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Today we are launching a fantastic new competition.  One lucky reader will win 100,000 Avios courtesy of Avios partner Cruise118.

We haven’t done a huge amount about cruising on Head for Points before, but we know that it’s a popular holiday choice for many readers.  If it’s something you or a family member are considering, it can be a lucrative way of earning additional Avios.

Avios Cruise118

How earn Avios with Cruise118

Cruise118 offers you 3 Avios for every £1 spent which is an attractive earn rate.  For example, a 10 day cruise around Italy and the Med on the luxury cruise operator Regent Seven Seas could earn you over 18,000 Avios PER PERSON.

Not only that, Cruise118 is currently offering up to 10% off and up to £300 onboard spending money in their Big Cruise Sale so it’s a good time to get booking.  You can visit their website here to find out more.

How can I win 100,000 Avios?

The competition is very straightforward to enter.  Simply fill out the Gleam app at the bottom of this post (or by clicking through to the Gleam website) and leave your name and email address. That’s it.

We are also offering you the opportunity to double your chances and receive a second entry to the competition by signing up to Cruise118’s email newsletter.  This is optional but is worthwhile as you will be first to hear about their special offers and sales.

Earn Avios with Cruise118

If you don’t choose to get a second entry by signing up to the Cruise118 newsletter, your details remain confidential and will not be passed to Cruise118 (unless you win!).  Head for Points will not use your email address for any other purpose.  We will delete all of the data at our end after the winner has been confirmed.

The rules

Here is a summary of the rules. The official version can be found by clicking ‘Terms & Conditions’ in the entry widget below.

You must be at least 18 years old

You must be a resident of the United Kingdom and must be accessing this website from inside the UK

Entries are limited to one submission per person

The competition closes at midnight, London time, on 31st January 2020.

The winner will be selected automatically by the software which collates the entries. The winner will be contacted by email and must confirm their details, including their UK residency, within 48 hours.

If you cannot see the entry widget below, please click here and you will be directed to a special website to enter.

Good luck.

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

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 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

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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Comments (73)

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  • John says:
    15 Jan15 January 06:36

    Creepy power of Google. Enter competition. Immediately, ads for unrelated cruise operators start appearing.

    (Waste of money for advertisers, as sole interest is in avios, and am not a potential cruise purchaser. Thanks for another contest, though!)

  • Jonathan says:
    15 Jan15 January 06:53

    The link to their webpage isn’t working Rob

  • TigerTanaka says:
    15 Jan15 January 07:18

    And remember folks, you can take out a credit card to pay for your next cruise and earn even more avios…

  • Riccatti says:
    15 Jan15 January 07:44

    WHO used my email!!

    That personal email is not the same as username email for comments.

    • Alan says:
      15 Jan15 January 09:09

      You sure you haven’t used it before with Gleam? I need to authenticate with Twitter every time as I linked accounts the first time.

  • JohnT says:
    15 Jan15 January 08:43

    Just check their avios price is not too different from their non avios price..

  • Mark says:
    15 Jan15 January 09:37

    Love cruising. Try to do 2 or 3 sometimes 4 a year

    • Anna says:
      15 Jan15 January 09:56

      I’ve been on two and loved them both, great way of packing in loads of different activities/destinations.

      • Polly says:
        15 Jan15 January 10:23

        Love them too, try to do one every 2nd year. Great routes like baltic cities, or eastern med.

        • Spurs Debs says:
          15 Jan15 January 14:28

          I’m doing 11 night cruise around Japan in 93 days time, not that I’m counting. 😁

        • Lady London says:
          15 Jan15 January 19:39

          Don’t cruises also have excellent kids clubs and activities that will give their parents a rest?

          • Spurs Debs says:
            16 Jan16 January 07:41

            There are cruises to suit everyone, I’ve only been on one other cruise to Alaska and I can’t remember seeing any children. I think, like everything do your research on type of cruise you want and what company goes there. We are going with Celebrity cruise line who’s clientele are older, well I am going for my 60th 😱
            Like airlines they have loyalty schemes lol

    • xcalx says:
      15 Jan15 January 10:10

      +1 4 booked for this year covering 6 weeks. I check US and UK agents for every cruise and the price difference can be huge. Just this week I checked a balcony cabin for a cruise US agent £683 pp which included tips paid $14.50pp per day, $100 OBC and $100 specialty dinner. UK £1128pp with $100 OBC The same cruise same ship same cabin.

      • Polly says:
        15 Jan15 January 10:24

        Could you pls share the US agent name, or is that allowed Rob? Tnx.

        • Craig says:
          15 Jan15 January 10:34

          Not sure it’s allowed but I’ll try anyway, I’ve been using a US agent for 15 years. The same salesperson is still there which bodes well. The first part of the name is the US word for holidays (plural), then Togo.

        • xcalx says:
          15 Jan15 January 12:21

          I booked a cruise this week with the site Craig hinted at. I think their site is the best for locating cruises and has a uk phone number the only downside is that it’s not a live site . Also try crucondotcom great perks added

      • BJ says:
        15 Jan15 January 14:18

        OT@xcalx: Did you get your Lloyds voucher issues sorted?

        • xcalx says:
          15 Jan15 January 15:27

          Finally got through this lunchtime via a kind BA agent giving me a phone number to call the Lloyds team direct. Phone answered within seconds and within 20 mins the full LBA-LHR-BCN was correctly upgraded to CE and ticketed. Can’t believe all the hours I spent listening to music via the BA number.

          Thanks BJ and Anna for your help with this.

          The number to call direct to use a Lloyds voucher is 01925848693

  • TonyW says:
    15 Jan15 January 09:39

    Does anyone know whether Avios can be earned on their sister site “Six Star Cruises”?

  • Sherri Elwick says:
    15 Jan15 January 09:42

    I can’t enter either and am seeing ‘sorry this promotion is not available in your region’ when I click the link

    • Noggins says:
      15 Jan15 January 11:21

      +1

      • Noggins says:
        15 Jan15 January 11:53

        Now resolved. Appears to be a browser or, more likely, security system issue. I still use Kaspersky following years of free provision from Barclays and I notice that I am regularly hooked into far flung servers. I don’t pretend to understand how it all works but what I do know is I’ve now been able to enter via my phone!
        Thanks, Rob – as an ardent cruiser and miles collector it’s great to link two interests in one competition!

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