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Get 50% bonus Avios from various shops on the BA e-store

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The British Airways shopping portal at shopping.ba.com is offering 50% bonus Avios points on selected retailers until September 22nd.

The special rates, including the bonus, are:

PC World – 3 Avios per £1

Waterstones – 3 Avios per £1

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John Lewis – 3 Avios per £1

M&S – 3 Avios per £1

Selfridges – 12 Avios per £1

Currys – 3 Avios per £1

House of Fraser – 3 Avios per £1

Apple Store – 3 Avios per £1

The White Company – 6 Avios per £1

Debenhams – 3 Avios per £1

As usual, check TopCashback as well as – even with a 50% bonus – you still might get a better deal with straight cashback.


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

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 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 – 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.

Comments (9)

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  • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:

    As always, John Lewis is particularly useful since it doesn’t appear on cash back sites.

  • Jonathan Easthope says:

    T&c’s at bottom of the page giving details of the offer suggests that you can also get a 500 Avios bonus for first time purchase, if spend is over £50.

  • Chris says:

    Just be aware if buying anything from Apple that “The new iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s are both ineligible for rewards.” I think this applies to all cash back sites.

    • Rob says:

      This is normal for new Apple releases, they always have this rule.

    • Phillip says:

      Although I haven’t checked for this year’s releases, Nectar have been quite good at giving points on new Apple products. Maybe not from the very beginning but usually before anyone else does!

  • Phillip says:

    A recent purchase from John Lewis during the double promotion, literally came with a free flight! Excellent value!

  • Eastwood says:

    I need to buy an item at Debenhams, just made sure on the T&Cs that I can use the giftcard online at Debenhams. So A quick stop at Tesco for some giftcards and then sign in via BA for the 3 miles per £1. Not a bad little haul

  • Eastwood says:

    Forgot to say will get 150 clubcard points per £50 spend at Tesco

    • Rob says:

      Can you use more than one giftcard in a transaction at Debenhams online? That is key thing to check.

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