Up to 35% discount on Avios redemptions via Iberia Plus

Iberia Plus is having a sale on Avios redemptions on certain routes.  See here for details.

The routes are:

• 2,295 Avios each-way – Madrid to Lisbon or Oran
• 6,500 Avios each-way – Madrid to Athens or Nouakchott (look it up!)
• 8,125 Avios each-way – Madrid to Accra
• 13,000 Avios each-way – Madrid to Luanda

• 15,000 Avios each-way – Madrid or Barcelona to Boston, Chicago, New York or San Juan (Puerto Rico)
• 18,750 Avios each-way – Madrid to Los Angeles, Miami or San Salvador
• 22,500 Avios each-way – Madrid or Barcelona to Buenos Aires

These are all for Economy redemptions, booked for travel before the end of October. 

You must book via Iberia Plus, not British Airways Executive Club, and you can only transfer Avios to IB if you have been a member for 90 days.  To get the Economy redemption numbers listed above, you need to select ‘Blue’ level redemptions, which are Iberia’s discounted Economy redemptions.  (Unlike BA, Iberia has two levels of Economy redemptions, with ‘Blue’ being cheaper than ‘Economy’.)

Whilst you have to get to Madrid to pick up these redemptions, you will also benefit from substantially lower taxes and charges on Iberia redemptions compared with BAEC.  I discussed this is in more in detail in this post – ‘Dramatically cut your taxes with long-haul Iberia redemptions‘.

You will also avoid long-haul Air Passenger Duty if you book UK-Madrid and Madrid-XXXX on separate tickets, although this can leave you exposed if your first flight is delayed.

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.)