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Editor\u2019s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers.<\/em><\/p>\n Avios, the rewards currency of the British Airways Executive Club<\/a> program, are easy to earn and redeem even if you don’t travel to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n Long-haul premium cabin redemptions booked through the Executive Club program can also require significant fees, taxes and surcharges, making this currency appear less valuable.<\/p>\n However, Reward Flight Savers are a fantastic use of Avios, as they allow you to pay less than $1 per flight in fees, taxes and surcharges. That’s about as close to free travel as you can get.<\/p>\n Reward Flight Savers are available on all British Airways-operated flights worldwide in all cabins except first class.<\/p>\n Related: Lower fuel surcharges: Reward Flight Saver rolled out on all British Airways flights<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Reward Flight Savers are priced per flight, not per journey. So, if you are flying from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Geneva via London on British Airways, the award is priced based on the distance per segment. Since you’ll have a stopover in London, it may be more convenient and a better value to book a paid ticket on another airline with a direct flight.<\/p>\n As well as having the Avios available in your Executive Club account, you must have earned at least 1 Avios in the 12 months before booking in order to take advantage of Reward Flight Saver.<\/p>\n Reward Flight Savers can be especially valuable for last-minute flights, as their fixed prices keep costs low. I have regularly used Reward Flight Savers for flights less than 650 miles a few days in advance when revenue fares were more than $200. That’s a fantastic use, based on TPG\u2019s Avios valuation<\/a>.<\/p>\nReward Flight Saver basics<\/h2>\n