Last chance to buy Avios points with up to 30% bonus

A quick heads up that the current offer of up to 30% bonus Avios points when you purchase Avios will expire on 2nd August.

To quote from the recent email I received:

If you want to give your  Avios balance a real boost, or purchase them as a gift for a friend,  we’ll give you a bonus of up to 30% more Avios than usual, when you  purchase by 2 August 2012. The more Avios you purchase, the bigger the  bonus. So for example, if you purchase your annual allowance of 24,000  Avios now, you’ll actually receive 31,200. Just in time for a late  summer redemption break. Why wait? Purchase more Avios by 2 August 2012  and enjoy that upgrade or redemption flight a lot sooner with your  bonus.

Here is the avios.com link and here is the ba.com link.  Note the use of ‘up to‘ in the quote above.  You only get the 30% bonus if you buy the maximum 24,000 Avios, which would cost £399 for 31,200, so 1.28p per Avios. 

I do not consider this a great deal, so you should only buy them if you have a definite use in mind.  I certainly wouldn’t bother buying 1,000 Avios just to get a paltry 5% bonus of 50 points.

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus:

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

(Want to earn more Avios?  Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)