credit cards
   
   Canada: RBC® British Airways Visa Infinite
   • Annual fee $165 (supplementary card $75)
   • Very generous sign up bonuses
   • Cardholders earn 2 Avios for every $1 spent on BA purchases, and 1 Avios for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
   • Travel Together companion voucher earned each year upon reaching a cumulative spend of $30,000. Voucher is valid for two years and can be used for a guest to accompany the cardholder on a redemption ticket. Redemptions must be round trip (open jaws accepted),on BA metal and subject to standard redemption rules
   • Complimentary travel insurance
   
   Germany: British Airways Barclaycard (Visa)
   • No annual fee
   • Welcome bonuses of 20,000 Avios (Premium) and 9,000 Avios (classic) on first purchase
   • Premium cardholders earn 2 Avios for every €1 spent on BA purchases, and 1 Avios for every €1 spent on all other purchases.
   • Classic cardholders earn 1 Avios for every €1 spent
   • Premium card holders earn a companion voucher each year after accumulating a spend of €20,000
   • Complimentary travel insurance
   
   Hong Kong: Dah Sing British Airways Platinum Card
   • Annual fee HK$300 (waived for first 3 years)
   • Cardholders earn 2 Avios for every HK$6 spent on BA flights (www.ba.com/dahsingbank and at BA's HK Ticket Office), 1.5 Avios for every HK$6 pent on all other purchases overseas and 1 Avios per HK6 spent in Hong Kong.
   
   India: ICICI Bank British Airways Premium American Express
   • Annual fee 7000 INR (supplementary card free)
   • Sign up bonus
   • Cardholders earn 6 Avios for every 100 INR spent on BA purchases, and 4 Avios for every 100 INR spent on all other purchases. Bonuses of 25% and 50% apply to earn rates upon qualification of 250,000 and 500,000 INR annual spends respectively
   
   Russia: Russian Standard Bank British Airways American Express Premium/Classic
   • Annual fee
   • Welcome bonus and annual bonus of 2,500 Avios
   • Premium cardholders earn 3 Avios for every 30 RUB spent on BA purchases, and 1.5 Avios for every 30 RUB spent on all other purchases.
   • Classic cardholders earn 2 Avios for every 30 RUB spent on BA purchases, and 1 Avios for every 30 RUB spent on all other purchases.
   • Companion voucher earned each year upon reaching a commutative spend of 200,000 RUB. Premium cardholders may earn a second voucher after 400,000 RUB spend
   • Complimentary travel insurance
   
   UK: British Airways America Express Premium Plus
   • Annual fee £150 (Supplementary cards free)
   • Welcome bonus: sporadic, typically up to 18,000 Avios
   • Cardholders earn 3 Avios for every £1 spent on BA purchases, and 1.5 Avios for every £1 spent on all other purchases
   • Companion vouchers earned each year upon reaching a commutative spend of £10,000 increments. Each voucher is valid for two years and can be used for a guest to accompany the cardholder on a redemption ticket. Redemptions can be one way or round trip (open jaws accepted), must be on BA metal and subject to standard redemption rules
   • Complimentary travel insurance (no medical cover)
   
   UK: British Airways America Express
   • No annual fee (Supplementary cards free)
   • Welcome bonus: sporadic, typically up to 3,000 Avios
   • Cardholders earn 1 Avios for every £1 spent
   • Companion voucher earned each year upon reaching a commutative spend of £20,000. Voucher is valid for one year and can be used for a guest to accompany the cardholder on a redemption ticket. Redemptions can be one way or round trip (open jaws accepted), must be on BA metal and subject to standard redemption rules
   
   USA: British Airways Visa Signature®
   • Annual fee $95
   • Very generous sign up bonuses
   • No Foreign Transaction Fees
   • Cardholders earn 2.5 Avios for every $1 spent on BA purchases, and 1.25 Avios for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
   • Travel Together companion voucher earned each year upon reaching a commutative spend of $30,000. Voucher is valid for two years and can be used for a guest to accompany the cardholder on a redemption ticket. Redemptions must be round trip (open jaws accepted),on BA metal and subject to standard redemption rules
   
   
2. BA eStore
   
3. Magazine subscriptions
   
4. BA Wine Club

04.14 Exchanging other points for Avios

1. Collecting BA Miles with Tesco
   
   Tesco is the UK’s largest supermarket chain. It operates a loyalty card scheme called Tesco Clubcard which awards 1 point for every £1 spent. Points can be spent in-store or with partners, including BA. Every £2.50 you receive in Clubcard vouchers can be converted into 500 Avios and every additional 50p worth of vouchers gives you 100 Avios.
   
   As with the BA AmEx, you can only convert points to Executive Club accounts that are UK domiciled.
   
   How do I join Clubcard?
   Pick up a free card at any Tesco, and then register it online or by posting back the form attached to the card. Alternatively, apply for the Tesco Credit Card. This doubles as a Clubcard and, in addition, earns you 1 point for every £4 (equal to 0.5 Avios per £1) you spend on the card anywhere, not just at Tesco. This is nowhere near as good as the BA Premium Plus AmEx (1.5 Avios per £1) but it can be used at places that refuse AmEx e.g. council tax and other utility bills. It can also be useful if you normally use your BA AmEx but want to delay the issuance of your next '2 for 1' redemption voucher.
   
   Can I have multiple Clubcards?
   Yes. However, Tesco does appear to be getting cleverer at spotting multiple mailings to the same address, and you may find that you can only qualify for a promotion on one of your accounts. To avoid duplicated mailings, ring the Clubcard Helpline and have the accounts merged. You will then only get one statement with one points total. However, if you receive multiple statements then you will also receive multiple bonus points coupons, of course!
   
   Do other businesses award Clubcard points?
   Tesco has a range of partners that award Clubcard points. See tesco.com for the current list. These include Avis and E.On.
   
   How can I earn bonus points?
   We have seen a gradual reduction in in-store promotions in the last few years, and you are now more likely to earn extra points from using special bonus codes for your online shopping. These usually give you an extra 200 / 500 / 1000 points when spending £x in specific areas of the Tesco website. These promotions, when available, are listed in Post 1 of the current ‘Tesco and BA’ thread. Post 1 also explains how to join the various Tesco clubs (lots of opportunities to receive bonus points coupons!) and how to recycle old mobile phones and inkjet cartridges for points.
   
   How do I convert points to BA Miles?
   You can check your points balance at any time by going to tesco.com and clicking 'My Account'.
   
   Once every quarter, you will receive a statement with vouchers for points earned (minimum 250). Quarters run from Aug-Oct, Nov-Jan, Feb-Apr and May-July and you will receive your statement 2-3 weeks later. Each statement comes with a number of bonus points coupons to use in-store.
   
   Historically Tesco would automatically convert your points to Avios. This is no longer available to new cardholders but is still being done for those of us who signed up when it was possible. Today, you convert your points by going to the Tesco website and inputting the numerical code from your clubcard voucher. Ensure that your BA account address is the same as your Clubcard address.
   
   Can I do anything else travel-related with my Tesco points?
   There are a number of tour operators who offer discounts on holidays for Tesco points. You can get a £10 reduction for every £2.50 on Tesco vouchers you use. The more upmarket operators in the scheme include Cadogan Holidays and P&O Cruises. You can also redeem for Hilton, Marriott, Novotel and Mercure hotel stays, although there are often restrictions on minimum stay or weekend stays. See tesco.com/clubcard for details.
   
   
2. Shell Driver’s Club
   
   
3. BAA WorldPoints
   
   
4. American Express Membership Reward points
   
   
5. Hotel programme points