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50% bonus Avios from various shops on the BA e-store

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The British Airways shopping portal at shopping.ba.com is offering 50% bonus Avios points on selected retailers until September 22nd.

The special rates, including the bonus, are:

PC World – 3 Avios per £1

Waterstones – 3 Avios per £1

BA estore

John Lewis – 3 Avios per £1

M&S – 3 Avios per £1

Selfridges – 12 Avios per £1

Currys – 3 Avios per £1

House of Fraser – 3 Avios per £1

Apple Store – 3 Avios per £1

The White Company – 6 Avios per £1

Debenhams – 3 Avios per £1

As usual, check TopCashback as well as – even with a 50% bonus – you still might get a better deal with straight cashback.


How to earn Avios points from UK credit cards

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 BA Amex American Express card

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 BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

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:

Nectar American Express

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

American Express Platinum card Amex

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 card

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.)

Comments (9)

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  • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:

    As always, John Lewis is particularly useful since it doesn’t appear on cash back sites.

  • Jonathan Easthope says:

    T&c’s at bottom of the page giving details of the offer suggests that you can also get a 500 Avios bonus for first time purchase, if spend is over £50.

  • Chris says:

    Just be aware if buying anything from Apple that “The new iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s are both ineligible for rewards.” I think this applies to all cash back sites.

    • Rob says:

      This is normal for new Apple releases, they always have this rule.

    • Phillip says:

      Although I haven’t checked for this year’s releases, Nectar have been quite good at giving points on new Apple products. Maybe not from the very beginning but usually before anyone else does!

  • Phillip says:

    A recent purchase from John Lewis during the double promotion, literally came with a free flight! Excellent value!

  • Eastwood says:

    I need to buy an item at Debenhams, just made sure on the T&Cs that I can use the giftcard online at Debenhams. So A quick stop at Tesco for some giftcards and then sign in via BA for the 3 miles per £1. Not a bad little haul

  • Eastwood says:

    Forgot to say will get 150 clubcard points per £50 spend at Tesco

    • Rob says:

      Can you use more than one giftcard in a transaction at Debenhams online? That is key thing to check.

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