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American Express is currently running a special offer for all British Airways American Express cardholders.

You may have been emailed about this last week, but if you have opted out of email marketing you won’t have seen it.  The offer is automatic (Amex has confirmed to me that all cardholders are eligible) and does not require registration.

You will earn 1 bonus Avios for every £4 you spend on your BA or BAPP (or indeed BAP if you’re an old timer) American Express card until 27th December.

The bonus is ‘per transaction’ and you receive one bonus Avios for every full £4 spent.  A £7.99 purchase would earn one bonus Avios, for example, whilst a £12 purchase would earn three.

The official terms and conditions for the deal are very badly written and imply that you get one bonus Avios per transaction of £4+.  I have spoken to Amex and they have confirmed that it is one bonus Avios per multiple of £4, as in my example above.

The offer is valid for both UK and overseas spend.

For British Airways Premium Plus cardholders, this bonus takes the effective rate – at least on larger transactions where the impact of rounding down is negligible – to 1.75 Avios per £1 spent.  This is highest earning rate on any UK travel rewards credit card, at least for the next 17 days.

If you applied for a card today it should arrive before Christmas, allowing you to get the bonus over the first couple of days of the sales.

The free British Airways American Express card comes with a sign-up bonus of 5,000 Avios (apply here, full BA Amex review here) whilst the Premium Plus card comes with a sign-up bonus of 25,000 Avios (apply here, full BA Premium Plus Amex review here).

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Comments (126)

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  • Liam says:
    10 Dec10 December 05:15

    OT — I’m flying in Club Europe from LHR T3 on December 28. I’ve never flown in J from T3 before. I should have access to other Oneworld business lounges, no? If that’s the case, which one should I head to? Early morning so thinking more breakfast than booze (although maybe a glass of champagne).

    • Craig says:
      10 Dec10 December 06:02

      Liam – the Cathay Pacific Lounge. 😉

      • Genghis says:
        10 Dec10 December 06:41

        I like the QF lounge – good brunch and coffee (but no champagne) but doesn’t open till 8am, perhaps not “early morning” for OP.

        • Liam says:
          10 Dec10 December 06:49

          Yes, 8.10am flight.

        • The Original David says:
          10 Dec10 December 07:04

          Don’t waste your time going to the AA lounge. Presumably you’re familiar with the BA early morning lounge offering (T3 is no different to T5), so I’d recommend spending the whole time in the CX lounge, so at least you know which you prefer for next time.

          And if you’re going to Sofia (which I assume from the flight time), you’ll be served breakfast even though the flight arrives at 13:15 local time, so plan your lounge eating accordingly!

        • Doug M says:
          10 Dec10 December 08:28

          In terms of English fried breakfast I rather like the AA lounge. The BA business lounge very much the worst. CX nice but vastly over-rated. What you’ll have realised from the responses is its a very subjective matter and you best approach is to try for yourself and see what you like.

        • Dev says:
          10 Dec10 December 10:35

          The CX lounge is very good for Asian breakfast (congee, dim sum, fried noodles, dumpling and noodle soup, all in breakfast proportions). Try to aim for the noodle bar, unless you dislike Asian food. If you have access to the First class section within the CX lounge, then you will have table service from the noodle bar.

          Also, they have 3 different champagne cuvées, one bling (ie WAGs favourite) and two growers’ champagnes. The latter two taste better.

          In my experience, the Qantas lounge is over rated (to give you a contrasting view to that of other opinions here). Other than the yogurts and muesli, everything else is poor quality. I’ve only been in there once and don’t plan to return. Everyone of my colleagues who has been in there also said it is over rated.

          Lastly, if you have access to the BA F lounge in T3, then a glass of Jeeper rosé champagne will be worth the visit.

          Enjoy your trip!

      • Lady London says:
        10 Dec10 December 14:27

        AA for jellybeans BA for whiskey. Otherwise as above.

  • Sandgrounder says:
    10 Dec10 December 05:19

    The supermarket offer on our free BA cards is 1000 Avios instead of £10.

  • Shoestring says:
    10 Dec10 December 06:37

    THREE classes of travel will be introduced on Britain’s railways for the first time in 60 years, the chief executive of the West Coast Main Line has said. Previously, the choice has been between plush seats and a hot meal in first class or a squeeze in standard class, but the new trains will feature a middle tier with snacks, more legroom and faster Wi-fi. Avanti West Coast, which replaced Virgin Trains on the West Coast Main Line on Sunday, is developing a premium economy-style offering, similar to that on airlines.

    • E says:
      10 Dec10 December 07:04

      The St Pancras to Leeds/Sheffield route had 3 classes about 20 years ago. Premier, First and Standard. Can’t much remember the difference between Premier and First but they were different carriage types onboard.

    • The Original David says:
      10 Dec10 December 07:05

      Is St Pancras to Ashford not a British railway?

    • Susan says:
      10 Dec10 December 07:43

      I hope it follows Italo in Italy’s format – 4 classes with the lower middle one (Comfort) being the same business class (Prima ) seat without the at seat service for often no more than a few euros even on a long distance route. A true Premium Economy product.

    • @mkcol says:
      10 Dec10 December 11:04

      Does nobody remember Silver Standard on the WCML? Or Eurostar Standard Premier?

  • Mike says:
    10 Dec10 December 06:38

    The bonus avios offer doesn’t show up in saved offers for me, as usual.

  • Kevin Deamer says:
    10 Dec10 December 06:40

    Just checked my Amex card for ‘spend £50 at supermarket get £10’ offer – I got similar offer of 1,000 avios rather than £10.

  • L Allen says:
    10 Dec10 December 06:41

    On my BAPP there’s also a spend £50 at supermarkets, get 1000 Avios offer.

  • MattB says:
    10 Dec10 December 06:48

    Gentle reminder the older amex offer some had of spend £100 at BA get 1000 avios expires in a week.

  • Nick G says:
    10 Dec10 December 06:56

    I have spend £50 get 1000 Avios back on my BA Amex not £10

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