British Airways and Nectar launch a new competition

British Airways has launched a competition for anyone who has not linked their Avios account to their Nectar account.

(EDIT: the comments imply that you are entered even if your account is already linked. People making transfers are getting confirmation emails. This would be against the rules, however.)

To enter, you need to link your account for the first time and transfer at least 400 Nectar points. You will receive the usual 250 Avios per 400 Nectar points in return.

The deadline for making the transfer in order to be entered into the competition is 27th September.

One new linker during the competition period will win a holiday in New York. It’s a bit weak though, with economy flights and three nights in a (minimum) 3-star hotel. BA is throwing in a car to and from New York JFK.

There are 10 runner up prizes of 25,000 Avios.

You can find more details in the Nectar app. It isn’t on the ba.com Nectar page here.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (September 2023)

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.

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.

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.

EDIT: Applications for this card are temporarily suspended due to IT issues with the British Airways On Business SME loyalty scheme.

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.