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EXCLUSIVE: ‘50% off’ Avios redemption sale starts Monday

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An extra 4th article today to let you know that I have it on good authority from a source in Sussex that British Airways will be launching a ‘50% off’ Avios redemption sale on Monday.

This will only apply to World Traveller flights (long-haul economy).

Most – but not all – routes will be included.  New York, Dubai etc are all in there.

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It will only apply to tickets which start in the UK.

Full taxes and charges will still be payable.

The booking period will run from Monday until 13th July.

You must travel between 1st October and 28th February, excluding the Christmas period of 18th December to 10th January.

Full details on Monday when I have them.  However, do not make any World Traveller bookings over the weekend!

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.)

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Comments (47)

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  • Rich. S says:
    27 Jun27 June 20:09

    Don’t forget that starting in JER or IOM may be possible with different surcharges?

  • Brian says:
    28 Jun28 June 11:35

    Economy long-haul redemptions do have the advantage of offering one-way tickets, as well as the flexibility of changing or cancelling (for a fee). If you haven’t got quite enough miles for a Club World return (or, more likely, there isn’t Club World availability!), you could get an economy redemption ex-UK and Club World for the return leg. That would still work with the sale, I guess. Away from the sale, you could do the same, getting the economy leg on the way back to reduce taxes and fees.

  • 50% Off British Airways Redemptions, No Fly List Unconstitutional, and Forced Luxury Vacations - View from the Wing - View from the Wing says:
    28 Jun28 June 16:30

    […] shutter its Washington Dulles hub. They seriously looked at this a decade ago during bankruptcy. British Airways will apparently launch a 50% off redemption sale starting Monday for most economy flights originating in the U.K. ticketed by July 13 and travel between October 1 […]

  • DaveS says:
    28 Jun28 June 17:10

    I wouldn’t use Avios on a long haul economy flight out of London, even if they were100% off. The horrific surcharges make this one of the worst award redemptions in the business.

  • Caroline says:
    29 Jun29 June 18:24

    Any idea if Mexico City & Kingston are included? Thanks

  • squills says:
    29 Jun29 June 19:32

    Yep – Raffles this is not that brilliant 😉

  • Brian says:
    30 Jun30 June 02:55

    Would BA allow me to cancel an existing Amex voucher booking then immediately rebook the same trip at the 50% off rates?

  • Alex says:
    30 Jun30 June 11:10

    Anyone got an update re this? Is the sale going ahead? Thks

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