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News in brief:

VIP distillery tour competition winner

Two weeks ago we ran a competition in association with Chivas Regal whisky and we have a winner.

I know many were keen to win, but unfortunately there was only one prize to give away.

Andrew M. and a plus one will get an exclusive VIP tour of the Strathisla distillery in the Scottish Highlands, the home of Chivas Regal, with all expenses paid.

Have a fantastic trip.

Which was comment number 200,000?

Yesterday HfP reached a milestone: 200,000 comments!

To celebrate this slightly crazy and very impressive achievement we decided to give a £50 Amazon voucher to comment number 200,000.

The lucky winner is Ben, who posted just before 7am.  Well done.  Ben actually posted a ‘proper’ comment in the article on European lounge access and not a random one on the competition page.

Don’t forget that our Rolling Luggage competition, pinned to the top of the home page, is still running.  You can win £600 of rather smart suitcases.

Get 3,600 Avios with iPad Pro and 2,400 Avios with LEGO

As we covered on Shopper Points this week, Tesco Direct is currently running two generous extra Clubcard points offers.

1,500 extra Clubcard points with iPad Pro

1,000 extra Clubcard points with LEGO Star Wars, Friends and City

You can convert 1,000 Clubcard points to 2,400 Avios or 2,500 Virgin Flying Club miles, and 1,500 Clubcard points to 3,600 Avios or 3,750 Virgin miles.

Both offers expire on Sunday.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

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 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 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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Comments (32)

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  • The Original Nick says:
    29 Sep29 September 06:59

    Well done to both winners. Enjoy!

  • Andrew M says:
    29 Sep29 September 07:27

    I assume Andrew M already knows he has won, rather than him finding out just now? Asking for a friend.

  • Memesweeper says:
    29 Sep29 September 07:43

    OT: does anyone know if a gift card bought in Boots T5 qualifies as spend in the Heathrow Rewards scheme? I bought two last week and the spend hasn’t shown, wondering if I need to lodge a claim.

  • Genghis says:
    29 Sep29 September 07:53

    Ah, acted too soon. Need to get in quick though so first payment before 5 Nov.

    • the real harry1 says:
      29 Sep29 September 08:18

      I stand corrected! 🙂

      O/T anybody missing the Sunday Times Travel Magazine – 5 issues for £10 sttmsub.co.uk & STFP17 – cancel DD once first payment is taken or real price kicks in £30 for 12 issues

    • Liz says:
      29 Sep29 September 09:02

      Genghis – I saw your comment about your upcoming Barra trip late last night. We did the tour with Rob from Barra Island Tours last Wednesday. He asked us beforehand if we would share the car with another couple which we agreed to do so that halved the cost of the tour. He was great! We thought it might have been someone from the HFP community but they didn’t know anything about airmiles. Hope you are lucky with the weather. We had a calm dry day with cloud but still stunning scenery – I got some amazing photos! We had a fabulous day !

      • Genghis says:
        29 Sep29 September 12:46

        Thanks Liz. I rebooked with someone else as Rob (and his mate Rob) aren’t available. Weather is a bit iffy for a week’s time but everything could change. I’m sure we’ll have a good time regardless.

  • Andrew says:
    29 Sep29 September 08:24

    £10 off £50 at House of Fraser with First Direct Visa until 8/10/17.

  • Chris B says:
    29 Sep29 September 08:26

    Also there is 1000 Clubcard points for the normal iPad, non pro version

  • N says:
    29 Sep29 September 08:34

    OT. Update for those who had a go at the Avis/Iberia competition in June/July this year.

    T&C says points by 30/9. And mine landed yesterday. The points appeared in my transactions the day before but with no change to my Avios total. Yesterday that changed and my 27k points posted. Very happy!

    I would’ve posted yesterday but this comment would’ve gotten lost in the sea of congratulations!

    • Maria says:
      29 Sep29 September 10:33

      Hi
      I’ve just checked and I got my 18k. Very happy too!

      • David says:
        29 Sep29 September 12:02

        Are yours with a date in June 2016 too? Mine went in, went back out, and went back in again…! (And I’ve now used them for two of us to do an internal flight in Japan next year for the princely fee of £3.80)

  • Michael says:
    29 Sep29 September 10:29

    Economist Avois offer is back again. A year sub for 13,200 but I think is only for BAEC.

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