News: did you sign up for our BA Prepaid Mastercard offer?, earn 8x Avios at eBay
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News in brief:
An update for anyone who signed up for our BA Prepaid Mastercard offer
Over late July and early August, we ran a promotion with British Airways to offer 3,000 Avios when you signed up for the free BA Prepaid Mastercard.
(This offer is now closed – if you sign up today you will just receive the standard 1,500 Avios.)
Due to, ahem, IT issues with your favourite airline, the promo code box disappeared from the application page on Friday 12th August. This was despite the fact that the offer ran until Sunday 14th August.
You don’t need to worry. British Airways has adjusted all applications received on Saturday 13th August and Sunday 14th August so that they will receive the full 3,000 Avios bonus.
A few people who applied last weeked who were not HfP readers are going to get an unexpected boost, but this was the easiest solution given that it was impossible to track who applied as a result of reading HfP and who didn’t.
Apologies for the inconvenience, and thanks to everyone who applied regardless last weekend in the hope that we would ensure they didn’t lose out.
Earn 8x your normal Avios at eBay this weekend
I’m not sure how widespread this offer is, but if your Nectar account is linked to your eBay account, you may see an offer for 7x bonus points (for a total of 8x points) on purchases made by 22nd August.
You may see a rotating banner for the offer at the top of the eBay home page. You must click ‘Activate Now’ to register. If you don’t see it, look for a registration link in the Nectar app under ‘Partner Offers’.
The base earning rate at eBay is 1 Nectar point (0.625 Avios) per £1 spent. With this offer, you would receive 8 Nectar points (5 Avios) per £1 spent.
There is a £15 minimum spend on one item required. There is a cap of 300 base Nectar points per item – so 2,400 points in total with this offer – and the usual eBay rules on excluded categories apply.
The eBay home page is here. You can find out more about the Nectar partnership, and link your card, on this special eBay page.
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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 Mastercard
Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review
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.
