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News in brief:

Win 50 x 18,000 Avios with Tesco

There is no transfer bonus for Tesco Clubcard to Avios conversions this quarter.

Instead, if you convert into British Airways Executive Club, there is a competition.

As per this page of ba.com, there are 50 prizes of 18,000 Avios to be won.  You receive one entry for every 500 Clubcard points you convert to BAEC Avios points between 1st May and 31st May.

If your Tesco account is set to auto-convert, you won’t miss out.  In fact, you will automatically receive two entries for every 500 Clubcard points which are auto-converted.

It remains to be seen if avios.com will run a similar, better or worse competition – or nothing at all.  There isn’t anything showing on the Avios website at the moment.

The tesco.com page to convert your Clubcard vouchers to BA is here.

Get 2,400 Avios with £60 worth of LEGO Star Wars

Speaking of Tesco, Tesco Direct is giving away 1,000 Clubcard points (2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin miles) when you spend £60 on LEGO Star Wars.

The deal runs until 8th May.  Click here to see the sets included.

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

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:

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

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 £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.

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

40,000 bonus 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.

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.

Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa

Huge 30,000 points bonus until 12th May 2024 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.

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 sign-up 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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Comments (48)

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  • BrianDT says:
    5 May5 May 05:35

    I can’t see where it says two entries per auto convert, but then it is 5.30am ?

    • Kerry says:
      5 May5 May 08:34

      I can’t see that either – I also scanned through the T&Cs (a rare thing for me!) and couldn’t see anything there either!

  • Darren says:
    5 May5 May 06:37

    Is it 1000 clubcard points on each multiple of £60 spend or a one off hit when you spend £60 and nothing for further purchases? I could end up with a full battalion of X wing fighters or whatever the collective is?

    • Steve says:
      5 May5 May 06:43

      Squadron

      • the real harry1 says:
        5 May5 May 06:46

        you’d have to make multiple purchases of £60

    • Anna says:
      5 May5 May 06:48

      On a previous offer I ordered 2 x £30 worth and got 2 lots of bonus points. As long as you place the orders separately the offer will work.

  • Wally1976 says:
    5 May5 May 08:25

    OT – does anyone know: if you were to book 4 BA Avios redemptions at midnight GMT and then ring within 24 hours would you be able to cancel just one of them (and retain the other three) with no charge? Would they have to cancel them all and rebook 3 (with the risk that they may not go back into the reward inventory)? Thanks.

    • Polly says:
      5 May5 May 08:41

      Wally, that’s very iffy. We have a friend who did just that to Dxb, and literally one week before flying discovered that ba had accidentally cancelled everyone in the group. He was Gold, but didn’t get them all rebooked into club, nightmare. Call up today and double triple check first. I think if they are all on the same PNR it’s not,possible…rob may know more…

    • Genghis says:
      5 May5 May 09:25

      Is it possible to book them under two separate PNRs (or would you lose anything by doing so, i.e. someone has status and therefore one person wouldn’t get a seat reservation)??

      • Wally1976 says:
        5 May5 May 10:09

        Yes it’s possible but it’s a timing thing – wanted to grab them as quickly as possible after midnight GMT so easier to grab all 4 at once. Just thinking through some possibilities at the moment (in relation to using the Lloyds upgrade voucher), thanks for the input Genghis and Polly.

  • Andrew* says:
    5 May5 May 09:33

    Went to read the BA site details about the conversion competition and came across a Fairmont promotion saving me 15% on a planned (well, now rebooked) booking – cheers Rob!

  • Alex W says:
    5 May5 May 10:55

    Will a stay there count towards accelerate?

  • Wade says:
    5 May5 May 10:56

    OT (as always): Anyone got the Avios from the Economist offer yet?

    • the real harry1 says:
      5 May5 May 11:21

      sure – somebody reported they got the points in the last couple of days – had to chase them, though

    • Axel says:
      5 May5 May 12:47

      Got mine this morning. Too late for the aviis superboost I had factored in.

      But not to late for the £110 cancellation chargeback I had agreed to and received two weeks ago for the non-posting 🙂

    • Jon says:
      5 May5 May 20:02

      Got mine a few days ago – coincidentally (or not) two days after I emailed them to chase (had been 11 weeks – their original enail promised 4-6). No apology or reply to my email though.

    • Kathy says:
      5 May5 May 20:17

      Not got mine yet, but it’s about time to chase them again (got told to wait 6-8 weeks last time I chased). Hopefully if they are now coming through a chase will do the trick,

  • Highland Traveller says:
    5 May5 May 11:03

    o/t Can I use my BA Amex 241 voucher on 2 one way flights (i.e. to Boston, return JFK or would I have to enter through JFK?)

    Thanks!

    • Genghis says:
      5 May5 May 11:07

      It’s called an open jaw and yes, you can do that. Rule is that the jaw distance has to be less than any of the legs (so LHR-BOS, JFK-LON is OK but LHR-MOW, MAD-LHR is not)

  • Rob says:
    5 May5 May 11:25

    Prices are dropping here. I may rebook my points night for cash especially given my Accelerate targets.

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