Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Launched in 2022, the Barclayard Avios Mastercards offer an exciting way to collect Avios from a non-American Express credit card.
You may choose to get a Barclays Avios Mastercard to use alongside a British Airways American Express card, where Amex is not accepted, or to replace it.
The Barclaycard Avios cards come with an annual British Airways upgrade voucher if you hit a spend target, which is especially valuable for solo travellers or, to use alongside a BA Amex companion voucher, families of three.
The free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard comes with a sign-up bonus of 5,000 Avios and earns 1 Avios per £1. You earn the upgrade voucher with £20,000 of annual spend. You can apply here.
The paid-for Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard comes with a sign-up bonus of 25,000 Avios and earns 1.5 Avios per £1. You earn the upgrade voucher with £10,000 of annual spend. You can apply here.
Even if you plan to hold the free card for the long term, we recommend starting with the paid card – due to the huge 25,000 Avios – and then downgrading once you have triggered the bonus.
Our review of the free Barclaycard Avios Mastercard is here.
Our review of the paid-for Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard is here.
New to Barclays? Time is running out for this exceptional deal.
New to Barclays? Time is running out for this exceptional deal.
12 Nov 202212 November 2022 • 102 comments
Barclaycard has added an airport lounge access discount to its Avios Plus credit cards. You can now get discounts for yourself and your travel companions at thousands of lounges worldwide. The .....
Barclaycard has added an airport lounge access discount to its Avios Plus credit cards. You can now get .....
28 Oct 202228 October 2022 • 57 comments
Exceptional new Avios bonuses from Barclays and Barclaycard are currently running – see here. You will receive 100,000 bonus Avios – on top of the already generous Avios welcome bonuses .....
Exceptional new Avios bonuses from Barclays and Barclaycard are currently running – see here. You will .....
6 Oct 20226 October 2022
We ran four (!) articles yesterday to explain the astonishing new 100,000 Avios bonus offer just launched by Barclays and Barclaycard. If you missed it, start reading here. Readers had a lot of .....
We ran four (!) articles yesterday to explain the astonishing new 100,000 Avios bonus offer just launched by .....
5 Oct 20225 October 2022 • 126 comments
New to Barclays? This is an exceptional deal.
New to Barclays? This is an exceptional deal.
3 Oct 20223 October 2022 • 331 comments
Get 100,000 Avios for adding Premier Banking to your credit card.
Get 100,000 Avios for adding Premier Banking to your credit card.
3 Oct 20223 October 2022 • 199 comments
Get 100,000 Avios for upgrading your card and joining Premier Banking.
Get 100,000 Avios for upgrading your card and joining Premier Banking.
3 Oct 20223 October 2022 • 93 comments
Yes, 100,000 bonus Avios just for taking out a credit card!
Yes, 100,000 bonus Avios just for taking out a credit card!
3 Oct 20223 October 2022 • 122 comments
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card they should get. These often come with the caveat “but I don’t want to pay .....
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card .....
21 Aug 202221 August 2022 • 79 comments
Last year, American Express unveiled substantial changes to the free British Airways American Express card. Pre September 2021, if you spent £20,000 per year on the free British Airways American .....
Last year, American Express unveiled substantial changes to the free British Airways American Express card. .....
28 Jul 202228 July 2022 • 71 comments
Barclaycard is currently running an astonishing deal on its new Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard. This is your last chance to apply. If you apply by some point on Monday via this link you will .....
Barclaycard is currently running an astonishing deal on its new Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard. This is .....
17 Jul 202217 July 2022 • 58 comments
Barclaycard is currently running an astonishing deal on its new Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard. You have just a couple of days left to apply. If you apply by early morning on 18th July via this .....
Barclaycard is currently running an astonishing deal on its new Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard. You have .....
2 Jul 20222 July 2022 • 145 comments
On Tuesday, Barclays launched an exceptional sign-up offer on two new Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. The Avios Plus Mastercard now offers a sign-up bonus of 50,000 Avios if .....
On Tuesday, Barclays launched an exceptional sign-up offer on two new Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios .....
25 Jun 202225 June 2022 • 37 comments
On Tuesday, Barclays launched an exceptional sign-up offer on two new Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios Mastercard credit cards. The Avios Plus Mastercard now offers a sign-up bonus of 50,000 Avios if .....
On Tuesday, Barclays launched an exceptional sign-up offer on two new Avios-earning Barclaycard Avios .....
24 Jun 202224 June 2022 • 29 comments
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