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It had to happen – the Führer is informed of changes to the Executive Club

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This is very good.

And the last section is genius.

Don’t be fooled by the slightly weaker first 30 seconds.

Have a good weekend.  Coverage of the Avios changes will continue tomorrow and Sunday (and next week …..). Don’t worry, I will start adding back other frequent flyer and hotel loyalty news as well!

Meanwhile, posted over at Flyertalk (in good humour, I should stress, in response to someone who blamed Flyertalk for the demise of BAEC!):

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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 (36)

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  • Brian says:

    As has probably already been noted in the comments pages on this site, Virgin are offering a 30% bonus on Tesco CC conversions till March 31….

  • DAZ says:

    Classic, One good thing to come out of this sorry devaluation.

    BA shame on you.

  • joff says:

    Absolute genius!

  • TaggingMiles Weekly Travel News Roundup: January 30, 2015 – Tagging Miles says:

    […] Because it’s not official until it’s a meme: Head for Points reports everyone seems to be outraged by the Avios realignment. […]

  • rocky says:

    Very funny

  • Andy says:

    Shame on you Rob, it’s all your fault!

  • Brian says:

    While Virgin is offering a conversion bonus, BA is offering the chance to win a cookery lesson. Hmmm. That should appease all the folks outraged by the BAEC changes….

    • Anon says:

      Hence why we flirt both schemes. Shall be loading up on the TCC to VS + 30%. Also have option of popping some further to HHonors.

      2x hols with BA this year

      1x hols with VS next. And either an Oz trip with BA or US with VS

  • Rich says:

    Exactly right. And yes, the Low cost carriers are the winners…

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