Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

Get £50 off selected BA long-haul routes this weekend with ‘Share The Love’

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British Airways has entered into the Valentine spirit this weekend with a special £50 per person discount on long-haul World Traveller (economy) fares.

This discount is only available under midnight on Sunday.

The following routes are included:

British Airways 350 2

Abu Dhabi

Antigua

Barbados

Dominican Republic (Punta Cana)

Chicago

Dubai

Hong Kong

Mexico City

New York (JFK only)

Orlando

Tampa

Toronto

You MUST enter promotional code sharethelove on the payment page on ba.com to trigger the discount.

All travel must be completed by March 31st.

Full details can be found on this ‘Share the Love’ page of ba.com.


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (May 2025)

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 Card

30,000 Avios and the famous annual Companion Voucher voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express Credit Card

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 Credit Card

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

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, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) 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 Card

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.

The American Express Business Platinum Card

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

The American Express Business Gold Card

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 (4)

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  • Ralph says:

    OT, apologies Rob, can I ask if there are any benevolent and qualifying HfP subscribers flying from T5 this coming Thursday that could sign my daughter in to the T5 lounge as a guest at around 5pm? I am flying business class ex DUB to JFK and am taking a positioning flight but at the last minute my daughter decided to join me and she is flying economy for the positioning flight because I messed up. As a HfP fan that gleans most of their Avios from non flying activities I don’t have status and can’t sign in a guest as a business class traveler myself. Thanks

  • E14 says:

    Combines with the BMI discount link

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