Cheapest British Airways Club Europe fares ever – from £114 return for 80 tier points
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British Airways has launched some incredibly low Club Europe fares out of London Gatwick.
In fact, these are the cheapest Club Europe fares I have ever seen. Back in October 2015 BA ran a flash sale offering seats at £150 return, but these deals beat that.
The lowest fare on offer is, admittedly, a niche one. Nuremberg in Germany is £114 return for travel in late December to early January.
More mainstream destinations are also very cheap. Barcelona is £140 return in Club Europe from London Gatwick, for example.
The maths is compelling:
You get 80 tier points for the flight, so at well under £2 per tier point this is worth considering for no other reason than it is a cheap way to earn or retain status. As I note below, Catania is £215 return for 160 tier points.
Even a British Airways Blue member would earn 2,150 Avios for a return flight to Barcelona, so that is at least £20 of value coming straight back
You will get access to the impressive new British Airways Galleries lounges at Gatwick which we reviewed here
You will get the other benefits of Club Europe – fast track security (which works well at Gatwick), priority boarding, empty middle seat, a free meal and all the champagne you can get through
The best way to look at the available routes is via the Low Fare Finder tool on ba.com. Click here, select ‘Europe’ and select ‘Business’.
This is what I see for travel between January and April for under £200 in Club Europe. Remember that a 2-night minimum stay or a Saturday night may be required:
- Alicante from £180 return
- Amsterdam from £180 return
- Barcelona from £140 return
- Bilbao from £198 return
- Bordeaux from £136 return
- Friedrichshafen from £150 return
- Geneva from £156 return
- Genoa from £146 return
- Innsbruck from £188 return
- Limoges from £144 return
- Luxembourg from £158 return
- Lyon from £170 return
- Malaga from £180 return
- Nice from £180 return
- Nuremberg from £114 return (late Dec / early Jan only)
- Pisa from £196 return
- Porto from £190 return
- Rome from £186 return
- Salzburg from £180 return
- Seville from £170 return
- Turin from £160 return
- Venice from £180 return
- Verona from £170 return
If you are after tier points, you should take a look at Catania in Sicily. This is a 160 tier points route and is selling for as low as £215 return in May, June and July. My article listing all of the 160 tier point Club Europe routes is here.
You should also have a look at the BA Holidays website here and do a dummy booking with a hotel or car hire added. You might find it gets even cheaper.
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 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 £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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