Avios

[cloud]

I am so confused by Avios and how the points thing works.

I have an Avios account with 4,120 Avios in it, from ages back, plus an Executive Account with 4,408 Avios in it which were recently transferred in from another person.

Why can't they just add the two together and give me 8,528 Avios? Are the Avios identical, or can each sort only be used for certain things?

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Phone up avios. They are very helpful.

 

[timco]

I am so confused by Avios and how the points thing works.

I have an Avios account with 4,120 Avios in it, from ages back, plus an Executive Account with 4,408 Avios in it which were recently transferred in from another person.

Why can't they just add the two together and give me 8,528 Avios? Are the Avios identical, or can each sort only be used for certain things?

So long as the accounts are in the same name and you can log into both you can combine them. I am always swapping between the two as my wife has an account with BA as she got the points as she was flying not me, despite me being the payer.

 

[cloud]

I had no luck ringing up Avios this week as I kept getting cut off. I've just combined the accounts now - thank you!

 

[Silkster365]

Same here - combine avios from exec club, main avios site and tesco points all the time. Really easy - have a look on avios site there are instructions there.

And I am always picking up the free avios credit cards. Got the Amex gold card recently and got 20,000 plus 2 miles for most £1 spent for the first year. Use it for everything, food, in pubs, out and about etc and the miles rack up (just make sure u pay it off with debit card straight away!)

Up to 60,000 at the moment I think

 

[casbom]

I believe one is just Avios that you collect from the various options (tesco, credit card etc) and the other is for Executive club points. But should be combinable.

 

[casbom]

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