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News in brief:

Bonus Avios booking hotels with Kaligo.com

Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has been fairly quiet on the promotional front recently, following a number of very generous offers in 2015.

They now have a new offer available:

You will receive double Avios on all bookings made by 31st December 2016

The stay must be completed by 30th April 2017

First-time bookers with Kaligo.com will receive an additional 2,000 Avios

Full details can be found here.

Like similar sites such as PointsHound and Rocketmiles, hotel bookings via Kaligo.com are treated as non-qualifying stays.  This means that you won’t receive any points in Hilton HHonors, IHG Rewards Club etc or, most of the time, receive any status benefits due to you.

Assuming there is no price difference, this offer is best used when staying at a hotel outside one of the major chains.

Get 1,200 Avios via Clubcard with £23 NOW TV deal

Until Wednesday 2nd November, Tesco Direct is giving 500 extra Clubcard points – worth 1,200 Avios or 1,250 Virgin miles – with a £23 NOW TV box.

Even better, these NOW TV boxes come with your choice of either a (click to be taken to the relevant Tesco Direct page):

If you had been thinking about adding a NOW TV box to your house – it basically lets you get access to a lot of Sky content without having a dish – this is a very decent deal.  Two months of free Sky Movies would keep you going over Christmas.

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 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:

Barclaycard Avios Plus 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 card

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 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is increased to 30,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 30,000 Avios. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card from American Express is increased to 80,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 80,000 Avios! The spend requirement is changed to £10,000 in six months for this offer. 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

Huge 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, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th December 2024, there are EXCLUSIVE sign-up offers for our readers on the two Capital on Tap small business Visa cards. You can earn 20,000 points on the Business Rewards card and 30,000 points on the new Pro card. Click here to apply.

Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa

20,000 points (ONLY TO 9TH DECEMBER) Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

30,000 points (TO 9TH DECEMBER) 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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Comments (35)

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  • n says:
    31 Oct31 October 12:26

    O/T – my hotels.com rewards nights are expiring in late November. Can I book a cheap hostel in Thailand to keep them alive for another month? Or do I actually have to check in? If I have to check in, what if I was to call the hostel and ask them to check me if (maybe claim I’ll be arriving v late that night/v early the next day?

    I’d rather severely drop my average spend, than lose them altogether!

    • Rob says:
      31 Oct31 October 12:45

      I did this last year, a £5 place, worked fine. Didn’t call anyone.

      • n says:
        31 Oct31 October 15:27

        thanks

        • Matt says:
          31 Oct31 October 19:17

          Indeed. The hotel has their money…why would they be bothered with making any further enquiries? The reward night credit was the only positive to missing a flight to ATH this year. By the way I think a new booking keeps your credits alive for a year rather than a month.

          • Rob says:
            31 Oct31 October 21:17

            To be fair, I tried the same trick with booking.com to get my 2 free Uber rides and the hostel (a different hostel to the one I used for hotels.com) reported me as a no-show.

          • Javier Pena says:
            1 Nov1 November 19:01

            Hi Rob,

            Any hotel will report your reservation as a no-show to Booking.com due to the huge commission that this TA charges to hotels and alike. This big amount gets reduced to zero if you are “no-showed” and inform Booking.com about it, even if the hotel gets to keep your money as a non-arrival.

            Not sure about other TA’s, but I would never risk that on Booking.com due to the above.

    • TGLoyalty says:
      31 Oct31 October 21:59

      Does using them for a refundable cancellable booking so far ahead you might have another booking before then reset the expiry?

  • Anjelica says:
    31 Oct31 October 12:45

    O/T – does anyone know if Virgin Atlantic are still giving a 20% bonus on Clubcard conversions? Desperately need to convert some to book a reward flight but trying to hold off for a bonus offer! X

    • Genghis says:
      31 Oct31 October 13:27

      If you look on the Virgin Red app, they are giving a 20% bonus to first time converters (Tesco -> Virgin). Otherwise nothing so far.

    • n says:
      31 Oct31 October 15:27

      re the news just out – convert convert convert!!!

  • Wally1976 says:
    31 Oct31 October 13:10

    OT – going to be flying from CDG T2D to LTN with Easyjet. The Priority Pass website says that the Sheltair lounge is only for Schengen flights – is that correct? Thanks

  • Canuck says:
    31 Oct31 October 16:03

    Westjet 20% off code: RPJLTA1 (today only, celebrating new airport terminal in Calgary)

  • the real harry says:
    31 Oct31 October 19:47

    just knock off the first zero?

    mine is also 10 digits (after 308147) – beginning with 2x zeros

    • the real harry says:
      31 Oct31 October 20:30

      you think I haven’t? lol 🙂

      (they roll around, laughing in the aisles, at the very suggestion)

  • Roger says:
    31 Oct31 October 21:04

    From tomorrow – Avios win of 15000 points

    Your chance to win 15,000 Avios
    15000 Avios
    For every £2.50 in Tesco Clubcard vouchers you exchange between 1-14 November 2016, you’ll not only receive 600 Avios, but also one entry to win one of 25 prizes of 15,000 Avios.
    Under My Avios Section.

  • Brian W says:
    31 Oct31 October 22:17

    O/T – Economy redemption bookings on long haul Air Berlin flights (TXL-AUH) via BA.com. Does anyone know (or have experience of) whether this booking would be made as an Economy Light or Economy Classic booking? Light has no assigned seating or luggage allowance so extra costs to be considered if this is the case.

    Rob’s report on his Niki (Air Berlin) flight from Palma fairly recently mentioned the fact that he didnt pay for his luggage which may have been a result of the reward booking being an Economy Classic one but he wasn’t sure.

    BA.com is clear as mud and the link to the terms and condiions for the partner airline gives a server error. If anyone can help, many thanks in advance.

    • Yan says:
      31 Oct31 October 23:17

      It will be booked as Economy Classic (class X), which comes with one piece baggage allowance, but the seat selection is not available without OW status.

      You will find the confirmation for one checked baggage on BA e-ticket receipt.

  • Dean B says:
    6 Nov6 November 23:04

    Some fantastic deals with Kaligo in some cities at the moment with this bonus deal. Just booked 2 nights in Lisbon at a hotel for inclusive price of £205 (compared to £174 on Expedia), netting 12800 Avios in the process.

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