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The 90,000 Iberia Avios start to drop into accounts

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We interrupt the England v Colombia game with this important announcement ….

Avios from the Iberia ‘9,000 Avios for booking any flight (up to 90,000 Avios)’ promotion last weekend have started to drop in.

Here is a screenshot courtesy of Flyertalk:

Now we need to see how convertible etc they are  ….

If you missed the deal, you can read the details in this HfP article.

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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

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There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

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British Airways American Express

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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.

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The Platinum Card from American Express

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There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

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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.

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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 (125)

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  • Paul says:
    3 Jul3 July 21:17

    Where are people checking? Nothing for me in the app :S

  • Tyra says:
    3 Jul3 July 21:17

    So do you have to be logged into IB to transfer Avios from BA or is it easier to log into BA and transfer that way? The page hasn’t been loading for me on IB all day.

  • Roberto says:
    3 Jul3 July 21:17

    Avios arrived and spend..

  • Cat says:
    3 Jul3 July 21:20

    Yay! I booked on Saturday, and they’ve all posted!

    On another note, my Welsh boyfriend is currently making loud trumpet noises and yelling Olé at the TV. How soon can I book?

    • the real harry1 says:
      3 Jul3 July 22:04

      That’s the Welsh for you

      • Cat says:
        3 Jul3 July 22:15

        He’s slightly more subdued now, and has reverted to his default setting of cynicism and general bitterness towards the Sais.

        So Harry (me old mate) did your points come through yet?

  • Noel Andrews says:
    3 Jul3 July 21:22

    Mine are in and I thought I’d check HfP for ideas on what to do with them 🙂 Now this is the kind of fun travel shopping, have absolutely no need for a trip so this is purely for fun and for a little jaunt!

    Ideas welcomed for me and the wife!

  • Chris L says:
    3 Jul3 July 21:23

    I have 80,000 of my expected 90,000…weirdly

    • Harry G says:
      3 Jul3 July 21:43

      One missing here too. 81000 instead of 90000. Not complaining. 1x was booked on the Spanish website in Euros – I’m presuming it is that one missing.

      • Richmond says:
        3 Jul3 July 22:18

        I have one missing too. Bought 10 tickets, first two on Spanish website. Already sent email to Iberia, to claim missing avios.

        • Paul says:
          3 Jul3 July 22:27

          What e-mail did you use, I find the navigation horrendous!

    • David says:
      4 Jul4 July 00:37

      Also missing one.

  • Paul Casey says:
    3 Jul3 July 21:25

    I created a new account on the Sunday afternoon to credit the avios to. I was kicked out of the app yesterday and been unable to reset the pin or gain access via the app or website since.
    Nice man in the call centre advised that a number of new accounts were suspended on the weekend of the promotion and I had to send a copy of my passport or Spanish ID to clasica@iberia.es to get it reenabled.
    Just in case anyone else is in the same boat 🙂

  • Andrew says:
    3 Jul3 July 21:27

    All 90k Avios posted for me (bought tickets on the Saturday afternoon). Just redeemed for a business class return to Bogota – what a deal! Thanks for all the info Rob and all.
    Two questions I wouldn’t mind answering please:
    1) I see seat selection is free anyway… is it possible to change the IB number to a BA number, and if there any point in doing so?
    2) Did anyone else see that message about bringing the payment card with you to check in? Never seen that before… anyone know if this is enforced? I wonder what happens if the card is lost and replaced…

    • marcw says:
      3 Jul3 July 21:40

      Yes business class seat selection in Iberia is FREE. You can change you FF number. Use Qatar/Finnair websited to do so.
      2. Sometimes they will ask. Fraud protection. Bring the card with you, they will ask at check-in.

      • Richmond says:
        3 Jul3 July 22:19

        Most airline have this requirement. BA sometimes asks about it in Oslo, happened to me.

      • Lady London says:
        4 Jul4 July 10:17

        I’d bring an expired card with me if I’d used it for the booking, just in case.
        It would be a perfect excuse for an airline to offload you from an overbooked flight you had a seat booked on, free of charge, if they asked for the card and you couldn’t produce it.

    • mutley says:
      3 Jul3 July 22:58

      Bogota…. I wouldn’t show my face there for a while mate!!!!!!!

      • Andrew says:
        3 Jul3 July 23:21

        Haha! It’s for next May so hopefully the sting will have worn off by then. I am a little worried I’m going to be very gently nutted in the chin at some point though… I’ll be careful!

      • James says:
        3 Jul3 July 23:41

        Tempted to go there and kick or thump everyone going about their daily job just to see how they like it !!!
        #HaveSomeOfYourOwnMedicine

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