Get 12 copies of The Economist for £29 – and earn 1,200 Avios
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We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years. These generally involve buying a one-year subscription with up to 13,200 Avios points thrown in as a bonus.
British Airways has now launched a smaller scale offer.
It isn’t a great deal if you only want the Avios, but it is a decent deal if you want 3-months of reading material as well.
Here’s what you do
The home page for the offer is here.
You can choose from digital only or print and digital. The Economist no longer offers ‘print only’ subscriptions.
The deals are:
- 12 weeks of ‘digital only’ for £25 with 900 Avios
- 12 weeks of ‘print and digital’ for £29 with 1,200 Avios
You can pay by direct debit, credit or debit card. I recommend using direct debit because it is a lot easier to cancel via online banking.
If you don’t cancel your subscription in time, it will renew at £55 or £65 per quarter depending on your package.
You must be a new subscriber to receive the Avios.
The offer closes on 14th March.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2021)
As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.
There are two official British Airways American Express cards:

British Airways American Express
5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and a companion voucher for spending £20,000 Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus
25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review
You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express
30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee 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.
If you have a small business, we especially recommend Capital On Cap’s Visa card which comes with a generous bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa
The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review
(Want to earn more Avios? Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)
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