New low-tax Avios redemptions to the Caribbean with airberlin
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airberlin – the best place to turn for low tax Avios redemptions – has added some new Caribbean options for Winter 2014.
As per my Avios Redemption University article on airberlin, you should be able to book a business class flight on these routes for around £75 of taxes, compared to £500 with British Airways.
Last Monday, I posted about the new British Airways direct service to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. airberlin is also ramping up its service to the country for 2014.
From November 2014, there will be two stop flights per week from both Dusseldorf and Munich to Varadero in Cuba and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. That will mean a total of eight flights per week from Germany to each destination.
airberlin will continue its existing services to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, Cancún in Mexico and Curaçao. It also flies to Phuket, with a stop in Abu Dhabi, although that service is ending in October (Etihad is taking over the route).
Seats are already available for sale on these new flights, so Avios seats should also be available via ba.com.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (January 2021)
As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!
There are two official British Airways American Express cards:

British Airways American Express
5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and a companion voucher for spending £20,000 Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus
25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review
You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express
30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee 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.
If you have a small business, we especially recommend Capital On Cap’s Visa card which comes with a generous bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa
The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review
(Want to earn more Avios? Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)
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