British Airways Airmiles

Advantages: Free travel and vouchers galore
Disadvantages: You could be saving forever to get those flights!

...time, the UK's national carrier, British Airways, had launched its own version. Air Miles, set up in 1988, differs from most other programmes in that it doesn't require participants to take a flight in order to collect miles. The firm signed up a whole list of partners who give away airline miles to customers who buy their goods and services. When you enough miles have been collected there are a whole host of things to spend them on. Not least of ...
...entirely free, as you will still have to pay surcharges or taxes. Air Miles used to reward everyone who shopped and flew regularly with BA. But BA quietly moved 600,000 of its most loyal passengers into a separate scheme called BA Miles, which allows them to earn miles more quickly. Air Miles, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of BA, operates the BA Miles programme alongside its own. HOW DO THEY WORK? Whatever the scheme, the basic proposition ... Read review

Advantages: Destinations, choice, collection opportunities, ancillary products
Disadvantages: Can be low availability, hard to accrue enough points for long-haul

...excellent value. Flights are normally British Airways but with the 'One World' alliance, you can use them on other airlines as well ANCILLARY PRODUCTS The call centre can also offer you good rates on accomodation (of all ranges) and car hire. There is the option to exchange miles in return for money off ancillary products but it is not a good conversion rate and wouldn't reccomend it. STAFF Based in Crawley, West Sussex, the staff are usually helpful ...
...to find a good deal for you. Open from 8-10 Monday to Friday and 9-5 Weekends, they are easily contactable but avoid calling right at the end of the day because they are likely to be impatient and want to get you off the phone before they go home. Also, if more than one person in the company has the same christian name, they use fake aliases which can get confusing CONCLUSION Air Miles is an excellent scheme. It is better value for European trips ... Read review

Advantages: Free
Disadvantages: Takes a long time to build up.

...as other offers. The British Airways AirMiles Scheme gives you air miles as a reward for doing what you do every day - spending. My main source of generating the miles is Sainsburys.The reward points that that supermarket give you for every pound spent or special offer bought can be exchanged at the rate of 40 airmiles for 500 points.These points really add up quite quickly especially when you take advantage of the extra points awarded with some ...
...day we needed some rice.Conveniently Sainsburys were offering 500 extra points with a 4kg bag of Basmati rice.That meant 40 Airmiles! My other sources of Airmiles are gas,petrol and credit card use. We have our household gas for heating and cooking supplied by Amerada Gas.They give you an Airmile for every £6 on your bill.Petrol I usually buy from Sainsburys and of course I receive points and hence Airmiles for every fill-up.If I`m travelling I`ll ... Read review

Advantages: free air tickets and more
Disadvantages: purchases required

Airmiles are one of the oldest loyalty schemes around. Airmiles can be converted into airline tickets so that you can travel to any destination free of charge providing you have enough airmiles. Airmiles can alos be used as part payment. Airmiles can also be used to get other rewards such as adventure weekends, theme park tickets Airmiles can be earnt via shopping at sainsburys - converting reward card points for airmiles. 500 reward points gives ... Read review

Advantages: good discount
Disadvantages: must shop in certain stores to collect

I was looking to book two week in Cyprus for this summer, and having recently received a flyer from Air Miles I thought I would try their in house travel agents for a quote for a holiday I had seen in the First Choice brochure - Brochure price £1482, redeem 450 air miles and the price is reduced to £1052. Quite a saving. Air Miles can be collected in the high street from Shell, Sainsbury's and Homebase plus many more specialist retailers. It should ... Read review