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 few months ago, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. Here’s our story. Up to this point, the company had taken a more holistic view. It was .....
A few months ago, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. Here’s .....
19 Oct 202319 October 2023 • 113 comments
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement page. .....
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal .....
14 Oct 202314 October 2023 • 54 comments
Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting trick which you can use at retailers which do not take American Express. This assumes that .....
Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting .....
7 Oct 20237 October 2023 • 70 comments
EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out .....
EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has .....
25 Sep 202325 September 2023 • 198 comments
British Airways has just launched an exclusive 60,000 Avios sign-up bonus for the British Airways Premium Plus American Express credit card. This is ludicrously generous, by any standards. There is .....
British Airways has just launched an exclusive 60,000 Avios sign-up bonus for the British Airways Premium Plus .....
31 Aug 202331 August 2023 • 172 comments
In June 2022, British Airways made a major change to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher. You could now book a seat for one person for 50% of the usual Avios required. The .....
In June 2022, British Airways made a major change to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion .....
16 Aug 202316 August 2023 • 61 comments
Back in 2016, American Express removed the minimum income requirements from its UK personal and small business cards. The plan was to take a more holistic view of your finances. A single person living .....
Back in 2016, American Express removed the minimum income requirements from its UK personal and small business .....
20 Jul 202320 July 2023 • 234 comments
A generous hotel cashback offer has popped up on many American Express cards from Millennium Hotels & Resorts, which runs the Millennium and Copthorne brands. You will receive £70 cashback on a .....
A generous hotel cashback offer has popped up on many American Express cards from Millennium Hotels & .....
4 Jul 20234 July 2023 • 33 comments
Without giving cardholders any notification (I think), American Express has made a positive change to the small print of the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher. (Presumably the .....
Without giving cardholders any notification (I think), American Express has made a positive change to the .....
1 Jul 20231 July 2023 • 55 comments
Whilst this probably wasn’t meant to be the plan, a good cashback deal for Air France has turned up on many British Airways American Express cards, plus various other Amex products. In my house .....
Whilst this probably wasn’t meant to be the plan, a good cashback deal for Air France has turned up on .....
28 Jun 202328 June 2023
According to the Wimbledon website, the American Express cardmember lounge is returning for the 2023 tournament which starts next Monday. You can see the details on the Wimbledon website here. Because .....
According to the Wimbledon website, the American Express cardmember lounge is returning for the 2023 .....
27 Jun 202327 June 2023 • 21 comments
American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out a card with an upfront annual fee, you would receive a pro-rata fee refund if you .....
American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you .....
19 Jun 202319 June 2023 • 219 comments
Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. I have it on my Platinum card but not my British Airways Premium Plus American Express card. My wife has it on .....
Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. I have it on my .....
13 May 202313 May 2023 • 14 comments
The launch of the Barclaycard upgrade vouchers, available via Barclays Premier with Barclays Avios Rewards and the two Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards, was a substantial boost for the solo .....
The launch of the Barclaycard upgrade vouchers, available via Barclays Premier with Barclays Avios Rewards and .....
24 Apr 202324 April 2023 • 21 comments
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