Rewards programs

Avios (The British Airways Club)

Program run by British Airways (Canadian card issued by RBC). Here is what one Avios (The British Airways Club) point is worth, how to redeem it and the cards that earn the most of it.

  • Values taken from official pages or from an announced specialist benchmark
  • Cards ranked by net value, annual fees deducted
  • Official pages reread regularly

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Value of one point

Where the value comes from
Canadian specialist benchmark (lower bound)
Value used for the ranking
Cards are ranked at 1.5¢ per point, a prudent assumption between the 1.0¢ reference floor and the 2.0¢ benchmark: a flight redemption at 2.0¢ is not guaranteed for every dollar spent.
Source
Milesopedia · Published on September 1, 2026
Verification
Verified on October 8, 2026 Source up to date

“Milesopedia values Avios (The British Airways Club) at 2 ¢/pt (CAD) in its Canadian points and miles valuation, in effect since September 1, 2026.”

The source discloses affiliate relationships.

Restrictions

  • British Airways publishes no cash value; reward flights carry taxes and carrier surcharges.
  • Value varies by route, cabin and availability.

Programs do not issue the same number of points per dollar: to compare two programs, look at the return per dollar spent, not the value of a point.

Excerpts are quoted in the language of their source.

Cards that earn these points

Annual spending levels

Each level is a basket of annual spending split across everyday categories. The returns and the ranking are recomputed for that basket.

  • Moderate — $24,000 / year
  • Standard — $36,000 / year
  • High — $60,000 / year

In a personalized analysis, your actual spending replaces this reference basket.

Ranked by annual net value on the standard reference basket ($36,000 of spending a year), annual fees fully deducted.

Rank Card Network Annual fee Annual net value Earning Limitations
1 RBC British Airways Visa Infinite Visa $165 $429
  • British airways: 3 points / $ (4.5¢ per dollar)
  • Restaurants: 2 points / $ (3¢ per dollar)
  • Everyday purchases: 1 point / $ (1.5¢ per dollar)
 Foreign exchange fee assumed Point value: specialist benchmark

Return computed with the value used for the ranking: 1.5¢ per point.

How to use your points

The redemption options the program publishes, with the value of a point when it is fixed.

  • Flight rewards

    Reward flights on British Airways and oneworld

    Variable value, not published

    “Use your Avios towards Reward Flights with British Airways or any of the oneworld partner airlines to almost 1,000 destinations worldwide”

    • Taxes and surcharges apply.
    Official source

  • Other redemption

    Upgrades and part-payment of cash bookings

    Variable value, not published

    “Avios can be used towards premium cabin upgrades or to reduce the price of selected regular cash bookings on British Airways flights”

    Official source

Transfer partners

This program publishes no transfer partner.

Expiry and minimum redemption

Point expiry
“Avios won't expire as long as you collect, spend, buy or share at least one Avios every 36 months.” Official source
Minimum redemption
No published rule is listed.

Welcome offers in Avios (The British Airways Club) points

No welcome offer is published for the cards of this program.

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How to read this ranking

The ranking compares the cards of one program on a single scenario, so the gaps come from the cards and not from the assumptions.

  • Reference basket, standard level: $36,000 of spending a year, spread over everyday categories.
  • High-spend profile; reference province: Quebec.
  • Annual fees fully deducted from the value.
  • Welcome offers excluded: only the recurring value counts.

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Limitations of this page

  • Cards are ranked on the standard reference basket of a high-spend profile; your actual spending may change the order.
  • The program publishes no fixed rate: the value of a point is a Canadian specialist’s lower bound, announced as such.
  • Recurring annual fees are fully deducted from each card’s value.
  • Transfer partners and rates are those read on the official pages; a program may change them without notice.
  • The value of welcome offers is not part of the card ranking.