LAST CALL: Apply for 60,000 free Avios worth £480+ if you are an NHS employee

Tomorrow, Thursday, is the last day to apply for IAG Loyalty’s generous Avios giveaway.

3,000 NHS employees will be chosen to receive 60,000 Avios each. This is worth at least £480, which is the value if converted to Nectar points and spent in Sainsburys.

The Avios have been donated by both IAG Loyalty and by other Avios collectors who responded to IAG’s appeal in 2020 to support NHS staff.

How do you apply for your free Avios?

Anyone with an nhs.net, nhs.scot, hscni.net, nhs.uk or equivalent email address qualifies to receive 60,000 Avios.

You need to visit this page of ba.com and submit the online form by tomorrow, 23rd December.

It is a free draw. You do not need to justify what you would do with the Avios or what you have done to deserve them. Avios will select 3,000 people at random from those who apply and award them 60,000 points each.

If fewer than 3,000 people apply, each applicant will receive a larger prize so that the entire 180 million Avios are allocated.

If you are a winner, you will receive your Avios by 13th February 2022.

60,000 Avios should be worth over £600 of free flights – our core article on what Avios points are worth is here.

The worse case scenario is that you convert them into 96,000 Nectar points. This will get you £480 of free shopping at Sainsbury’s or Argos.

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Even if you are not an NHS employee yourself, you are likely to know someone who is. Please send them a link to this article or share it via social media so that as many people as possible can benefit.

If you donated Avios during the NHS appeal last year, your points are going to good homes.

You can make your application via ba.com 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.