4,500 Avios posting from Sunday Times promo – jump in now if you haven’t already
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It is now almost four weeks since I wrote about the very generous Avios earning offer from The Sunday Times Travel Magazine.
You could earn 4,500 Avios points for just £30.
The good news is that people who applied in the first wave have now received their Avios points. The promotion is still running so, if you haven’t applied yet, you should jump in now.
How the deal works
I have a soft spot for The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, probably because they tend to mention this site occasionally.
It has a slightly more aggressive tone than Conde Nast Traveller, being happier to call out companies or cities which don’t live up to the hype. The August issue had a great piece demolishing various over-promoted destinations, companies and services.
Whether or not you are an occasional reader of the magazine, you are going to want to subscribe. This is because The Sunday Times Travel Magazine is offering 4,500 Avios points if you sign up for a £30 subscription before 30th September.
At 0.66p per point, this is a no-brainer for most of us.
As I mentioned at the top of the page, the points are posting successfully.
The offer does NOT show immediately. You need to enter STTM0916 in the ‘Promotional Code’ box and hit ‘Submit’. The page will refresh and the deal will show.
Note that cutting and pasting the code sometimes fails. If it fails, type it in. Try upper and lower case too.
YOU MUST CLICK SUBMIT so the page reloads. If you don’t, you will NOT get the Avios as you will be signing up to the standard package.
If you do not see a box during the check-out process asking for your Avios or BAEC account number, you should assume that it has gone wrong and will not work. Try again using a different browser or device.
In summary:
you receive 4,500 Avios in either British Airways Executive Club or avios.com
the offer runs until 30th September
the cost for a yearly subscription is £30 via direct debit (which you can cancel via online banking as soon as the first payment is taken ) or £32 via credit card or cheque
Avios are awarded within 28 days
you are restricted to one subscription per household and per Avios account
You are paying 0.66p per Avios point if you ascribe zero value to the magazine. Given the content I doubt anyone who reads this site will not get some value from it.
You still have another month to jump in. These are cheap Avios and you get something interesting to read as well.
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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.
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