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Get 600 bonus Avios on ‘airport hotel with parking’ deals via Holiday Extras

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Via ba.com, Holiday Extras is offering 600 bonus Avios when you book an ‘airport hotel with parking’ through them between December 1st and December 21st.

This is on top of the standard earnings rate of 5 Avios per £1 spent.

This bonus applies ONLY to ‘airport hotel with parking’ bookings and not hotel-only or parking-only bookings.

If you are not familiar with them, an ‘airport hotel with parking’ deal can be substantially cheaper than booking airport parking on its own.  Basically, you book a hotel near your departure airport for the night before you fly, and your car remains in their car park until you return.  It brings extra revenue to the hotel from guests who would not normally choose it, and the customer saves on paying a separate parking facility.

Full details can be found on the Holiday Extras / British Airways website here.


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

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 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

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.

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.

Comments (2)

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  • Matthew says:

    Looks like I can book the cheapest room & parking and get 600 points, might be useful for my next holiday as I was considering staying a hotel the night before.

    “600 bouns avios points only applicable for any Hotel inclusive of parking booking, booked between December 01, 2013, and December 21, 2013. There are no bonus Avios for room only bookings. Products are subject to availability Extras points will be attributed to your account 30 days after your return date to the car park. Promotion can be withdrawn at any time.”

  • MB3000 says:

    It’s worth noting that when booking parking via the BA website they add a couple of hours onto your return time for the parking booking… If you are on the cusp of a 24 hour parking period this can make a significant difference to the price. The departure/arrival times can be changed… 🙂

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