£815 Business Class flights to China ex-UK … good for Avios and BA tier points

This is an excellent offer … almost as good as the £777 deal to Seoul that British Airways ran recently.

Finnair is promoting its services to Chongqing with this very good offer.

You can fly, return, from London or Manchester to Chongqing for just £815 including all taxes.

The flights are with Finnair so you will be changing planes in Helsinki.  The flight would earn 440 British Airways tier points – very close to the 600 required for a Silver card – plus a big pile of Avios points.

You need to be a member of Finnair Plus, Finnair’s loyalty scheme, to book this.  However, it is free to sign-up, and during the booking process you can put in a British Airways Executive Club number instead of your Finnair one.

The small print:

• Book by 17th December
• Must stay for 6 nights or a Friday or Saturday night
• Must return home before 31st May
• You cannot do a stopover in Helsinki
• No changes / no refunds

A visa is required for travel to China, don’t forget.

I haven’t dug out a map of China, so I’m not sure how easy it is to hop from Chongqing to Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong etc.

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.)