The British Airways sale: Club World flights from £1,199 return

British Airways has just launched its latest sale. Until midnight on 2^nd February, BA is offering Club World tickets from £1,199.

There are some excellent deals to be had, with consistently low prices on some routes. You can book as far in advance as November 2021 on many of the routes.

The best way to see what is available is via the ‘low fare finder’ page on the British Airways website here.

The main sale page is here.

Business class: Club World BA sale deals

New York is the cheapest long haul fare at £1,199, which is about the same as it’s been in previous sales.

You’ll find the best sale fares to the US west coast, with Seattle and Tampa cheaper than they’ve ever been since we started tracking sale prices:

• San Diego from £1,495
• San Francisco from £1,495
• San Jose from £1,495
• Seattle from £1,295
• Tampa from £1,437
• Orlando from £1,499

South America and the Caribbean also see some excellent reductions. Rio and Buenos Aires are the cheapest we have seen in a sale like this:

• Buenos Aires from £1,795
• Cancun from £1,539
• Grand Cayman from £1,549
• Grenada from £1,389
• Kingston from £1,186
• Mexico City from £1,586
• Montego Bay from £1,185
• Nassau from £1,549
• Port of Spain from £1,539
• Providenciales from £1,549
• Punta Cana from £1,186
• Rio from £1,595
• San Jose from £1,395
• Santiago from £1,975
• Sao Paulo from £1,595
• St Kitts from £1,450
• St Lucia from £1,349
• Tobago from £1,479

Business class: Club Europe BA sale deals

There’s some very attractive Club Europe prices out there too. It is good to see some popular destinations like Malaga and Barcelona featuring in their best prices.

Barcelona in Club Europe for £166 really is a great deal, but don’t forget that both Athens and Larnaca are 160 tier point routes. If you’re looking for British Airways status, £198 or £229 for 160 tier points is attractive.  A full list of 160 tier point earning routes is here.

• Malaga from £168
• Athens from £198
• Barcelona from £166
• Larnaca from £229
• Gibraltar from £144
• Geneva from £180
• Nice from £187

Premium Economy: World Traveller Plus sale deals

Although we usually focus on Club World/Club Europe fares, we’ve listed a handful of World Traveller Plus fares below as there are a few to keep an eye on.

• New York from £489
• Boston from £549
• Dubai from £595
• Jamaica from £603
• Los Angeles from £620
• Hong Kong from £773

You’ll earn additional Avios with World Traveller Plus, and if you are chasing British Airways status then the extra tier points are an added benefit.  You can also upgrade your seat with Avios to Club World / Club Suite if availability opens up.

This HfP article lists all British Airways routes and the tier points they earn.  World Traveller Plus earns 90 tier points each-way compared with just 20 tier points each way for the cheapest World Traveller (economy) tickets.  One return flight puts you more than half-way to Bronze status.

BA Holidays Sale

If you fancy wrapping up your hotel stay and flights into a package, there are some decent savings to be made with BA Holidays.

You can often save hundreds by booking a package rather than a flight-only deal, particularly when it comes to business class flights. If you need a car or hotel, a flight + car or flight + hotel will also often be cheaper than booking them separately.

Here’s a selection of both Economy and Business Class flight based BA packages:

The Algarve from £349 per person in March – seven nights at the 5* Tivoli Marina Vilamoura & Euro Traveller return flights.

Greece from £539 per person in May – seven nights at the 5* Ixian Grand, all-inclusive & Euro Traveller return flights

Dubai from £619 per person in May – three nights half board at 5* Jumeirah Beach Hotel & World Traveller return flights

St Lucia from £749 per person in June – seven nights at 4* Bay Gardens Beach Resort & Spa & World Traveller return flights

Las Vegas from £1,441 per person in May – five nights at 4* Sahara Las Vegas & Club World return flights

Barbados from £1,463 per person in October – seven nights at 4* Marigot Beach Club and Dive Resort & Club World return flights

Don’t forget –you also earn an extra 1 Avios per £1 when you book BA Holidays packages.  This is on top of the standard Avios you receive from the flight and the double Avios you would receive if you pay with a British Airways Premium Plus credit card.

Changing and cancelling a flight or holiday

This year’s events have understandably made many people nervous about booking future travel. With no clear outlook on 2021 travel, it may feel risky to book a future flight or holiday. But on the other side, these are some of the lowest prices we have seen for BA Club World travel…

Therefore, we thought it would be good to recap on BA’s ‘Book with Confidence’ and the BA Holidays Customer Promise so you know if you have the option to change your booking date and destination or even cancel it completely:

Book with Confidence – British Airways

Changing your booking

You can change the dates and destination of your booking without incurring a change fee, although you will need to pay any difference in price.

This applies to bookings made from 3 March 2020 onwards for journeys that are due to have been completed by 31 August 2021.

Cancelling your booking

If you decide you no longer want to travel, you can cancel your booking and BA will give you a voucher to the same value for a future booking (as above, this applies to bookings made from 3 March 2020 onwards for journeys that are due to have been completed by 31 August 2021).

BA Holidays Customer Promise

Changing your booking

You can change the dates and destination of your booking without incurring a change fee, although you will need to pay any difference in price.

This applies to new bookings made for journeys that are completed by 31 August 2021. You will need to give BA Holidays 3 weeks’ notice though for your changes to be processed.

Accommodation and flight standards

Accommodation partners have been asked to sign up to BA’s new Covid-19 minimum standards, created in line with World Health Organization guidance.

In the event that BA Holidays cannot fulfil your holiday package, you will receive a full refund within 14 days.

All BA Holidays are ATOL protected, for complete peace of mind.

Conclusion

There are some decent lead-in prices listed for the BA Sale, particularly in Club World and Club Europe.

As travel restrictions ease in 2021, the demand for travel is likely to be pretty high, and you should expect the airlines prices to increase in line with this.

You can book on the BA sale site here.

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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:

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.