Bonus Avios with Langham, Mandarin Oriental, Fairmont, Radisson Edwardian, Shangri-La

There are a lot of offers around at the moment offering bonus Avios points on your hotel stays.  In general, these rely on you turning down hotel loyalty points and asking to receive a one-off Avios bonus instead.

I have already covered three of these deals – click for my articles:

triple Avios with Accor (Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel, Ibis, Pullman etc) until October 31st

triple Avios with Hyatt and Andaz until September 30th

triple Avios with Small Luxury Hotels of the World until September 30th

Here are the other offers.  You can find full details of all of these by visiting the ‘News and Offers’ page of ba.com here.

Fairmont

You will receive 20% off and double Avios on stays at European Fairmont properties (not the North American ones) until 30th October.

This includes The Savoy in London, below, and Fairmont St Andrews.  Full details can be found on the Fairmont website here.

Mandarin Oriental

Until September 30th, 25 Mandarin Oriental hotels are offering double Avios points – 1,600 per stay – when you pay an ‘eligible rate’.  This appears to exclude most promotional deals.

The Langham

Until September 30th, you will receive a 10% discount on club rooms and suites and double Avios points, up to 3,000 per stay, at Langham Group properties.

Full details are on The Langham website here.  All properties globally are taking part.

You can see my review of The Langham London, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, here.  Langham also generously sponsored a competition on HfP last year.

Shangri-La

Until August 31st, you will receive 1,000 Avios for a two-night stay, 1,500 for a three-night stay and 2,000 for a four-night stay.  This covers not just the Shangri-La brand but also Traders, Kerry and Hotel Jen.

Full details are on the Shangri-La site here.

Radisson Blu Edwardian

The Radisson Blu Edwardian hotels in London, which includes The Mayfair, are offering triple Avios – 1,500 points per stay – on bookings until September 10th.

There is no minimum stay which is interesting, especially at the Heathrow property.  You can find more details here.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Finally, hotels in the Preferred Hotels & Resorts consortium are offering double Avios (1,000 per stay) for bookings of two nights or more.  This offer runs until March 2016.

Participating properties are on the Preferred site here.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 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 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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

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

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.