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British Airways American Express

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).

Review: the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card

This is the 5th of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for.  These articles will be linked to the relevant .....

This is the 5th of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

Review: the British Airways American Express (BA Amex) credit card

This is the 4th of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for.  These articles will be linked to the relevant .....

This is the 4th of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

What are the most valuable UK credit card sign-up bonuses?

I first wrote on this topic back in November 2012. However, with major changes, I thought it was a good time to re-run the analysis. Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals .....

I first wrote on this topic back in November 2012. However, with major changes, I thought it was a good time .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

How to boost your Amex spend by using Paypal for online shopping

An email from Gerry, to whom I am grateful for the examples below, highlighted this interesting titbit which may be useful to some of you. Given that the miles and points earned on Amex cards are .....

An email from Gerry, to whom I am grateful for the examples below, highlighted this interesting titbit which .....

by Rob Burgess21 comments

Amex Platinum sign-up bonus massacred – and other sign-up bonus changes

A massacre!  Is there any other way to describe what has happened to the sign-up bonus on the American Express Platinum card which has plunged overnight from 50,000 Membership Rewards points (=50,000 .....

A massacre!  Is there any other way to describe what has happened to the sign-up bonus on the American .....

by Rob Burgess20 comments

New Amex / Foursquare cashback deals launched

March is here, and with it are two great new Foursquare deals. As was hinted at last month, two new deals have been launched with Debenhams and Fenwick / Bentalls. Both work the same way as the .....

March is here, and with it are two great new Foursquare deals. As was hinted at last month, two new deals have .....

by Rob Burgess33 comments

Avios Redemption University – Lesson 7 – Using your BA Amex 2-4-1 voucher

This article is part of the Avios Redemption University, a series of posts aimed at explaining some of the most important things you need to know when planning on redeeming your Avios. It is NOT about .....

This article is part of the Avios Redemption University, a series of posts aimed at explaining some of the .....

by Rob Burgess46 comments

Amex / Foursquare 2013 …. what I’ve discovered so far

So, how is the American Express / Foursquare 2013 promotion going for you so far?! (See here for details of the current deals if you are new to this.) On Wednesday I picked up 6 x £50 gift cards in .....

So, how is the American Express / Foursquare 2013 promotion going for you so far?! (See here for details of .....

by Rob Burgess66 comments

What are the best credit card deals for February 2013?

I have updated the ‘Credit Cards Offers’ page for February. As with January, it was one of the quicker jobs I’ve done on this page because there have been no major changes since the .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Cards Offers’ page for February. As with January, it was one of the .....

by Rob Burgess24 comments

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