Get 5,000 bonus Avios with Avis car rentals
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Avis and British Airways have come together to launch a very generous Black Friday deal which actually runs until next Tuesday evening.
If you book an Avis car at a participating location for three days or more, you will receive 5,000 bonus Avios. This is on top of the base Avios you will earn.
Here is a summary of the terms and conditions:
You must book before midnight on Tuesday 27th November
You must collect your car before 31st January 2019
You must book a Group C car or above
You must rent for a minimum of 3 days
You must rent from a participating Avis office in Europe, Africa, the Middle East or Asia (North America is excluded)
You must use the British Airways discount code (AWD), which we list below, when booking
The offer is not valid on Prestige, Van or Chauffeur Drive rentals worldwide
Check the full terms and conditions on the Avis / BA website here before you book.
How many Avios will I earn?
You will earn 5,000 bonus Avios under this promotion, on top of your base Avios.
For a 3+ day rental, which is what is required here, your base earnings will be 3 Avios per £1 with a minimum of 700 Avios.
You will also earn an additional 250 Avios if you pay for your rental with a British Airways Premium Plus American Express card.
Assuming you do pay with a BAPP Amex, you will earn a minimum of 5,950 Avios and potentially more depending on how much you spend. If you pay with a different credit card you will earn at least 5,700 Avios.
There is cap of 10,000 Avios per rental.
How do I book?
Avis and BA have a dedicated booking site which you can find here.
You can also book via ba.com or directly at avis.co.uk.
If you use avis.co.uk, you will need to manually add the British Airways discount codes (AWD) which are, based on your British Airways Executive Club status:
Gold members – N744400
Silver members – N744300
Bronze members – N284300
Blue members – N744100
Are there any other benefits from booking with Avis?
Yes. Book via the British Airways discount codes above and you will receive a free additional driver.
There is also a free ‘meet and greet’ service at London Heathrow for anyone booking a Prestige vehicle, although Prestige rentals are excluded from the 5,000 bonus Avios offer.
Avis also has two other Avios bonuses you can collect on top of this offer:
If you join Avis Preferred for free you will collect an additional 500 bonus Avios on your first Preferred rental
If you rent with Avis four times in a calendar year, you will earn 1,000 bonus Avios
Conclusion
Black Friday car hire deals have been thin on the ground, so it is good to see Avis coming out with something so generous. If you value an Avios at 1p, which is our usual minimum valuation on the site, you will receive £57-worth of points for your 3+ day rental. This is likely to be an excellent return on the money you spend.
Full details of this deal can be found on the Avis / BA booking page here.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (November 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
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.
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
50,000 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, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.
Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa
10,000 points bonus – plus an extra 500 points for our readers 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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