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Get 5,525 Avios with a £105 case from The Wine Flyer

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An interesting double dip opportunity has popped up from The Wine Flyer, the Avios wine subsidiary.

If you have a British Airways American Express card, you should have an opt-in offer there for 3,000 bonus Avios when you spend £100+ with The Wine Flyer. This deal runs to 30th April.

Separately, The Wine Flyer is offering 2,000 bonus Avios with selected cases of wine (or gin, in one instance). This offer runs for ‘a limited time’.

5,525 Avios with a £105 case from The Wine Flyer

I liked the look of the ‘Luxury White Selection’ at £105, which seems to be better quality than usual. This is a six bottle case although there are plenty of 12 bottle cases too.

This case earns:

  • 525 base Avios @ 5 Avios per £1
  • 2,000 bonus Avios for buying a case
  • 3,000 bonus Avios if I pay on my BAPP card (these Avios are awarded by Amex, not The Wine Flyer)

That’s a total of 5,525 Avios and six decent bottles of wine for £105. Delivery is included.

(EDIT: the comments below say that promo code SMSMAR2K adds another 1,000 Avios if you spend £80. Use at your own risk!)

You can find out more on The Wine Flyer website here. Remember that you must opt-in to the BA Amex offer via the Amex website or app before purchasing in order to get the extra 3,000 Avios.


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2025)

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:

Barclaycard Avios Plus card

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios card

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

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.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

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, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

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

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

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.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

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

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