Double Avios on flights to New York until 30 July

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British Airways has launched a new promotion to encourage you to fly with them to New York.

You will earn double base Avios points on flights in ANY class – no restrictions, even discounted economy – until 30th July 2016.

The only snag is that you must book before 6th April and you MUST register via this webpage.

Only BA marketed and operated flights count so don’t book an AA codeshare. The valid routes are Gatwick to JFK, Heathrow to JFK, London City to JFK and Heathrow to Newark.

You are allowed to earn the bonus twice during the promotional period.

You MUST register in advance, which can be done here on ba.com.

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:

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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James Alexander says:

26 Mar26 March 05:24

BA site states offer end July 2016 !
Mud Island Mlungu says:

26 Mar26 March 06:11

To be used by July 2016, not March 2017.
Daniel says:

26 Mar26 March 06:46

The annoying thing is not for all flights booked prior to 6th April count – they have to be booked in the promotional period, so flights being flown but not booked in the right time won’t count. I’ve registered anyway on the off chance it doesn’t realise I booked a few months back!
- Alan says:
  
  26 Mar26 March 08:41
  
  Agreed (and I’ve done exactly the same) – sadly this is par for the course for BA promotions, they’re almost always only valid on bookings made after registering. Here’s hoping their dodgy IT works in our favour for once!
Kevin says:

26 Mar26 March 07:16

The unformation on BA.com is misleading. On the homepage it clearly states 13 March 17 but when you actually follow the link it does say travel completed by 30 July 16.

Also, when looking at the T&Cs it refers to double points for both cabin and BAEC status.

8) Eligible Participants who book their journey on a Qualifying Flight within the Promotional Period AND complete travel within the Travel Period, will qualify for a double avios bonus based on cabin of travel and Executive Club Tier status. This is in addition to the Avios Points that would ordinarily be applicable to flights on the same route and class. This does not include any change to the number of Tier Points awarded.
Fredo Frog says:

26 Mar26 March 07:49

Too bad, we are flying there with VS in UC. This offer would not tempt me to switch (except possibly to the LCY flights). VS offer private check-in and security, fantastic lounges, a better business cabin. That is what concerns them I guess.
AndyGWP says:

26 Mar26 March 08:44

Well, I thought I was going to be the first to pop up and whinge about my wife’s planned MAN-LHR-JFK appearing to be excluded from this?! Victimisation of the regions etc…

However LHR to JFK is excluded anyway! 😀 ah well
- Max says:
  
  29 Mar29 March 16:05
  
  You’re not being victimized. The JFK/EWR legs would still count:
  
  7) For the avoidance of doubt, where an outbound or return itinerary includes a domestic connecting sector, then the domestic connecting sector would not be considered as a Qualifying Flight
Joe C says:

26 Mar26 March 08:44

Already have two trips to NY booked within the travel period – have registered for this, but does anyone know if I’m likely to get the double points on trips already booked?
- mark2 says:
  
  26 Mar26 March 09:00
  
  Surely the point of this sort of promotion is to get extra sales, not to give a reduction to people who have already bought?
  - Joe C says:
    
    27 Mar27 March 07:03
    
    What reduction?
    
    There are plenty of examples of companies awarding promotional points for already booked travel – Hilton immediately comes to mind
Kathy says:

26 Mar26 March 10:01

Nothing to lose by registering, even if it’s unlikely to work for me.