Get £63 off British Airways long-haul and mid-haul flights, all classes – today only

To celebrate the Queen becoming the UK’s longest reigning monarch today, British Airways has launched a ONE DAY ONLY promotion.

Until midnight tonight (Wednesday) you will save £63 per person on any long haul or medium haul return flight.

The discount covers all classes, from World Traveller to First.  Because medium haul is included, the discount will work on short routes such as Tel Aviv or Moscow which attract long haul tier points.  Moscow, for example, is now around £180 return on some dates in economy.

Full details, the promotional code and the promotion rules are on ba.com here.

In summary:

Use CELEBRATE as the code on the payment page at ba.com

Book by midnight tonight

Travel ANY TIME – it is valid for bookings up to 29th August 2016

If you or (more likely) one of your travelling companions is not already a British Aiwrays Executive Club member, they will receive a bonus of 1,500 Avios for signing up – details here (scroll down).

You can find out more about this deal on this special section of ba.com.  Remember that you must book by midnight tonight.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2023)

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:

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

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 9th January 2024, you will receive 30,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 30,000 Avios) with American Express Preferred Rewards Gold. You receive 25,000 points if you spend £3,000 in three months and a further 5,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. You can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th January 2024, you will receive a huge 100,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 100,000 Avios) with The Platinum Card. You receive 75,000 points if you spend £10,000 in six months and a further 25,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. You can apply here.

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.

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.

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.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.