Celebrate World Cup failure with £66 off a British Airways long-haul flight

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To, ahem, commemorate England’s World Cup defeat last night, British Airways has launched a three day promotion.

Until midnight on 14th July, you can save £66 on any long-haul BA flight.

You need to use promo code STILLPROUD on the price quote page at ba.com.

Here is a summary of the small print:

Minimum spend of £300 per person required

Flight must be BA marketed and BA operated (no codeshares etc)

Valid for travel until 30th June 2019

Valid for all booking classes

Only one booking per Executive Club member

Cannot be combined with ‘part pay with Avios’

Full details can be found on this special page of ba.com – do check the full rules before booking.

To maximise your miles when paying, your best bet is the British Airways American Express Premium Plus card which earns double Avios (3 per £1) when you book at ba.com or via BA Holidays. You do not get double Avios if you book with the free British Airways American Express card.

Another option is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold which offers double points – 2 per £1 – when you book flight tickets directly with an airline.

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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Chris says:

12 Jul12 July 10:36

Panama, Tunisia and Sweden. Jeez, world beaters
- Andrew25 says:
  
  12 Jul12 July 11:53
  
  Thank God we finished 2nd in the group because if we had won it we’d have been dumped out by Japan. Nobody would’ve been praising them then. We were all lead into a false sense of security, but at least finishing 2nd in the group allowed us to keep dreaming for another 9 days……right back to reality and the Brexit mess!!!!
- NYC123 says:
  
  12 Jul12 July 14:51
  
  Italia 90
  Drew with Ireland
  Drew with Holland
  Beat Egypt by a single goal.
  A last minte win over belgium and a win against Cameroon before getting beat by Germany, wonder if moro…. yet look how people look back at that tournament.
  
  They did well, far better than anyone predicted so do one with your negativity.
  - Andrew25 says:
    
    12 Jul12 July 19:23
    
    You can’t compare the two tournaments because who we came up against in 1990 were much better than who we met in this tournament, but all the best to you.
    - NYC123 says:
      
      13 Jul13 July 05:21
      
      No they weren’t. Rose tinted.
MinR says:

12 Jul12 July 11:19

OT – Got an email from BAEC – :

‘For a limited time, as a member of the British Airways Executive Club, you’ll receive an exclusive 30,000 bonus Avios when you spend £3,000 in the first three months of Cardmembership – just be sure to apply before 31 July 2018, via the link in this email2.’
- Dale says:
  
  13 Jul13 July 17:21
  
  Similar to what Virgin are doing with new fee card – 33000 miles inc spend £100 each of first 3 month
Kyle says:

12 Jul12 July 13:24

OT –
A friend has asked me to refer them to the Amex Gold card. Assuming that I’d probably transfer the MR to Avios anyway, presumably it is better for me to refer from my current BA Premium Plus card than from my Amex Gold card?
- Peter K says:
  
  12 Jul12 July 14:48
  
  Yes
  - Genghis says:
    
    12 Jul12 July 14:58
    
    Why? I’d argue not. 9k avios vs 9k MRs, I’d take the MRs any day for the effectively free option of pluripotentiality of the points
    - Kyle says:
      
      12 Jul12 July 15:47
      
      I was going to cancel my Gold card soon after to churn it so I’d be looking to shove them into avios anyway was my train of thought
    - Mikeact says:
      
      12 Jul12 July 17:46
      
      ‘pluripotentiality’, have to get my old school dictionary out again.
    - Peter K says:
      
      12 Jul12 July 18:48
      
      My bad. I was thinking you get a bonus 18k avios for referring, rather than 9K ????
- Aaron says:
  
  12 Jul12 July 23:40
  
  Do you get Avios for referring AMEX gold or MR products if you only have a BA card?
Jeremy says:

12 Jul12 July 14:58

Like I said, you may not agree with what he said but it’s still just football and it’s certainly no reason for people to start being so rude to each other. He has an opinion, he’s allowed to have it and there are some facts to back him up and to caveat the team’s success. I happen to disagree with his opinion, but I can also see that even if he truly believes that the England team are still rubbish, the post this morning was more tongue-in-cheek than aggressive criticism.
dicksbits says:

12 Jul12 July 15:09

Flight only? Not part of a holiday deal I take it or any add on
KR says:

12 Jul12 July 15:18

O/T (as exciting as this thread is becoming)

Any good annual travel insurance anyone here could recommend? Under 65, for me and the Mrs for Worldwide (no extreme winter sports or anything of the sort). We used to have Amex Travel insurance but I think they no longer offer it in the UK.

On a side note, as an Amex Platinum cardholder, can I assume the travel insurance provided by the card is a substitute for standalone insurance? Would it cover a trip to the hospital? Wouldn’t want to unnecessarily spend on another product if I can already cover most of it with the Amex.

Thanks.
- pauldb says:
  
  12 Jul12 July 15:25
  
  Yes Amex Plat has full travel insurance. Some of it is conditional that you pay hotel/flights/carhire on the card, but not the medical bit. They just paid out for my daughter’s 4hr Florida ER visit ($5000 headline cost!).
  - Anna says:
    
    12 Jul12 July 15:50
    
    When you say car hire, I assume you mean for any medical costs arising, say, out of road accidents? I was under the impression that for the hire car insurance you could pay for the rental with any card. I checked this on Rob’s last review of the Platinum card but please tell me if I’m wrong!
    - pauldb says:
      
      12 Jul12 July 15:54
      
      Yes sorry you’re right on the car hire.
KR says:

12 Jul12 July 16:24

OP is going through a churn cycle (taking a tip from the wisdom you often share on this site!) and about to cancel 🙂 definitely not incurring the full year. Have a trip to the US next week so might hang on a bit more…

I had already gone through the insurance documentation through the website but wanted to hear any first hand experience from you savvy travellers…any feedback still very much welcome!
Nick G says:

12 Jul12 July 19:20

I can’t believe 12hrs after my first comment people have been banging on about robs comment.

Whether you agree or not with what he said its HIS website and he can within reason write what he wants. I assume all the pro England supporters will no longer visit the site then in disgust and never take rob’s advice in the future….then again I’m sure the same people will be back on here tommorow looking for that helpful hint or tip to gain more points.

I think we all need to get a grip it is just a game and get back to what we all have in common and that is collecting points and receiving useful information that we can ALL share.
- Marcw says:
  
  12 Jul12 July 21:29
  
  Yep, some very sensitive peeps around. Bought some extra popcorn.