Bits: Avios / Boswell insurance deal extended, TLS, double Avios with Heathrow Express
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Three new Avios deals in brief:
Alan Boswell insurance deal extended
Insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has extended their ‘new partner’ offer with Avios for another month until 30th September.
Until then, you will earn:
- Up to 10,000 Avios when you purchase a household, landlord or business insurance policy
- 5,000 Avios per policy priced below £500
- 10,000 Avios per policy priced above £500
You can find out more about the deal in this HFP article. If your insurance is due this month, you should take a look – all of the contact details are here.
Earn Avios with half-price Times Literary Supplement subscription
If you don’t get email marketing newsletters from avios.com, you will have missed out on a couple of deals yesterday.
One of the odder Avios partnerships is the tie-in with the Times Literary Supplement. You earn 4,500 Avios with a £120 full year subscription to TLS. However, until 31st October you can subscribe for half-price – just £60 – and still receive the points.
Earn double Avios with Heathrow Express
The other interesting new deal is with Heathrow Express.
Last weekend I wrote a big article on how to save money on Heathrow Express tickets – you’ll find it here.
This included lesser-known discounts such as 12% off for MasterCard holders and free First Class upgrades for Star Alliance Gold and British Airways Gold Guest List cardholders.
Another way of getting a return on your spending is by earning Avios on Heathrow Express tickets.
The standard earning rate is 10 Avios per £1 which meant, if you were spending your own money, it was a better deal to take the 12% MasterCard discount.
Until 24th October, the earning rate is doubled. You receive 20 Avios per £1 when you book via heathrowexpress.com/avios.
This is a better deal than taking the MasterCard discount, assuming you value an Avios at more than 0.6p.
The Heathrow Express website does not yet show the special promotion but it is showing on avios.com here. For safety, credit your purchase to avios.com and NOT ba.com or iberia.com. We don’t yet know if BA and Iberia are matching this offer.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 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 £15,000 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.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.
Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa
Huge 30,000 points bonus until 12th May 2024 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.
American Express Business Platinum
40,000 points sign-up bonus and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
20,000 points sign-up bonus 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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