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).
How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller? Whilst Head for Points generally treats the 2-4-1 voucher from the British Airways American Express card as the greatest .....
How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller? Whilst Head for Points .....
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A raft of American Express cashback offers for high-end retailers have appeared on cards. Some, all or none of these offers will appear in the ‘Offers’ section of your online American .....
A raft of American Express cashback offers for high-end retailers have appeared on cards. Some, all or none .....
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The British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card offers you a very attractive sign-up bonus of 25,000 Avios. It also comes with a hugely valuable long term benefit. You receive a .....
The British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card offers you a very attractive sign-up bonus of .....
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There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses. Getting some cards blocks you from getting a bonus on some other cards, but not all cards block you from all other cards. There .....
There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses. Getting some cards blocks you from .....
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This article looks at both Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa and the new British Airways Accelerating Business American Express card. Which card is best for your business? Full details of the .....
This article looks at both Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa and the new British Airways Accelerating .....
3 Jul 20203 July 2020 • 18 comments
In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Today .....
In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this .....
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What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think. Beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think. .....
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Today is the first day that all High Street shops in England are allowed to re-open, regardless of whether they are considered ‘essential’ or not. To celebrate, American Express is .....
Today is the first day that all High Street shops in England are allowed to re-open, regardless of whether .....
15 Jun 202015 June 2020 • 93 comments
British Airways has done a big favour to British Airways American Express cardholders whose membership years end in July, August or September. As part of the current coronavirus compensation deal, all .....
British Airways has done a big favour to British Airways American Express cardholders whose membership years .....
11 Jun 202011 June 2020 • 25 comments
How do British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers work? I get quite a few emails each month about various aspects of the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher, both about how .....
How do British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers work? I get quite a few emails each month .....
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Back in early March, British Airways extended all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Avios companion vouchers by six months. This didn’t just apply to unused vouchers. The extension was .....
Back in early March, British Airways extended all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Avios companion .....
3 Jun 20203 June 2020 • 74 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett. You can use Gett in 25 major cities nationwide including London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle. The offer may or .....
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett. You can use Gett in 25 major cities .....
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Which is the best credit card to earn Avios from spending by your small business? There are four contenders: Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa (£105, convertible to 10,500 Avios, bonus) British .....
Which is the best credit card to earn Avios from spending by your small business? There are four contenders: .....
22 May 202022 May 2020 • 8 comments
American Express recently extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. This was a sensible move. Even people with good salaries may struggle to spend £3,000 to .....
American Express recently extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. .....
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