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).
Back in April I ran an article which argued that NO-ONE should be spending £20,000 on the free British Airways American Express card to trigger the 2-4-1 voucher. A reader dropped me a line to ask if .....
Back in April I ran an article which argued that NO-ONE should be spending £20,000 on the free British .....
12 Aug 201612 August 2016 • 148 comments
If you can remember the peak days of Busted, McFly and Natasha Bedingfield, you might also remember the grey-coloured British Airways American Express Premium card. It offered 1.25 Avios per £1 .....
If you can remember the peak days of Busted, McFly and Natasha Bedingfield, you might also remember the .....
30 Jul 201630 July 2016 • 63 comments
I get to hear some great Avios collecting stories from readers. I rarely repeat them because the idea is often not scaleable or would collapse if given wider exposure. I am happy to share this one .....
I get to hear some great Avios collecting stories from readers. I rarely repeat them because the idea is .....
9 Jul 20169 July 2016 • 92 comments
American Express has launched a new round of statement credit deals, with a particularly strong travel focus. There are two ways to sign up to these deals. The easiest is to visit the Amex .....
American Express has launched a new round of statement credit deals, with a particularly strong travel focus. .....
16 Jun 201616 June 2016 • 47 comments
Back in April, to celebrate the new £195 Premium Plus fee, American Express increased the sign-up bonus on the two British Airways American Express cards. The Premium Plus version, now with a .....
Back in April, to celebrate the new £195 Premium Plus fee, American Express increased the sign-up bonus on .....
15 Jun 201615 June 2016 • 48 comments
Back in April, to celebrate the new £195 Premium Plus fee, American Express increased the sign-up bonus on the two British Airways American Express cards. The Premium Plus version, now with a .....
Back in April, to celebrate the new £195 Premium Plus fee, American Express increased the sign-up bonus on .....
8 Jun 20168 June 2016 • 37 comments
American Express is having a bad time of things at the moment. The loss of the Costco contract in the US was a hammer blow to the business (I thoroughly recommend reading the story here) and there has .....
American Express is having a bad time of things at the moment. The loss of the Costco contract in the US was a .....
7 Jun 20167 June 2016 • 57 comments
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our directory of all 25 UK travel credit cards can be .....
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....
3 Jun 20163 June 2016 • 30 comments
I had advance notice on Tuesday that American Express was about to make changes to the minimum income requirements to apply for its cards. To be honest, I assumed that they were going to go up. .....
I had advance notice on Tuesday that American Express was about to make changes to the minimum income .....
27 May 201627 May 2016 • 87 comments
This is the last week to benefit from a 10% discount on Emirates economy and business class tickets for HSBC customers. You need to: use promo code UKHSBC6 at the Emirates website fly from the UK book .....
This is the last week to benefit from a 10% discount on Emirates economy and business class tickets for HSBC .....
25 May 201625 May 2016 • 34 comments
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our directory of all 25 UK travel credit cards can be .....
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....
6 May 20166 May 2016 • 54 comments
Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has launched a fantastic new promotion which can earn you up to 20,000 bonus Avios for hotel bookings made before 20th June. You must be a British Airways American .....
Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has launched a fantastic new promotion which can earn you up to 20,000 bonus .....
5 May 20165 May 2016 • 23 comments
American Express unveiled its first response to the new 0.3% cap on retailer interchange fees yesterday. It increased the annual fee on the British Airways Premium Plus card from £150 to £195. To .....
American Express unveiled its first response to the new 0.3% cap on retailer interchange fees yesterday. It .....
15 Apr 201615 April 2016 • 107 comments
If you have an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum card, you may have a new style of personalised offer showing on your online card statement. On my account, I will .....
If you have an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum card, you may have a new .....
13 Apr 201613 April 2016 • 63 comments
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