Flights

From finding cheap flights to understanding airline loyalty programmes, our flight guides help you save money, travel smarter and make the most of every journey. Discover booking tips, airline reviews, rewards programmes and flight hacks from around the world.

Flying Blue Reward Flights: How to Spend Miles on KLM, Air France & Partners

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Flying Blue is the frequent flyer programme for Air France and KLM, with miles redeemable for reward flights on both airlines and a wide range of partners including Delta and Virgin Atlantic.

In this guide, we explain how Flying Blue reward flights work, how many miles you need, what taxes and charges you’ll pay, availability and some of the best ways to use your miles.

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How to Redeem Avios for Flights: The Complete Guide

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You can redeem Avios for reward flights with British Airways and a wide range of partner airlines. BA reward flights start from 10,000 Avios plus £2.50 one way, with the number of Avios required depending on your destination, cabin and whether you travel on a peak or off-peak date.

In this guide, we’ll explain how to redeem Avios for flights, how many Avios you’ll need, the taxes and fees you’ll pay, where to find reward availability and how to work out whether you’re getting good value for your points.

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How Many Avios Will I Earn on a British Airways Flight?

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Historically, frequent flyer schemes were simply a case of airlines issuing air miles to their frequent flyers, who could then cash them in for cabin upgrades or free flights. Things have moved on considerably over the years and there are now many different ways of earning Avios in the British Airways club.

However, rewarding flying remains a key pillar of all airline loyalty schemes and BA Club members need to understand how their future flight bookings will impact their Avios bank balance.

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Is It Really Cheaper to Fly to London via Europe Than Take the Train?

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We have all seen those news articles where someone (typically an influencer or TikTok user) has claimed how they have saved a fortune on their domestic travel itinerary by booking two separate hacker flights via a European city rather than taking a direct train. We tested the theory by comparing 59 days of fares between Newcastle and London.

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How we used Avios to score Business Class Flights to the World Cup

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My cousin and I love watching sport and over the years we have been lucky enough to visit many big events across the world together, including the Olympics, Euros and Ryder Cup. However neither of us had ever been to the big one – the FIFA World Cup – and as we both have a milestone birthday coming up this year, we decided to try and change that and attend the 2026 event.

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How to Earn Flying Blue Miles: Flights, Partners & Other Ways to Earn

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Flying Blue miles can be earned in many different ways, including flying with KLM, Air France and partner airlines, transferring American Express Membership Rewards points, staying with hotel partners and hiring cars.

For UK members, flying isn’t necessarily the only way to build a large Flying Blue balance. American Express Membership Rewards points can be transferred into Flying Blue, while a wide range of airline, hotel and travel partners provide additional earning opportunities.

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Flying Blue Status & XP: Earning, Levels & Benefits

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Flying Blue is the frequent flyer scheme for KLM and Air France.  For some reason it does not get much coverage in many UK based blogs but for many years KLM has been well used by UK travellers living close to airports such as Exeter, Humberside and Teesside who are not served by any other network carriers.

Flying Blue has four main membership levels: Explorer, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Members earn Experience Points (XP) from eligible flights, with higher status levels providing benefits including additional miles earning, fast track security, additional baggage and lounge access.

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How to find Cheap Flights for an Extreme Day Trip

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Avis Preferred is the free loyalty programme from Avis, offering regular customers discounts, faster car collection, upgrades and other benefits.

There are three membership levels – Avis Preferred, Preferred Plus and President’s Club – but you don’t necessarily need to rent frequently to get top-tier status. American Express Platinum and selected World Elite Mastercard holders can qualify for President’s Club, while Avis also offers status matches from competing car-hire programmes.

Avis is also particularly interesting for Avios collectors, with several different ways to earn Avios on rentals.

We’ve looked at how Avis Preferred works, what the different status levels offer and, importantly, whether its advertised discounts actually produce the cheapest rental price.

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Where to visit for an Extreme Day Trip

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Extreme Day Trips have become extremely popular in recent years. The premise is that you take an early flight out to a European city, spend the full day there, cramming in as much as possible, and then fly home in the evening thus avoiding the cost of an overnight stay.

Extreme Day Trips are a fantastic way to visit a new place, maybe just to eat the local food, see something special at a museum or watch a sporting event.

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