Double Avios or AA miles on certain routes

BA and AA have launched ‘double miles’ promotions on certain routes for Club World and First Class passengers, valid until the end of the year.

It is a decent deal if you need to travel on one of the routes featured.  These are:

• Heathrow to Singapore, Delhi, New York, Chicago, Jo’burg, Dubai, Lagos, Moscow, Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami, Mexico City
• Heathrow via Madrid on Iberia to Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Bogota
• Manchester to Chicago, New York (on the non-stop AA flights)

Full details and registration can be found here.  Check carefully that your booking class is included.

If you collect American Airlines miles, there is a similar promotion available.  This offers double miles when you fly business or first class on the following routes:

• London Heathrow to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Mexico City, New York JFK, Newark, Philadelphia and Raleigh/Durham
• Manchester to Chicago and New York JFK

You need to register to earn double miles, by going to this page.

For routes served by both AA and BA (eg Heathrow to New York) it doesn’t matter which airline you fly.  You can fly AA and still get double Avios if you credit your flight to BA, or you could fly BA and get double AA miles if you wanted by crediting your flight to AAdvantage.

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.)