Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
There are two American Express cards that let you earn Avios directly: the free British Airways American Express card and the paid-for British Airways Premium Plus card.
If you are committed to British Airways, the Premium Plus Amex card is your best choice. It comes with a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus and a 2-4-1 companion voucher that could save you up to 200,000 Avios on your next flight redemption.
This article explains how to use the BA 2-4-1 companion voucher you earn on the British Airways American Express cards.
You can read our full review of the British Airways American Express card here and our British Airways Premium Plus American Express card review here.
You can apply for the free card here (5,000 Avios bonus) and the Premium Plus card here (30,000 Avios bonus).
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When details of the new British Airways Club were quietly slipped out on 30th December, one small upside was the promised opportunity to earn up to 2,500 tier points per year via the British Airways .....
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11 Mar 202511 March 2025 • 46 comments
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One major Avios change that we’ve seen in the last two years was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia .....
14 Jan 202514 January 2025 • 117 comments
We are used to seeing the major hotel brands launch cashback offers for American Express cardholders, but it is something that Premier Inn has never got involved with. Indeed, getting any sort of .....
We are used to seeing the major hotel brands launch cashback offers for American Express cardholders, but it .....
9 Jan 20259 January 2025 • 46 comments
How do British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers work? We run this article once per year to reflect recent changes. Whilst these vouchers have been around for 20 years now, the .....
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One fascinating change to Avios in recent years was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher redemptions. The Aer Lingus option is especially interesting .....
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