Will British Airways ever tell people that the Nectar conversion rate is devaluing?

As we revealed last month, the Avios to Nectar conversion rate is being devalued on 11th March.

The rate drops from 300 Avios = 400 Nectar points to 400 Avios = 400 Nectar points. Remember that, two years ago, it was 250 Avios = 400 Nectar points.

Following this change, Nectar will become a relatively pointless part of the Avios universe. Converting into Nectar, with its fixed 0.5p per point redemption rate, will be no better than using Avios for any other non-flight redemption, and in some cases will be worse.

British Airways has still not notified Avios members that the conversion rate is changing on Monday. Take a look at the BA / Nectar page for example.

The only people who know are those who have auto-conversion set up, since they needed to have time to cancel it if they didn’t want to accept the new rate.

We know that Avios is desperate to stop people converting to Nectar – after all, you used to get this begging message popping up when trying to convert:

…. but making a decision not to tell people of a fairly major change is not on. Even a warning email to those people who have converted Avios to Nectar in the past would have been enough.

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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:

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.

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.

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.