20% discount on British Airways new 2016 routes if you travel before 30th June

British Airways has launched a new promotion offering a 20% discount on flights on the new routes it is launching this year.

The offers covers a very broad mix of destinations, to put it mildly:

• Angers
• Bergerac
• Biarritz
• Billund (Legoland)
• Chania
• Inverness
• Kalamata
• Lima
• Mahon
• Palermo
• Porto (photo below)
• San Jose (both of them – California and Costa Rica)

You must use promotional code NEWROUTES16 when booking on ba.com.

Here are the rules:

The discount is off the TOTAL fare, including taxes and charges

Valid in economy only

You must book by 29th February

You must complete your travel between 29th April / 4th May (start date varies by route) and 30th June

British Airways operated flights only (not valid on the SUN-AIR Billund flights for example)

Minimum spend £100 per person

Must book a return flight

Only valid on ‘flight only bookings’

Full details and full terms and conditions can be found here on the flight deals page of ba.com.  Don’t forget to use the NEWROUTES16 promotional code.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 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:

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.

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.

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.