Get British Airways Club Suite from Brussels to New York for €1,500, with good availability
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British Airways has launched some attractive deals from Brussels to New York if you are willing to lock in a trip for the second half of 2023. Chicago is also available.
You’re looking at around €1,500 return, which is £1,330. You also need to get to Brussels.
Pre-covid this wouldn’t have been much of a deal. It wasn’t unusual to see BA Holidays offering New York from London, with 3-4 nights in a 4-star hotel, for £1,300 back in 2018/9. Those days seem to be gone for now and you need to work harder to find a deal.
This deal is booking from August 2023 through to January 2024. At the time of writing on Wednesday availability is surprisingly good, even over Christmas.
You must stay away for a Saturday night to get these fares.
Here is an example I found very easily:
I’m not sure if this is cheap enough to make you want to lock in seats for what could be 10 months time, especially given the need to go through Brussels.
If you only had hand baggage you could – as long as you didn’t make a habit of it – get off at Heathrow and avoid the last leg. You could also take the return flight to Gatwick and be sure of getting your suitcase back in London.
If you were looking for tier points, you may be able to find interesting routings which would increase your earnings beyond the standard 40 + 140 + 140 + 40 = 360 tier points for the return trip. This would come down to 320 tier points if you dropped the last leg back to Belgium.
That said, anyone chasing tier points may be better off with the current BA Holidays double tier points offer. This offers double tier points on the BA flight element of 5+ night ‘flight and hotel’ or ‘flight and car’ packages taken before the end of 2023. Details are here.
You can play around with pricing on ba.com here.
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:
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
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
25,000 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.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a 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, 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.
Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa
Huge 30,000 points bonus until 12th May 2024 Read our full review
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.
British Airways Accelerating Business American Express
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
40,000 points sign-up bonus 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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