Save £500 on premium class British Airways flights with ‘Part Pay With Avios’
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‘Part Pay With Avios’ is the scheme which allows you to reduce the cost of a British Airways cash ticket by redeeming Avios points.
Launched in 2013, it has been a bit of a damp squib. It is usually restricted to short-haul flights only and the maximum discount is £50 (an improvement on the original £30, admittedly).
Given that you are receiving a pretty poor exchange rate for your points, it is a bit pathetic. Why can’t I redeem my Avios to cover the entire cost of a ticket? I would understand why not if BA was giving me a fantastic deal but 0.67p per point is never going to excite anyone.
British Airways runs occasional promotions where you can also use your Avios for a reduction on a long haul ticket. That offer is now back, and for the first time it has been extended to a maximum £500 saving.
The deal has also been improved to give you a saving of 1p per Avios point. The usual discount is 2/3p.
Here are the rules:
You must book a long-haul flight before July 15th
You must travel by August 31st 2015
Your flight must depart from Heathrow or City, not Gatwick
This time, only Club World and First are included (but, of course, BA is currently having a sale on World Traveller and World Traveller Plus tickets)
For bookings in Club World or First, you can choose between:
£50 off for 5,000 Avios
£100 off for 10,000 Avios
£200 off for 20,000 Avios
£300 off for 30,000 Avios
£400 off for 40,000 Avios
£500 off for 50,000 Avios
It is unfortunate that this cannot be combined with any sale pricing at the moment. However, it is good news that BA is finally making the discount worthwhile at 1p per point and letting you redeem a greater number.
The ‘Part Pay With Avios’ website is here. Full details of this promotion can be found there.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (November 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 Mastercard
Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review
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.
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
50,000 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
10,000 points bonus – plus an extra 500 points for our readers 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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