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British Airways is running yet another money-off promotion with one its partners.  Following the recent Hilton, Shell and Avis offers, it is now partnering with Fairmont Hotels (Fairmont Banff Springs photographed below).

The new offer is a discount of 20% on any Economy BA flight to the USA or Canada.

You need to book at ba.com before December 5th, with a minimum spend of £450 per person.  You can travel at any point up to 14th April 2014.

All flights must depart from London Heathrow, according to the rules.  This is a bit lame, frankly – I tried booking a flight from Manchester, changing in Heathrow, and the code was rejected.  Tough luck if you live in the regions.

You need to enter British Airways promotional code Fairmont1ZH at ba.com when booking.

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.

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.

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Comments (19)

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  • dave says:
    28 Nov28 November 08:58

    This is a good deal.
    We recently used the 15% off code. But this would have saved us a further £90

    Looking for suggestions for Heathrow T5 meet&greet/ valet parking

    • will says:
      28 Nov28 November 09:24

      I would steer clear of purple parking, left my (not even flashy) Lexus with them this year, came back to find the traction control off, suspension in sport and gearbox in power mode. Was not impressed.

      • anonparker says:
        28 Nov28 November 17:19

        Totally agree on purple parking – I know some friends who had an awful experience with them. Resulted in months of difficulty, complaints in writing etc. All due to damage they inflicted on a car while it was being ‘parked’ by one of their guys apparently.

    • What's the Point says:
      28 Nov28 November 14:17

      Same here, we could have saved £70 by using this one instead of the 15% code. Why don’t flight prices go up when you actually want them to!!!!

  • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:
    28 Nov28 November 09:49

    Y flights to NYC for £364.04! Very nice indeed.

    • Richie says:
      28 Nov28 November 18:38

      Plus 15000 avoids which I would consider as worth about £150

    • Andy says:
      29 Nov29 November 20:27

      Can I ask what dates your saw Y flights to NYC for £364.04? I could only see O class at that price. Couldn’t see any Y class below £1500!

  • mja10 says:
    28 Nov28 November 10:18

    I’m guessing it’s still OK to UuA when using a promotion code?

    • Nick Burch says:
      28 Nov28 November 11:52

      As long as you book into a suitable economy class, should be fine. Remember though that cheap economy tickets aren’t avios upgradable, it’s only the expensive ones that allow it!

    • Colin A-B says:
      28 Nov28 November 13:10

      What on earth is UuA? I’ve worked in travel for years & never heard/seen that term!

  • raoul says:
    28 Nov28 November 12:29

    Also, just tried to book a LHR – CLE (via JFK or ORD) for a wedding in Feb and the code won’t apply – so looks like connecting legs once in the US doesn’t work either!

  • iamzhyoo says:
    28 Nov28 November 14:06

    Don’t forget if you are Diamond Club Credit Card holder, you will get a 10% further discount.

  • paul says:
    28 Nov28 November 17:31

    I think Purple Parking are superb and have never had anything but fantastic service.

    Thanks for posting this deal.

    Looks like London Airways really living up to their name again.

    • Richie says:
      28 Nov28 November 18:43

      I really agree I use them every week and they cost about £15 for one day£20 for 2, £25 for 3. As apposed to £30, £60, £90 for the pod parking. I also have tried the t5 long stay but to be honest you wait a lot longer for them than purple business. I never ring I just wait at the stop and never wait more than 5mins. As for them playing with your cars buttons. I have a less than one year old BMW m3 and they have never played with any buttons in mine. -besides they only drive the car a maximum of 100m.

  • MrHeckles says:
    30 Nov30 November 08:32

    Another positive shout out for Purple Parking. Use them 2 or 3 times a month. Their meet and greet is excellently priced – never had any problems, and if you are booking for less than 2 days, the car doesn’t even leave the short term car park. Oh and book via Virgin FC website and pick up 500 FC miles per booking.

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