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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.

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For the past few weeks, exceptional new Avios bonuses from Barclays and Barclaycard are currently running – see here.

You will receive 100,000 bonus Avios – on top of the already generous Avios welcome bonuses – when you join Premier Banking with Barclays Awards Rewards and take out the Barclaycard Avios Plus credit card.

Yes, you receive 100,000 Avios as an extra bonus. You also get the standard bonuses of 25,000 Avios for taking out the Avios Plus credit card and 25,000 Avios for joining Premier Banking with Barclays Avios Rewards (T&C apply).

These deals end on Wednesday 30th November 2022.

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If you already have one of these products, you will receive 100,000 Avios for taking out the one you don’t have. This means, astonishingly, that an existing Premier Banking with Barclays Avios Rewards customer will get 100,000 bonus Avios just for getting the Barclaycard Avios Plus credit card – on top of the standard 25,000 Avios for applying.

125,000 Avios for getting a credit card …. if you turn them into Nectar points (one of the poorer options) those Avios are still worth a guaranteed £833.

We published four articles which outline these offers in detail. Click the link below to read the article which applies to you.

Option 1:

Are you completely new to Premier Banking with Barclays Avios Rewards and the Barclaycard Avios Plus credit card?

If so, click here to read our article on your offer.

You could earn up to 150,000 bonus Avios (25,000 from the credit card, 25,000 from Premier Banking and a further 100,000 Avios if you apply by 30th November and keep both products for four months.)

Click here to apply or find out more on the Barclays website. T&C apply.

100,000 Avios Barclays Premier and Barclaycard offers

Option 2:

Do you have the £20 per month Barclaycard Avios Plus credit card but have not joined Premier Banking with Barclays Avios Rewards?

If so, click here to read our article on your offer.

You could earn up to 125,000 bonus Avios (25,000 Avios from Premier Banking and a further 100,000 Avios if you apply by 30th November and keep both products for four months.)

Click here to apply or find out more on the Barclays website. T&C apply.

Option 3:

Do you have the free Barclaycard Avios credit card but have not joined Premier Banking with Barclays Avios Rewards?

If so, click here to read our article on your offer.

You could earn up to 125,000 bonus Avios if you upgrade your credit card to the Avios Plus version and join Premier Banking (25,000 Avios from Premier Banking and a further 100,000 Avios if you apply by 30th November and keep both products for four months.)

Click here to apply or find out more on the Barclays website. T&C apply.

Option 4:

Have you joined Premier Banking with Barclays Avios Rewards but have not taken out the Barclaycard Avios Plus credit card yet?

If so, click here to read our article on your offer.

You could earn 125,000 bonus Avios (25,000 Avios from the Barclaycard Avios Plus credit card and a further 100,000 Avios if you apply by 30th November and keep both products for four months.)

Click here to apply or find out more on the Barclays website. T&C apply. We looked at the benefits of the Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard here.

100,000 Avios Barclays Premier and Barclaycard offers

Can I still apply with just three days left?

Yes you can, but you need to move swiftly. If you are totally new to Barclays, it is going to be tight. You need to apply for both products and we recommend not applying for Barclays Premier with Barclays Avios Rewards until you are certain you have been approved for the Barclaycard Avios Plus credit card.

The information we share below has been approved by Barclays:

Barclaycard Avios Plus credit card

You must have submitted your application by 30th November. It doesn’t matter if your application is not approved immediately – you will still be treated as having applied by the deadline even if it takes a few days to approve you.

Barclays Premier

You must begin your application by 30th November. If you are asked to attend a branch to verify your ID, this is not an issue. The system will recognise that your original application was made by 30th November, even if your ID verification slot is pushed into December or later.

You can find out more about this offer on the Barclays website here.

To learn more about the cards, read our Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit card review here and our Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard credit card review here.

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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

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Capital on Tap Pro Visa

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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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Comments (126)

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  • Sergio says:
    28 Nov28 November 14:03

    Don’t think this has been asked (yet)!! I’m not new to Barclays, been with them for 45+ years. HFP site says “Joining Premier Banking with Barclays Avios Rewards (£12 monthly fee)”. I’ve looked through the Barclays site and it seems to indicate that Premier Banking has a £20 monthly fee and then Barclays Avios Rewards has the £12 monthly fee. Do i need to register for Premier Banking, it is not very clear?

    • Rob says:
      28 Nov28 November 14:47

      Premier Banking does not have a £20 fee. There is only a fee if your salary drops below £75k, in which case you can opt to pay £20 rather than being thrown out. You cannot get in initially by paying £20.

    • Richard says:
      28 Nov28 November 16:58

      But yes, you do need to open a Premier current account because Avios Rewards is only open to Premier (or Wealth) customers. So if you don’t have an income of £75K (or have £100K invested with Barclays), this offer is not open to you.

    • Fionn G says:
      28 Nov28 November 19:24

      So I just noticed this on an email from Barclays today. I’m a brand new customer and signed up last week for the premier banking and avios credit card. I got accepted and meet the criteria that makes you eligible. My understanding from reading about the offer was I would pay the £20 a month for the premier banking but the email I received today stated “ As a new Premier customer, we’ll waive this fee for the first 12 months from the date you join.” So assuming I put my salary in there, no fee at all? Am I correct here?

      • Richard says:
        28 Nov28 November 23:38

        You won’t have to pay the £20/month fee for having a Premier current account, and as long as you continue to meet the criteria they will “waive” the fee again when they review it in 12 months’ time. (I was told it would be 6 months, not 12, but the same principle applies.)

        However there is a £12/mo fee for Avios Rewards (you’ve remembered to sign up for that, right?) and a £20/mo fee for the credit card, BUT you get £5/mo back as a reward for having both. So it will cost you a grand total of £27/mo overall.

  • slidey says:
    28 Nov28 November 14:55

    How do you activate avios rewards once you have a premier account?

    I opened it online, have acct number and sort code but I cant access it via the app as I have no activation code and cant login online as it wants to use the app?

  • Robert Spree says:
    28 Nov28 November 15:12

    This article says “You must begin your application by 30th November.” – has anyone had this confirmed by Barclays?
    I applied last week for the Premier account, received an e-mail asking me to provide ID at a branch but can’t get an appointment (2 branches have told me this is done by appointment only) and no local branch appears to have any appointments until January!

    • Robert Spree says:
      28 Nov28 November 15:14

      Sorry, meant to add that 2 separate people on the Premier banking line have told me the account opening must be completed by 30th November and that awaiting ID verification is not sufficient to retain qualification for the offer.

      • Rob says:
        28 Nov28 November 15:30

        Not true. If it was true Barclays would have pulled the offer weeks ago since you can’t do anything in London until next year in some cases.

        • Robert Spree says:
          28 Nov28 November 16:17

          Thank Rob.
          Was hoping it was just a case of miss-informed staff (especially as the literature doesn’t appear clear).

  • YH says:
    28 Nov28 November 17:18

    I have reached the ID verification in branch stage of the sign-up for the Premier account.

    Do I need to have the appointment booking made before the 30th Nov? As in, do I need to make the phone call to organise an appointment for say January 2023 before 30th Nov?

    I’m currently abroad so making phone calls is quite expensive and don’t want to burn £2/min on hold.

    • Rob says:
      28 Nov28 November 18:02

      You’re now into levels of detail no-one has considered, unfortunately. If I were you I’d buy a bit of Skype credit.

    • baVid says:
      28 Nov28 November 19:34

      I can’t speak to the question, but I think the number is 0800 which will be free when called from the Skype app. You may need to set the Skype app Caller ID to your own mobile number in the settings so it isn’t an anonymous caller ID as some banks reject calls from such numbers.

  • Gillian Wilson says:
    28 Nov28 November 18:12

    Feeling sad. I thought i could apply for the bank account but only those earning £75K can. I do earn over this gross but as i take part in a variety of company share schemes and make additional pension contributions (to maximise tax benefits) my net pay does not reflect that. Ah well….

    • Rob says:
      28 Nov28 November 18:16

      You’ll be fine. Declare your gross pay and if they question you down the line just supply the necessary supporting info for deductions.

  • Sam says:
    28 Nov28 November 18:39

    Hi Rob, I already have the Barclaycard Premium Plus Avios card. I actually received an e-mail from Barclays with this offer in the last week or so. My question is (just to make sure), I apply for the Barclays Premier account so I am option 2 above? is it just applying before 30 Nov (and then you can do the switch after) to get the 100k avios? Thank you!

  • T says:
    28 Nov28 November 19:54

    So I have no 100k avios email? Should I be worried? My accounts do not appear to be linked. There was no way to apply for a Barclays account from the Barclaycard app. Nor was there when I added my Barclaycard to the Barclays app and in the end I ended up with two apps.

  • Dan Dodex says:
    28 Nov28 November 20:12

    Opened both credit card and premier current account on the app, the ID was checked on the app by uploading a couple of photos. Now, a few weeks later I am blocked from the app, and on the online chat I am told I have to go into branch with two forms of ID, as it is a condition of opening the current account, and I should have done it within 14 days. Is that correct? Anyone else?

    • K says:
      28 Nov28 November 21:02

      Think about it, why would you be bothered when they treat you like this? would you accept this treatment for any other application?

      • Dan Dodex says:
        29 Nov29 November 10:02

        I won’t. I was planning to move my main current account to them, so glad I had not started the process yet. So far this has been the worst experience I have ever had with a bank in my whole life. Several problems with an additional card not working online, the app randomly stopping working on my phone and now this. I have spend too long on the phone with them already. I am getting the 100,000 avios and closing both barclaycard and current account. “Premier”?

    • R76 says:
      29 Nov29 November 10:13

      That sounds like nonsense to me – if they hadn’t completed KYC (in other words, hadn’t verified your ID and done some other background checks) then I don’t think they would have opened the account in the first place.

      If you can still be bothered, you could call 0800 085 1115, which will get you through to a Premier-specific advisor who is much more likely to be able to work out what’s actually going on.

      I agree with your comment, this is by far the least premier experience I have ever had with any bank. The previous crown was held by HSBC and their “Safeguard” shambles, but Barclays have somehow managed to top even that. Meanwhile my bog-standard Nationwide FlexDirect account just keeps on working.

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