Following the acquisition of BMI by BA / International Airlines Group, there will be some major changes coming up to the BMI mileage program, Diamond Club.

It remains to be confirmed what the new company and loyalty program will look like, but the likelihood is we will see miles being honored but transferred to the BA Avios scheme.

The BMI diamond club has always been one of the most generous mileage programs under which to earn and redeem miles, with lower mileage requirements than many competitors and good options for combining multiple airlines, including stopovers etc.

The transfer to Avios will likely be a devaluation of the real value of the miles you have, and critically will now be redeemable on BA / Oneworld airlines rather than Star Alliance.

If you have upcoming travel plans and want to get better value from your miles, and especially if you prefer or need to use Star Alliance airlines for your travel, now would be a good time to make bookings with these miles.

Additionally, in the final months of the program BMI are running some good promotions to pick up extra miles on certain routes, and offering a great 20% bonus if you need to purchase additional miles to reach what you need for an award.