NEWSFLASH: BA launches ‘flash’ £1 taxes and 50% fewer Avios sale
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British Airways gave me a bit of a surprise this morning by launching a ‘flash’ redemption sale via an announcement on the ‘offers’ page of ba.com.
This is a very quick post as I am due at an event at World Travel Market in 5 minutes!
The short haul deal covers 10 European routes.
You need to book your seat before midnight on November 17th and travel before January 31st.
You will pay the usual Avios price but the taxes charge is reduced by £34 to just £1.
The list of participating routes is here. They are all in the 15,000 to 20,000 Avios per seat band which means they are generally ‘Winter sun’ routes. Only economy seats are available.
The long haul deal covers 35 routes.
The number of Avios required for World Traveller (ie economy) seats is reduced by HALF on 30 routes and by a quarter on the remaining five. The taxes figure is unchanged, however.
The booking and travel dates are the same as for the short haul offer.
The list of routes is here. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are included if the Winter weather is getting you down this week.
Not sure if these can be booked via avios.com or if you need to move your points over to British Airways Executive Club first.
Seats are available for booking now. Full analysis tomorrow. Right, off to my meeting ….
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.)
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