Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

Earn double Avios via the avios.com estore

Links on Head for Points may support the site by paying a commission.  See here for all partner links.

The shopping portal at avios.com (NOT ba.com, although it may follow soon) has launched a ‘double Avios’ promotion in the run up to Christmas.

Between 26 November and 14 December you earn double Avios at the following retailers:

  • Apple Store
  • Argos
  • Boden
  • Charles Tyrwhitt
  • Currys
  • Debenhams
  • Dell
  • Elemis on timetospa.co.uk
  • Ernest Jones
  • Evans Cycles
  • Hotel Chocolat
  • House of Fraser
  • Interflora
  • iTunes
  • I Want One Of Those
  • johnlewis.com
  • Lego
  • Links of London
  • Marks & Spencer
  • PC World
  • Play.com
  • Selfridges
  • The White Company
  • Waterstones

There is also a 250 Avios bonus for first-time avios.com eshoppers, which is triggered with any purchase over £25.

As always, do compare cashback rates at Quidco and TopCashback as well, as even with double Avios they may not always be the best deal.


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (November 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 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 card

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.

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

50,000 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

10,000 points bonus – plus an extra 500 points for our readers 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.

Comments (4)

This article is closed to new comments. Feel free to ask your question in the HfP forums.

  • Martyn says:

    Very pleased to see this offer back again. I found the Charles Tyrwhitt offer particularly generous.

  • Raffles says:

    I’d take the cash! Life is too short to mess about for meagre amounts. Some merchants even sneak off other ‘costs’ before calculating the miles anyway, so even knocking off VAT you are still a bit high sometimes.

  • Roger Stacey says:

    A question: Since I am a BA Silver Tier Executive Club member with an American (Chase Bank) BA Visa card, will any of the offers you post apply to me, or does one need a British credit card for most of them?

    Roger Stacey

    • Raffles says:

      You will need a UK Amex for the Membership Rewards promotions that Amex runs and that I discuss. Most BA-run promos, though, are open to anyone. You just need to filter out the ones which don’t work for you.

This article is closed to new comments. Feel free to ask your question in the HfP forums.

The UK's biggest frequent flyer website uses cookies, which you can block via your browser settings. Continuing implies your consent to this policy. Our privacy policy is here.