Who are the British Airways hotel partners where I can earn Avios?

Who are the British Airways hotel partners where you can earn Avios points? 

It is very easy to earn Avios points when you stay at a hotel.  Let’s look at who British Airways partners with.

In addition to earning Avios from flying, British Airways has commercial agreements with virtually every large hotel group to let you earn Avios on your stays or transfer their loyalty points into Avios. In this article we’ll look at which companies participate.

This page of ba.com shows all of the Avios hotel partners where you can earn DIRECTLY from your stay.

It is worth bearing in mind that almost every hotel group runs its own loyalty scheme, allowing you to earn and redeem their own loyalty points.  Hotel schemes work with Avios in one of two ways:

• you earn Avios INSTEAD of hotel loyalty points by telling them your BA Executive Club number at check in, or

• you earn hotel loyalty points which you can convert to Avios when you hit certain thresholds

Some programmes like IHG One Rewards offer both options, to add to the confusion.  With IHG, you can earn 2 Avios per $1 if you collect directly, or you can take IHG One Rewards points and later convert them at a 5:1 ratio if decide not to use them for a free hotel night.

Who are the Avios hotel partners?

The following three hotel groups offer Avios INSTEAD of their own hotel points if you wish to take this option.

Most other major chains (and indeed the three chains below) will allow you convert their own loyalty points into Avios but you will need to have enough to meet their conversion minimum.

Accor Hotels (Accor Live Limitless)

Including Adagio, Ibis, M Gallery, Mercure, Novotel, Sofitel, Pullman. Raffles, Swissotel and Fairmont.

You must be a member of Accor Live Limitless to collect Avios.

The earning rate varies by brand. The worse deal is Adagio Access which earns 1 Avios per €4 spent. At the top end, Sofitel and other high end brands earn 2.5 Avios per €2 spent.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG One Rewards)

You must join IHG One Rewards in order to earn Avios.

You can earn 2 Avios per $1 spent at InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo and other full service brands.  You earn 1 Avios per $1 at Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.

Marriott (Marriott Bonvoy)

You must sign up to Marriott Bonvoy to earn Avios.

You can earn 2 Avios per $1 spent at most brands in the Marriott portfolio, and a reduced level of 1 Avios per $1 at mid market and limited service brands such as Moxy and AC Hotels.  There are now 32 brands to choose from.

(This article is part of our ‘BA Q&A’ series which explains how British Airways Executive Club works.  You can see all of our ‘BA Q&A’ articles here. )

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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.