The Avios ‘25% off’ redemption sale is on

The Avios ‘25% off’ sale is on and its working on avios.com, ba.com and iberia.com.  I have already made a booking to prove it!

But there is nothing on ba.com about it.  Nothing at all.  Only when you get to the payment page do you see the discount.  Nothing on avios.com either.  The avios.com/sale hasn’t been updated as at 08.15.

I haven’t had an email about the sale either!

As far as I can tell, it is working as per the rules:

• Long-haul (Zone 4 and above) only
• All fare classes taking part
• One way bookings OK
• Valid for travel that is completed by 31 May
• BA redemptions only
• 241 vouchers OK (couldn’t test this as not got a voucher at the moment)

except for the

• All bookings must start in London

rule:

I have got it to price up one-way tickets TO London with no problems. 

I have also got it to price up Manchester to XXXX with the discount, changing in Heathrow.

I also spotted this:

You CAN book a return flight where the return is after 31 May.  However, the discount is only applied to the outbound flight.

Also note that the long-haul rules only applies to bookings on ba.com and avios.com.  If you have an active Iberia Plus account and can transfer Avios into it (ie it has been open for 90 days and has earned 1 Avios), you can book Iberia short haul flights with the 25% discount.  Madrid to London return, for example, is 11,250 Avios and Euro 35 in Economy.  You cannot, though, book a BA short haul flight (eg London to Frankfurt) via Iberia Plus and get the discount.

If you want to book, jump in now before 5.7m Avios members get an email about the sale!

Please post any interesting anomalies you spot in the Comments.

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 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

Get 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

30,000 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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is increased to 30,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 30,000 Avios. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card from American Express is increased to 80,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 80,000 Avios! The spend requirement is changed to £10,000 in six months for this offer. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

Huge 80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large 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

20,000 points (ONLY TO 9TH DECEMBER) Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

30,000 points (TO 9TH DECEMBER) plus good benefits Read our full review

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

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

50,000 points when you sign-up 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.