Special BA Amex offer – 9000 Avios with free card, 25000 Avios with Premium Plus
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The ‘official’ sign-up bonus for the British Airways American Express card is currently 3,000 Avios points. The £150 per year BA Premium Plus Amex is currently offering 18,000 Avios points.
However, British Airways has been emailing selected British Airways Executive Club members with a better offer.
This deal is effectively available to anyone who applies via the link above whether or not you received the email. It appears to have been very widely circulated given the number of copies forwarded to me.
The sign-up bonus offered in this email is the same one that was generally available from November to May:
9,000 miles when you get the free British Airways Amex card and spend £1000 within 90 days
25,000 miles when you get the £150 British Airways Premium Plus Amex card and spend £3000 within 90 days
There is clearly a risk that you may not receive the higher bonus if you use the link above. In my view this is unlikely, given how widely this mailing has gone out, and in any event you are not receiving anything more generous than what was available publicly for the first 5 months of this year.
The deadline to apply for these offers is July 25th.
Want to earn more points from credit cards? – December 2022 update
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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 Mastercard
25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher for spending £10,000 Read our full review
Barclaycard Avios Mastercard
5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher for spending £20,000 Read our full review
You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the best of the other deals currently available.
British Airways American Express Premium Plus
25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable card perk – the 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review
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
30,000 points and unbeatable travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard
15,000 points bonus and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review
Earning miles and points from small business cards
If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers:
American Express Business Platinum
40,000 points sign-up bonus and a £200 Amex Travel credit every year Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
20,000 points sign-up bonus and free for a year Read our full review
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
Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa
10,500 points bonus – the most generous Avios Visa for a limited company Read our full review
For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending.
Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card
1% cashback and no annual fee Read our full review
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