Cathay Pacific launches Hong Kong Sevens packages

If you like the idea of watching the Hong Kong Seven’s rugby tournament from 5th to 7th April 2024, Cathay Pacific has launched a number of ‘flight and ticket’ packages.

Use code 24R7UK on the Cathay Pacific website and it will bring up flight options which include a full three day event ticket on top of your flights. The deal is available for Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class travel.

Flights are available from both London and Manchester.

As a oneworld alliance member, you can earn Avios and British Airways Executive Club tier points when you fly with Cathay Pacific. If you want to know what the Business Class experience is like, we have a comprehensive Cathay Pacific series starting on HfP very soon.

To maximise your points when booking, the best option is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold. This offers double points (2 Membership Rewards points per £1) on all flight bookings, as long as they are booked directly with the airline.

Full details are available on this page of the Cathay Pacific website.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 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. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th January 2024, you will receive 30,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 30,000 Avios) with American Express Preferred Rewards Gold. You receive 25,000 points if you spend £3,000 in three months and a further 5,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. You can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th January 2024, you will receive a huge 100,000 Membership Rewards points (convertible to 100,000 Avios) with The Platinum Card. You receive 75,000 points if you spend £10,000 in six months and a further 25,000 points if you hold the card for 15 months. You can apply here.

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.

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.