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Up to 2,000 free Nectar points (1,250 Avios) just for opening the app

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An odd Nectar promotion appeared on Wednesday morning in the Nectar app.

When you open it, you may (or may not, most people have it but not all) see a tile saying ‘Get a Juicy Points Boost’.

Click on it. You get a very short marketing message about the value of registering for weekly Nectar bonus points offers via the app.

Once you’ve done that, you will receive a mystery bonus. I got 400 points but readers have reported bonuses as high as 2,000 Nectar points (1,250 Avios). My wife only got 250, so it varies substantially.

The points post immediately.

Note that if you do not currently have the latest version of the Nectar app on your device, you will be prompted to upgrade before you see your offer.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2025)

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

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 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, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits 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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Sainsbury's and Nectar

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  • Zumodenaranja says:
    17 Feb17 February 17:21

    Once I’d updated the app, and jumped through the silly “juicy” bit, got 500.

    £2.50 is a free Costa coffee (or a couple from MaccyD’s!) so worth a minute or two of my time…

  • LST says:
    17 Feb17 February 17:39

    I have to say I have been impressed with Sainsbury’s. I thought I would try them out when the Avios link up was announced and the food quality (particularly the Taste the Difference range) , availability of slots and pricing has been much better than I expected. So much so that I think I will be dumping my usual online supermarket of fifteen years, Ocado, from next month. Ocado pricing is not as competitive as it once was and the M&S products are not as good as the Waitrose lines they replaced (in my humble opinion).
    LST

    • meta says:
      17 Feb17 February 20:43

      I am the opposite. Quality and variety is worse than Aldi, Asda and Tesco. Ocado ans Waitrose for the the food stuff I regularly buy is less expensive than Sainsbury’s. This just shows it is down to personal preference and eating habits where you shop.

      • LST says:
        17 Feb17 February 21:46

        Sainsbury’s, like Waitrose, don’t have central warehousing, so a lot depends on the lines your local store carries and the individual picking your groceries, I guess?

        • Sam says:
          17 Feb17 February 23:39

          I’ve always found Sainsbury’s selection of foods online very limited, with many items I could easily find in Tesco or Asda, I couldn’t find the same kind in Sainsbury’s (not even brand they just don’t have it). What’s more the quality of the foods is by far the worst in my experience compared with Tesco, Asda, Ocado and Waitrose.

  • James says:
    17 Feb17 February 17:54

    Head for Points has literally become Shopper Points: 11 pages of comments about how many Nectar points people were awarded.
    Good lord.

  • Max says:
    17 Feb17 February 17:58

    Only got 200 😤

  • Lord Doncaster says:
    17 Feb17 February 17:58

    2000 points! 😁

  • mr_jetlag says:
    17 Feb17 February 18:12

    250, beats a kick in the head

  • Aston100 says:
    17 Feb17 February 18:28

    Finally got 500 points.
    Despite having uninstalled and reinstalled the app earlier today.
    Did all that once more a short while ago and this time the offer popped up.

  • Andy says:
    17 Feb17 February 19:39

    I got 1200, and my friend who told me about it only got 5

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