It’s back – buy up to 100,000 Avios, from 1.02p, via Groupon
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It’s back (again). You can buy cheap Avios points simply by heading over to the Spanish version of Groupon.
The fall in the £ in recent months means that this deal is not as good as it was last year, where you were paying as little as 0.7p per Avios. The prices are the same as the September 2016 version although, as the £ has strengthened a little, the Sterling equivalent is cheaper.
This is an Iberia Plus deal. This means that there are two hurdles to jump:
You need an Iberia Plus Avios account (easily fixed by going to iberia.com if you don’t have one)
Your Iberia account will need to be 90 days old before you are allowed to use ‘Combine My Avios’ and send your points across to your British Airways Executive Club or avios.com account
Click here for the Avios page you need on the Spanish Groupon site.
It is best to use Google Chrome to open it. Chrome should offer to translate the text. If it doesn’t, right click on your mouse and a translation option will appear.
There are five price levels. The 2,000 Avios deal is the cheapest but the prices are well above previous deals:
2,000 Avios = €24 (£20.36) = 1.02p
4,000 Avios = €59 (£50.05) = 1.25p
9,000 Avios = €119 (£100.96) = 1.12p
15,000 Avios = €189 (£160.35) = 1.07p
20,000 Avios = €249 (£211.26) = 1.05p
34,000 Avios = €429 (£363.98) = 1.07p
You can buy a maximum of five packages AND 100,000 Avios per Iberia account. However, you are restricted to just one of the ‘2,000 Avios’ packs. The maximum number of Avios you can buy is therefore (20,000 x 5) 100,000 points for €1245.
You can pay by PayPal which may be easier – I did during the previous promotion – although you get legged over on the exchange rate. All other credit cards are accepted including American Express. If you do not use a 0% payment card, remember to factor in the 3% FX fee to the prices shown above.
About 30 minutes later you will receive an emailed voucher. If you don’t, the voucher will also be showing in your account on the Spanish Groupon site. There is a link in the voucher to a page on the Groupon site where you need to input the codes.
You are told that your Avios will take 30 days to appear but, in reality, they have historically turned up quicker.
The big question ….. is it worth it?
For most people, probably not. It isn’t the most straightforward promotion ever. The exchange rate is moving around daily. Paying over 1p per Avios point is also above my comfort zone.
If you need to top off your account or if you have a very specific use for them – where you know you will receive well in excess of 1.1p of value – you may think differently. Double check your maths first though.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (September 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:
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
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
25,000 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 £12,000 Read our full review
You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express
30,000 points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a 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.
Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa
Get a 10,000 points bonus plus an extra 500 points for our readers Read our full review
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.
EDIT: Applications for this card are temporarily suspended due to IT issues with the British Airways On Business SME loyalty scheme.
British Airways Accelerating Business American Express
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
40,000 points bonus 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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