British Airways launches a very generous Uber / Avios offer

BA emailed a lot of people on Thursday with details of a very generous Uber offer.

You will earn 500 bonus Avios for every UK (and only UK) Uber trip you take in November, up to a maximum of 4,000 Avios. This is on top of your base Avios of 1 Avios per £1 spent.

This is a very decent rebate if you taking low cost UberX trips. The T&C also imply that the bonus will be triggered if you book train tickets or hire Lime bikes via the Uber app, which offers some interesting opportunities to those with creative minds ….

The email does not say that the offer is targeted to recipients, although of course it could be. It does say ‘This offer is non-transferable’. (EDIT: It IS targeted as it seems other variants are out there.)

Full details of the Avios / Uber partnership can be found in this article. The ba.com / Uber webpage is here.

Irrespective of whether this offer is open to all or not, you would be crazy not to link your BA and Uber accounts if you are an occasional UK Uber user. The ‘1 Avios per £1’ Avios post instantly – literally within minutes of completing your ride. Bonus Avios from this promotion will NOT post instantly but will appear within 30 days.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (September 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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 26th September 2024, sign up for FREE Barclaycard Avios Mastercard and you will receive a sign-up bonus of 10,000 Avios. This is double the usual bonus! You only need to spend £1,000 within 90 days. Our full review is here. Click here to apply.

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.

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased to up to 80,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 80,000 Avios. You will receive 8 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased to up to 40,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 40,000 Avios. You will receive 4 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. The card is FREE for your first year. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.