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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We don’t do very many ‘first principles’ articles on Head for Points. However, I ran a .....
7 Jan 20197 January 2019 • 271 comments
American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. There are a couple of versions. The most generous, which I got, is a whopping £200 back on a £600 spend via Amex Travel. The .....
American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. There are a couple of versions. The .....
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American Express has launched a new batch of hotel cashback offers. Some, all or none of these deals may be .....
4 Dec 20184 December 2018
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1 Dec 20181 December 2018 • 241 comments
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30 Nov 201830 November 2018
Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched a new promotion to encourage you to download their app. Full details are on the Shangri-La website here. You will receive 250 points if you download the app .....
Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched a new promotion to encourage you to download their app. Full details are .....
30 Nov 201830 November 2018
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29 Nov 201829 November 2018 • 250 comments
Curve Card is an all-in-one payment wallet and aggregator that is popular amongst Head for Points readers. I describe Curve in detail here, but in summary: Curve Card (a debit Mastercard) is free - .....
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26 Nov 201826 November 2018 • 269 comments
You can get £5 Amex cashback deal when you next use Paypal. A Paypal cashback deal has appeared on a lot of American Express cards. You need to look at the online ‘Offers’ section for .....
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4 Nov 20184 November 2018
Airline Route reports that Finnair is switching its Helsinki to Malaga service to a long-haul A330-300 aircraft between 14th December and 29th March – but only on Friday and Sunday. On other .....
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29 Oct 201829 October 2018
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29 Oct 201829 October 2018 • 32 comments
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This is my review of the free British Airways American Express (BA Amex) credit card. It is part of my series .....
28 Oct 201828 October 2018 • 57 comments
American Express has launched a no-brainer offer of 500 ‘free’ Avios for most British Airways American Express cardholders. Look at the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement .....
American Express has launched a no-brainer offer of 500 ‘free’ Avios for most British Airways .....
24 Oct 201824 October 2018
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17 Oct 201817 October 2018 • 171 comments
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