Bits: 500 Avios with first LOVEtheatre booking, new Qatar Airways business class seat coming

News in brief:

Get 500 Avios with your first LOVEtheatre booking

On Thursday I wrote about the new avios.com partnership with LOVEtheatre.com, which allows you to earn 3 Avios points for every £1 you spend via their site.  Established in 1991, LOVEtheatre is a totally reputable ticket agency with access to seats for a wide range of events.

Until 31st May, you can earn 500 bonus Avios points with your first purchase of £50 or more.

There are three hoops to jump through to get this:

You must book via the link on this page at ba.com (or similar pages at avios.com and iberia.com)

You must book by 31st May for an event before 31st December

You must spend £50 or more

New Qatar Airways ‘Super Business Class’ seat on the way

Australian Business Traveller has exclusive news on the new Qatar Airways ‘Super Business Class’ seat which is due to roll out in November 2016.  It will initially debut on a Boeing 777-300ER and then new Airbus A350 deliveries, which a retrofit plan converting the existing fleet at the rate of three aircraft per month.

The new seat is meant to be a halfway house towards the sort of fully private suites now seen in First Class on many airlines (but not Qatar Airways!) and a traditional business class seat.  It will feature a closing door and, in the middle seats, will apparently have the option of being set up as a double bed.

There are no pictures yet but you can read the original article here.

In the meantime, we await the launch of the new Emirates seating at the ITB travel show in Berlin next week.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (September 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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 26th September 2024, sign up for FREE Barclaycard Avios Mastercard and you will receive a sign-up bonus of 10,000 Avios. This is double the usual bonus! You only need to spend £1,000 within 90 days. Our full review is here. Click here to apply.

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.

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased to up to 80,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 80,000 Avios. You will receive 8 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased to up to 40,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 40,000 Avios. You will receive 4 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. The card is FREE for your first year. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

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