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News in brief:

Get double Avios on Kaligo.com hotel bookings

Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has been fairly quiet on the promotional front recently.

They now have a new offer available:

You will receive double Avios – up to 40 per £1 but usually less – on all bookings made by 31st December 2017

The stay must be completed by 30th March 2018

If you live outside the UK, you will get a further 25% Avios bonus if you pay with a BA non-UK credit card from Royal Bank of Canada, Russian Standard Bank, ABSA Bank, First Carribean Bank, Butterfield, Dah Sing Bank, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, EnterCard, CornerCard

Full details can be found here.  This is a special booking page for the deal.

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 Honors, IHG Rewards Club etc or, most of the time, receive any status benefits due to you.  Marriott is the only major chain to give status benefits – but not points – on indirect bookings.

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

New World of Hyatt double points promotion

World of Hyatt has launched a new promotion covering the six week period until the end of the year.

You will earn double base points for every stay completed between 15th November and 31st December, although registration will end on 30th November.

Note the strict eligibility rules.  Only stays booked online at hyatt.com or via the Hyatt app will count.  Stays booked by other channels, even if they are direct (ie ringing the hotel or a Hyatt call centre) will not count.

Full details and registration can be found here.

Last day for 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus

A reminder that the 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus which has been running this week ends at midnight.

The ba.com page to buy if you are interested is here.

The pros and cons of purchasing were discussed in my article earlier in the week.

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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 (46)

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  • Nathan says:
    17 Nov17 November 07:11

    There’s only one reason I can think of for the cashpassport type card and, admittedly, it’s a bit niche. My son who is at school in NZ has one onto which I load his pocket money from the UK; the hard ceiling limit aids discipline and his being under 18 prevents other credit card options. That said his sister had a supplementary CC on my account when she was there, thanks to a fortuitous slip of the mouse at the DOB drop-down stage of the application form.

    • Alan says:
      17 Nov17 November 07:38

      I think you meant to comment on the other article 😉 In case you don’t see the comment I left on it though, I think the Revolut card would be preferable in this situation – still a hard limit, but much cheaper/easier to run! Monzo also a good option but not sure if them moving to a bank account means they’ll now have a minimum age of 18 for the card – may still be an option though.

  • Eric the half a bee says:
    17 Nov17 November 07:52

    O/T – Just noticed a message on the IHG app notifying if a new benefit for Spire Members of guaranteed 10 am check-in:

    We know that when you’re busy traveling, every second of down time is precious. That’s why we’re making check-in times as early as 10am for Spire Elite members like you.

    Just update your stay preference for an early arrival when you book a room or call ahead to the front desk and we’ll take care of it for you.

    It’s just one of the ways Spire Elite members can get more out of every trip.

  • the real harry1 says:
    17 Nov17 November 07:54

    yep I think my son might be 18 rather than 17 next time I need a supp on Plat 🙂

    Dad, son #1, two guests: son #2 & daughter all 4 get into lounge

    with the MR points, I make that 26 free lounge passes (Xmas, Easter, May/June half term, summer hols out)

    • John says:
      17 Nov17 November 08:46

      Not a good idea. When he applies for say a student current account, pay TV, mobile on his own this slip may become apparent. Something called National Hunter.

      • Stuart_f says:
        17 Nov17 November 10:06

        I doubt National Hunter would be involved. AMEX Supps aren’t credit checked.

        • the real harry1 says:
          17 Nov17 November 16:17

          pause for thought, certainly

        • John says:
          17 Nov17 November 17:26

          It’s about fraud avoidance, and not assessing credit worthiness.

          Really bad idea to put a false DOB on an application form unless you’re certain there won’t be issues down the line. Even correcting genuine errors over DOBs or middle names can be a nightmare.

  • N says:
    17 Nov17 November 09:21

    OT re Marriott Platinum challenge. Someone earlier this month said that points stays contribute towards the 9 stays in 90 days challenge for Plat. When I called to sign up for it, the lady repeated that it was paid stays only about 7 times in a 20 second call.

    Not sure who’s wrong yet!

    And is there a way I can search for the cheapest Marriott in a certain area over multiple days? Will need to do a mattress run or two for this!

  • Lee says:
    17 Nov17 November 09:34

    OT – last month there was 4500 ba avios for German resident to join Executive Club. Has anyone got it?

  • DaveF says:
    17 Nov17 November 09:43

    OT – I’ve just had all of my IHG Accelerate challenges track correctly, within 3 days of each transaction days INCLUDING the get the IHG credit card which tracked the day after the card was delivered.

    I think I might do the lottery tomorrow.

    • Kinkell says:
      17 Nov17 November 18:57

      You’re lucky. Mine are taking weeks and weeks to track….but so far so good.

  • S says:
    17 Nov17 November 09:57

    O/T Trying to follow the instructions in previous article re. dummy transfer from MR to open Eurostar Freq. Traveller account. When I search for Eurostar, all I get is the option to buy the ticket outright using 15k/30k points rather than to transfer to an EFT account. What am I missing? Thanks in advance

    • EwanG says:
      17 Nov17 November 10:20

      Rob mentioned in an article about a week or two ago that MR to EFT transfers have been temporarily suspended pending the relaunch of the Eurostar scheme.
      I think it must have been in the comments as I have gone back and cannot find it in a main article.

  • Sotirios Aligiannis says:
    17 Nov17 November 11:34

    Can anyone explain how exactly double Avios works with Kaligo promotion? Here’s what I see as an example:

    Dublin, Ireland, 12-16 Feb 2018, The Fleet Street Hotel. I select Economy Double/Twin that earns 12150 Avios for €124 per night. The total cost will be €539,72 and as I can see it will earn 8100 Avios plus 4050 bonus Avios.

    So, where exactly will 2x Avios will be applied? On 8100? Or on total of 12150?

    I also send an e-mail to Kaligo, waiting for their reply, but I thought I’d also ask here. Thanks in advance and have a nice weekend!

    • Rob says:
      17 Nov17 November 11:35

      Odd, because I would expect the 8,100 to be doubled?

    • Polly says:
      18 Nov18 November 04:27

      Email Sebastian the owner directly…in fact he’s probably reading these comments. Usually does when go promotes kaligo. My hotel l was Looking at def had double. Maybe some hotels don’t participate.

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