Bits: 1700 Avios on Avis rentals, Cathay Pacific sale extended, triple Avios to Latin America
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News in brief:
1,700 Avios on Avis car rentals
Avis has launched a new Avios promotion which runs until 31st October for rentals until 15th December.
If you book a car in Group C or above for 3+ days, using the BA Avis discount code, you will receive 1,000 bonus Avios points. This is on top of your base Avios, which will be worth 3 Avios per £1 or 700 Avios, whichever is the larger.
You will also receive an additional 250 Avios if you pay with a British Airways American Express card.
Full details of the offer can be found on the special Avis / BA website here.
Cathay Pacific sale extended
The Cathay Pacific Sale has been extended until 31st October. If you are looking for flights to the Far East, Australia or New Zealand, you can possibly find a good deal.
A flight in Premium Economy from London to Hong Kong for example costs from £879. For a flight starting in London this is a very good price. The full list of offers from London and Manchester can be found here.
Remember that, as a oneworld partner, you will earn Avios and British Airways tier points when flying Cathay Pacific.
Triple Avios to Latin America
British Airways is running a generous ‘triple Avios’ promotion until 11th December as I covered here.
If you are heading to Latin America, however, you may feel that you are missing out as BA’s coverage in that region is not great.
Luckily Iberia Plus has stepped into the breach. Iberia is offering triple Avios on all flights between Madrid and Latin America until 15th December.
You must register for this offer. Log in to your Iberia Plus account online and you should be taken to a page of current promotions which will hopefully include this one, from where you can register. Unfortunately if it is not shown on your ‘promotions’ page there is no other way of signing up.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (March 2024)
As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!
In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.
You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:
Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard
Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review
Barclaycard Avios Mastercard
5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review
There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:
British Airways American Express Premium Plus
25,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review
British Airways American Express
5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £12,000 Read our full review
You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Run your own business?
We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.
Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa
Get a 10,000 points bonus plus an extra 500 points for our readers Read our full review
You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.
British Airways Accelerating Business American Express
30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review
There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.
SPECIAL OFFER: You receive a huge 120,000 Membership Rewards points if you apply for American Express Business Platinum by 9th April 2024. You receive 80,000 points for spending £12,000 within 90 days and a further 40,000 points if you retain the card for 14 months. Click here to apply.
SPECIAL OFFER: You receive 60,000 Membership Rewards points if you apply for American Express Business Gold by 9th April 2024. Remember that the card is FREE for the first year. You receive 40,000 points for spending £6,000 within 90 days and a further 20,000 points if you retain the card for 14 months. Click here to apply.
American Express Business Platinum
Crazy 120,000 points bonus (to 9th April) and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
Huge 60,000 points sign-up bonus (until 9th April) and free for a year Read our full review
Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.
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