Get up to 10,000 Heathrow Rewards points with jewellery, watches and technology

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There is good news for Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Aegean Miles+Bonus, Royal Brunei Royal Skies and Lufthansa Miles & More members.

Heathrow Rewards has launched its annual bonus promotion on electronics, watches and jewellery, keen to tap into the Christmas rush.

Heathrow Rewards gives you 1 point for every £1 spent in Heathrow (1 per £10 on foreign exchange) or on Heathrow Express tickets (online bookings only). Once you’ve earned 250 points you can exchange them for miles or shopping vouchers. If you’re not a member of the scheme yet, you can find out how Heathrow Rewards works in this article.

Heathrow Rewards

This is an excellent opportunity to pick up a large pile of miles. Dixons Travel is included so this is a good chance to cash in on a new iPhone purchase.

Remember that you can convert Heathrow Rewards points into Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Emirates Skywards, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Aegean Miles+Bonus, Royal Brunei Royal Skies and Lufthansa Miles & More miles as well as into Heathrow shopping, parking or rail vouchers.

If you are not already a member, you can earn an additional 3,000 Heathrow Rewards points (=3,000 miles, more with a transfer bonus) when you spend £150 in one day via this promo.

Here are the deals for 2019. It is less generous at the top end than it was in 2018, when you could earn up to 15,000 points, and the minimum spend to get any bonus has increased from £150 to £250:

10,000 extra points when you spend £4001 or more at APM Monaco, Bulgari, Cartier, Dixon’s, Harrods Fine Watch Room, Rolex, Swarovski, Tiffany’s, Watches of Switzerland & World Duty Free

4,000 extra points when you spend £2501 – £4000 at APM Monaco, Bulgari, Cartier, Dixon’s, Harrods Fine Watch Room, Rolex, Swarovski, Tiffany’s, Watches of Switzerland & World Duty Free

2,500 extra points when you spend £501 – £2500 at APM Monaco, Dixons Travel, Swarovski, Tiffany’s, World Duty Free

500 extra points when you spend £250 – £500 at APM Monaco, Dixons Travel, Swarovski, Tiffany’s, World Duty Free

Note that World Duty Free spend will only count if it is on jewellery, watches and technology products – cigarettes, alcohol, perfume and giant Toblerones do not count!

The offer runs until 31st December. No registration is required.

I took advantage of this deal a few years ago when I bought my wife a watch at Watches of Switzerland. I sat on the points – over 20,000 in total, including double base points as I was a premium member of Heathrow Rewards – and converted them to Avios when BA joined the programme. They were offering a 100% transfer bonus at the time, and I netted almost 50,000 Avios if I remember. This was a serious rebate on the price paid for the watch, which was already reduced by the equivalent of the VAT.

Full details are available on the Heathrow website here.

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British Airways and Avios, Emirates and Emirates Skywards, Heathrow Rewards, Lufthansa and Miles & More, Virgin Atlantic and Flying Club

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NigelthePensioner says:

5 Oct5 October 06:24

I took advantage of this deal a few years ago when I bought my wife a watch at Watches of Switzerland. This was a serious rebate on the price paid for the watch, which was already reduced by the equivalent of the VAT.
But did it offset the duty and VAT payable upon returning with it to the UK??? 🤔
- Lady London says:
  
  5 Oct5 October 06:44
  
  Hum. Could have been used goods as and when brought into the uk I suppose.
  
  Or, I suppose Rob could have re-entered the uk wearing his sparkly shoes with 4 inch high heels, his girly diamond bracelet and the sparkly feminine style watch, and with full make-up. No one would have thought to question him.
  - Lady London says:
    
    5 Oct5 October 06:46
    
    Er… forget that. Rob is more than 6 foot tall! So perhaps that might not have worked…
- Planning Geek says:
  
  5 Oct5 October 07:21
  
  I am sure that Rob paid the duty required by law on his return. Have no fear.
- Stu_N says:
  
  5 Oct5 October 08:09
  
  I think the key phrase is “reduced by the equivalent of the VAT”. Most of the shops charge same price to all, so not strictly tax free.
  
  If Rob was going to an EU destination, there’s no problem anyway and if non-EU probably fine.
  - Andrew says:
    
    5 Oct5 October 09:50
    
    I always buy my tax free goods on domestic work trips. Some retailers do not offer tax free prices for EU/domestic passengers – Louis Vuitton is one. Of course from November this might not be an issue…..
    - Rob says:
      
      5 Oct5 October 10:19
      
      It is an issue because duty would be payable on your return above the limits.
    - John says:
      
      5 Oct5 October 11:01
      
      They are not tax free if you are flying domestic….they are just *cheaper*
Mike says:

5 Oct5 October 06:27

Does anyone know when the double point bonus transfer to Avios promo will happen again?
- Hunter says:
  
  5 Oct5 October 08:12
  
  I have a fairly big stash of HR points, and been waiting for a bonus conversion to Avios offer for about 3 years now….
  - Shoestring says:
    
    5 Oct5 October 08:23
    
    obvs need to be more alert 🙂 – I think there have been a couple in the last 3 years
    - Shoestring says:
      
      5 Oct5 October 09:46
      
      https://headforpoints.com/2018/01/16/heathrow-rewards-launches-airline-transfer-bonus-new-premium-tier/
    - Hunter says:
      
      5 Oct5 October 12:59
      
      Ah, ok, thanks – I will need to sharpen up then! 100% bonus would have been fantastic.
  - The Original Nick says:
    
    5 Oct5 October 08:42
    
    Be careful of the 3 year (no activity) expiry of points and account HR have.
MDA says:

5 Oct5 October 06:47

Are existing members eligible for the “3,000 Heathrow Rewards points (=3,000 miles, more with a transfer bonus) when you spend £150 in one day promo” as I took this last year?
- Lady London says:
  
  5 Oct5 October 06:49
  
  No.
  - Shoestring says:
    
    5 Oct5 October 09:01
    
    unless you change your email & real address from 25 Beeswax Avenue to 25A
- Rob says:
  
  5 Oct5 October 10:26
  
  No
MDA says:

5 Oct5 October 06:53

Out of curiosity, is Heathrow Duty Free spend eligable for 2 points per £1 on Amex Golf Pref?
- TGLoyalty says:
  
  5 Oct5 October 09:34
  
  Just wondering why it would be?
BJ says:

5 Oct5 October 07:02

HR tip: Shopping vouchers can be redeemed for Currys/PC World vouchers at Dixons Travel if anybody has some vouchers expiring or doesn’t know what to spend them on at the airport.
Matt B says:

5 Oct5 October 08:48

Good for those who win the lottery and spot the elusive sports Rolex models when passing through.
- BJ says:
  
  5 Oct5 October 09:00
  
  1000 Thai Baht with guarantee in Bangkok.
  - Lumma says:
    
    5 Oct5 October 15:26
    
    A friend of mine bought a Brietling in Thailand. The man selling it said it was good quality because it was made in China and not Taiwan. It fell to bits within an hour
    - John says:
      
      5 Oct5 October 18:23
      
      Well he got them the wrong way round, but he was lying anyway.
Mark Beattie says:

5 Oct5 October 09:11

Are you sure those are the right earning rates? MY account says:

500 points (worth £5) when you spend between £249 and £500.
1,000 points (worth £10) when you spend between £501 and £2,500.
5,000 points (worth £50) when you spend between £2,501 and £4,000.
10,000 points (worth £100) when you spend over £4,001.
TGLoyalty says:

5 Oct5 October 09:37

Do you know if it’s cumulative on a single day/over the promo period

ie if I go on a shopping spree and spend £4K across all of the participating stores in different transactions do I receive 10k points? Or through two different trips across a couple months.
- Rob says:
  
  5 Oct5 October 10:20
  
  Not sure – I guess, at best, it is daily cumulative only.