ENDS 10pm: Buy Avios for just 0.88p via Finnair Plus!

Finnair (yes Finnair, not British Airways) has been running a VERY attractive ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion.

You will receive a 50% discount when you buy Avios.

This takes the price down to 0.88p! It is the cheapest ‘buy Avios’ deal we have seen for a LONG time.

10pm tonight UK time (Wednesday) is your deadline to jump in.

You can buy on this page of the Finnair Plus website.

The Avios can only be credited to a Finnair Plus account. You can move them into a British Airways Executive Club account by linking your BA and Finnair Plus accounts via the process here.

Please don’t be put off by this because it is a very simple process:

• If you don’t already have a Finnair Plus account, you open one very easily via the Finnair site here.

• The page at ba.com to pull Avios from Finnair Plus into your British Airways account is here.

That’s it!

How many Avios can you buy?

There is no minimum purchase, although your bonus depends on how many Avios you buy.

The discount is staggered:

• 35% off when you buy 5,000 to 19,000 Avios (1.43 cents = 1.19p)
• 40% off when you buy 20,000 to 49,000 Avios (1.32 cents = 1.10p)
• 45% off when you buy 50,000 to 74,000 Avios (1.21 cents = 1.01p)
• 50% off when you buy 75,000 to 200,000 Avios (1.05 cents = 0.88p)

What does it cost?

At the top end, you will pay 0.88p per Avios under this offer.

Transactions are charged in Euros, so you will pay slightly more if your credit or debit card adds a 3% foreign exchange fee.

The most you can buy is 200,000 Avios for €2,100.

Based on my spreadsheet of the last 9 million Avios I redeemed, I got 1.23p of value – and this is based on very conserative valuations for the flights I booked. If you have a plan to use the Avios, because you should never buy speculatively, then this is a very good opportunity.

You can check pricing and buy on this page of the Finnair website.

The offer ends at 10pm today, 20th November.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is increased to 30,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 30,000 Avios. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card from American Express is increased to 80,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 80,000 Avios! The spend requirement is changed to £10,000 in six months for this offer. Click here to apply.

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 9th December 2024, there are EXCLUSIVE sign-up offers for our readers on the two Capital on Tap small business Visa cards. You can earn 20,000 points on the Business Rewards card and 30,000 points on the new Pro card. Click here to apply.

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.

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