Blue benefits
As soon as you join The British Airways Club, you’ll become a Blue member, which means you’ll get all these benefits.
Avios - the reward currency of the Club
As a Blue member, you'll collect Avios when you fly and can keep topping up that balance by collecting on your everyday spend, hotel stays, car hire and much more.
When you’ve collected enough you can spend your Avios on flights and upgrades, or choose from a range of other rewards.
Collecting Avios
Collect Avios on flights
As a Blue member you’ll collect six Avios per qualifying pound (GBP) spent whenever you fly with British Airways or American Airlines, and five Avios per qualifying euro (EUR) with Iberia.
On other oneworld® airlines, it depends on how far you fly, your choice of cabin, and which airline you fly with.
Collect Avios on hotels
Collect Avios when you stay with our accommodation partners, including Marriott Bonvoy® and Airbnb.
Collect Avios on car hire
You can also collect Avios when you hire a car with Avis.
Claim Avios from previous flights
Have you flown with us in the three months before you joined The British Airways Club? No problem. You can still claim Avios for those flights.
Spending Avios
Fly for less using your Avios
You can choose to spend your Avios on a Reward Flight, an upgrade to the next cabin on a cash booking, or as part payment on flights or holidays. You can also use them for seat selection and baggage.
Hotels, car hire and experiences
You can use your Avios on hotel bookings, car rental and experiences worldwide, such as holiday excursions.
Earning tier points
Tier points move you through the tiers of the Club, unlocking more exclusive benefits with each new membership level – from extra baggage to lounge access.
You'll earn 1 tier point per pound (GBP) when you fly with us, book a British Airways Holidays package (where available), or for extras such as paying to choose your seat. Watch our video to find out how it works.
You can also earn tier points when you travel with our oneworld® airline partners. Find out how much you can earn with partners.
Plus, when you book flights and holidays with us until the end of 2025, you can now earn up to 550 bonus tier points on every flight. Register now for bonus tier points.
All fares and tier points quoted in this video are based on published and historical prices available on ba.com. All fares exclude any corporate or specialist fares. Bonus tier points apply.
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Video transcript
Voiceover:
Welcome to the British Airways Club.
Please listen to the following important announcement.
We first started rewarding our customers 40 years ago, and since then a lot has changed. So we’re making changes to better reward you.
No matter where or why you travel, we’ve re-thought the way you earn Tier Points.
They’re the points that help you move up in the Club, from Blue, to Bronze, and beyond. From 1 April 2025 we’ll reward you based on your spend, rather than the distance you travel.
It means you’ll now earn one tier point for every £1 you spend on British Airways flights, minus non-airline fees and taxes.
And you’ll still earn tier points with our partner airlines.
We’ve also introduced new ways you can earn more tier points:
- Paying for extras
- Purchasing a contribution to Sustainable Aviation Fuels (‘SAF’)*
- Booking with British Airways Holidays (where available)
- And using your British Airways American Express® Premium Plus Card (applies to UK customers only)
Plus there’ll be bonus offers to boost your tier points. For example, this year you can earn up to an extra 550 tier points per flight.
Moving up means you’ll unlock benefits like free seat selection and lounge access.
And of course you’ll still collect Avios when you spend with us and our partners, which you can redeem for Reward Flights and experiences.
It’s all yours in the new British Airways Club.
Let’s see where it takes you.
*‘Sustainable Aviation Fuels’ (‘SAF’) are defined in the Refuel EU Aviation Regulation as aviation fuels that are either synthetic aviation fuels, aviation biofuels or recycled carbon aviation fuels. For further information, please visit BA Better World.
Other benefits of Blue membership
Free Wi-Fi Messaging on-board
Stay connected with friends, family and colleagues using instant messaging applications and with text-based emails that don’t include attachments.
Onboard Wi-Fi Messaging is free for Blue members. If you’re not already a member it’s free to sign up.
Bring rewards closer with a household account
You and up to six other members of your household, including children, can pool your Avios into a household account. So you can bring the rewards even closer.
You can also spend your Avios with people outside of your household, by adding them to your family and friends list.
Added reassurance when you fly
We always try to get you to your destination with minimum fuss. But if your flight is busy, your Blue membership gives you priority over non-members on standby and reservation waiting lists.
Save your travel information
You can save your seating preferences and meal choices in your account, so you won't have to provide them every time you travel.
Stay up to date
Get the latest news and offers
Subscribe to our emails and be the first to hear about The British Airways Club's news and member-only offers.
Download the British Airways app
On your free, personalised ba.com app you can:
- Manage your bookings
- Check in and download your boarding pass
- View your account details
Next stop - Bronze
To reach the next level of the Club, the Bronze tier, you need to earn 3,500 tier points, or take 25 eligible flights.
Whichever you do first will get you there, unlocking a range of benefits that make travelling with us even more enjoyable.
Examples: how you could get to Bronze
You could take:
- A return flight to Geneva in Euro Traveller for a ski holiday
- Plus a round trip to Singapore in World Traveller Plus (for extra legroom)
- Plus a British Airways Holidays package for 7 days to Tenerife in Euro Traveller
Examples based on published and historical prices available on ba.com. All fares exclude any corporate or specialist fares. Bonus tier points apply.