Your 500 Avios from Nectar should have posted

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If you took part in the Avios / Nectar launch promotion, take a look at your British Airways Executive Club account.

Avios was offering a bonus of 500 points if you transferred 1,600 Nectar points into Avios. These have now arrived, at least for me.

You will NOT receive the bonus if you moved 1,000 Avios to Nectar and immediately moved them back again. I’m surprised to see that BA’s IT was up to spotting that, but it did.

Triggering this bonus also triggered double base Nectar points on your shopping at Sainsbury’s up to 19th April. These points are not meant to arrive until 28 days after the end of the offer, so you should expect them in mid May.

If you are not up to speed with the new Avios / Nectar partnership, we have created a new HfP category for the articles. You can see them all by clicking here or by selecting ‘Sainsbury’s and Nectar’ from the categories menu which appears on every article page in the right-hand sidebar on the desktop site.

Core reference articles include:

How can you earn Nectar points? (Part 1 – non-financial)

How can you earn Nectar points? (Part 2 – financial)

How can you spend Nectar points?

Online transfers between Avios and Nectar remain suspended whilst site security, including 2FA, is beefed up.

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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Tim says:

12 Mar12 March 12:33

Can anybody confirm if Airtime Rewards works if I put my Curve card details in the profile?
- Ryan says:
  
  12 Mar12 March 12:51
  
  Curve works with AR yes
- The real John says:
  
  12 Mar12 March 13:04
  
  Yes
Ryan says:

12 Mar12 March 13:28

I recall this being raised in November last time…

The V SA front page is showing as nothing for Morrisons

But on the calculator, it’s showing as 7 per £, does anyone know if I can take that as good?
- Sina says:
  
  12 Mar12 March 22:58
  
  No, apparently it’s a targeted offer, I don’t have it, but my wife does!
- Anuj says:
  
  13 Mar13 March 00:46
  
  From previous experience, check back a few days later.
Aston100 says:

12 Mar12 March 16:29

Regarding ‘TurksThatTwerk’ (thanks @Andrewseftel).
I’ve signed up and gone to the grocery section but can’t see Morrisons.
In fact, the only supermarket I recognise is Iceland.
I did a search for Morrisons, to no avail.
Should I therefore presume that not all of us Turks get the same Twerks?
- Harry T says:
  
  12 Mar12 March 16:39
  
  Yes, looks like it is targeted like airtime rewards. I have Morrison’s on my Twerk account.
  - Aston100 says:
    
    12 Mar12 March 16:51
    
    Booo.
    I seem to be unlucky with everything to do with supermarkets.
Aston100 says:

12 Mar12 March 16:57

Anybody got a referral code for Airtime Rewards please?
- Coffee hound says:
  
  12 Mar12 March 17:03
  
  Here you go
  
  WLJRMVBD
  
  Thanks!
  - Coffee hound says:
    
    12 Mar12 March 17:08
    
    Formatting went wrong! Code is just WLJRMVBD
    - Pid says:
      
      13 Mar13 March 08:20
      
      Used thanks!
      - Coffee hound says:
        
        13 Mar13 March 13:43
        
        Thank you!
  - Aston100 says:
    
    12 Mar12 March 17:21
    
    Thanks. I’m shocked 747_Brat didn’t respond instantly.
    Surely, he must have felt a disturbance in the force?
    - kitten says:
      
      12 Mar12 March 17:38
      
      😉
  - Aston100 says:
    
    12 Mar12 March 17:38
    
    Hmmm… can’t see Sky Mobile listed. Do I need to select O2? or am I unlucky again?
    - Ryan says:
      
      12 Mar12 March 18:22
      
      Sky aren’t compatible I’m afriad
      - Aston100 says:
        
        12 Mar12 March 18:34
        
        Thanks Ryan.
Dan says:

12 Mar12 March 19:16

Do Morrison’s Gift Cards earn the More points?
- Fm says:
  
  12 Mar12 March 20:21
  
  No, but you do earn when you spend them
  - Lister says:
    
    12 Mar12 March 22:53
    
    You earn 5 points per £1 unless it’s changed since Christmas just gone? Used to be 25/£1.
- Cabal of rabid baboons says:
  
  12 Mar12 March 20:28
  
  Mine did….when bought and also when spent.
  - mark2 says:
    
    12 Mar12 March 21:40
    
    +1
- Sina says:
  
  12 Mar12 March 23:00
  
  Yes it earns More points both when buying the card and when redeeming for purchases which is stupid! 😛
Iain says:

12 Mar12 March 21:09

I found this amusing from Nectar FAQs: “Do Nectar Points ever expire? There’s no automatic expiry date for Nectar points. But if you don’t collect or spend any points for a year, we assume you no longer want to take part in the Nectar programme and close your account”. It’s like: does my milk have a use by date? No, but if you don’t open it within a week we will throw out your fridge.
- Kevin C says:
  
  12 Mar12 March 23:01
  
  Nectar reinstated our account and our points when I asked them nicely about it through the chat function. The revived points are listed as ‘goodwill points’.
Will says:

12 Mar12 March 22:57

For the Morrisons offer with Amex, what is the most anyone has spent on these offers? I want to buy a lot of gift cards – maybe £4k+ but I don’t want to be banned for misuse or anything….. so just thinking whether to buy less.

I’ve got 10% off Morrisons on the Platinum Business and 7% off Morrisons on the BA card.
- Sina says:
  
  12 Mar12 March 23:02
  
  I know Harry T bought around £2.5k last time, and I bought £1.1k tonight. make sure to check VA portal as well to see if you have any offers?
Rob says:

15 Mar15 March 08:55

Whilst not openly advertised, there is a £45 deals for 3 months of FT Weekend delivered. You need to go through the standard FT Weekend sign-up forms – which don’t mention the quarterly option – and it pops up at the end.