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).
A new American Express cashback offer may be showing on some, all or none of your cards. You need to look under the ‘Offers’ tab on the online statement page for every card you hold. You .....
A new American Express cashback offer may be showing on some, all or none of your cards. You need to look .....
25 Mar 202025 March 2020
On Monday we were the first to highlight the six-month extension given to all outstanding British Airways American Express 2-4-1 vouchers. Whilst not unexpected, this was still a welcome move and one .....
On Monday we were the first to highlight the six-month extension given to all outstanding British Airways .....
25 Mar 202025 March 2020 • 67 comments
With absolutely zero fanfare – in fact, with no notification of any sort – all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers have been extended by six months. My vouchers were .....
With absolutely zero fanfare – in fact, with no notification of any sort – all British Airways .....
23 Mar 202023 March 2020 • 145 comments
One of our other articles today looks at the new Virgin Atlantic policy for extending your Virgin Flying Club status and vouchers due to coronavirus – read here. We have, unsurprisingly, had a .....
One of our other articles today looks at the new Virgin Atlantic policy for extending your Virgin Flying Club .....
16 Mar 202016 March 2020 • 130 comments
There is an interesting offer from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph showing on a lot of American Express accounts at the moment. To see if you are targeted, you need to look under the .....
There is an interesting offer from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph showing on a lot of American .....
15 Mar 202015 March 2020 • 77 comments
Why should you get the British Airways American Express credit card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for the free British Airways .....
Why should you get the British Airways American Express credit card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 .....
11 Mar 202011 March 2020
Why should you get the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for a British Airways .....
Why should you get the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 .....
10 Mar 202010 March 2020
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, announced its 2019 financial results on Friday. There were no stand-out announcements, which is why we haven’t done a full article on it, except to .....
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, announced its 2019 financial results on Friday. There were no .....
2 Mar 20202 March 2020 • 145 comments
Until Wednesday 5th February, we are running an EXCLUSIVE Head for Points reader offer on the Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa. You will receive £150 cashback or 15,000 Avios if you sign up .....
Until Wednesday 5th February, we are running an EXCLUSIVE Head for Points reader offer on the Capital On Tap .....
2 Feb 20202 February 2020 • 24 comments
I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit cards. It is the Money section if you have a copy – the link is here but there .....
I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit .....
26 Jan 202026 January 2020 • 35 comments
A good new offer should be showing on your British Airways or British Airways Premium Plus American Express card. If you spend £300 or more at ba.com between registration and 16th February, you will .....
A good new offer should be showing on your British Airways or British Airways Premium Plus American Express .....
21 Jan 202021 January 2020 • 159 comments
Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses. Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus and potentially move on. However, if you are .....
Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses. Get a card, spend .....
7 Jan 20207 January 2020 • 99 comments
History shows that this week will see a lot of new readers finding Head for Points for the first time, as they start to plan their 2020 holidays. For the benefit of those people, many of whom will .....
History shows that this week will see a lot of new readers finding Head for Points for the first time, as they .....
6 Jan 20206 January 2020 • 121 comments
You can get yourself £150 credit for Claridges, The Berkeley or The Connaught. This offer has appeared on a number of American Express cards, although it is less interesting than I thought. There are .....
You can get yourself £150 credit for Claridges, The Berkeley or The Connaught. This offer has appeared on a .....
4 Jan 20204 January 2020
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