Register now: Amex offering bonus Avios to BA Premium Plus holders

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American Express has launched a bonus Avios offer for British Airways American Express cardholders.

It is restricted to 80,000 cardholders so I recommend that you register now before Amex emails everyone about it.

This is how it works:

You receive 2 bonus Avios for every £1 you spend

This is on top of your 1.5 Avios per £1, or 3 Avios per £1 for ba.com spending

The bonus is capped at 4,000 Avios, representing £2,000 of spending

The promotion ends on 15th June

Spending by supplementary cardholders does not count – this is not mentioned made clear online

To register, go to the American Express website here, log in to your British Airways Premium Plus account and look for the following in your offers section:

Want to earn more points from credit cards? – December 2021 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit or charge card, here are our November 2021 recommendations based on the current sign-up bonus.

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the top current deals:

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

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

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers.

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and free for a year Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and a long list of travel benefits Read our full review

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

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending:

Barclaycard Select Cashback Credit Card

1% cashback and no annual fee Read our full review

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Ned says:

16 Mar16 March 07:21

We have it on the main card but not the supplementary – similar to other people
Tmw says:

16 Mar16 March 07:41

Offer still there and registered just now
IO says:

16 Mar16 March 07:47

I just purchased a coffee for £1.49 and received an email I just redeemed this offer. I hope it is cumulative!
- L Allen says:
  
  16 Mar16 March 08:58
  
  That would be horribly disappointing if not!
Amy Carpenter says:

16 Mar16 March 08:24

Not strictly on topic but can’t seem to leave comment on relevant thread>
Elsewhere on the site it says: “Despite what Amex tells you, you do not need to use the card to pay the taxes when you come to redeem your 2-4-1 voucher. You must use an American Express card but it does not have to be a BA one.”
I have just had this debate with Amex as I have been want to close my redundant free BA Amex for months after I downgraded after triggering the voucher o the premium. They say if I don’t use this card to pay the taxes on voucher redemption then the voucher will be cancelled. They sent me BA t&c’s regarding the subject and they do clearly start it has to be a BA Amex that pays those taxes, not just any amex.
- Rob says:
  
  16 Mar16 March 09:03
  
  It is in the rules. However:
  
  *Amex does not do name recognition – you could use a BA Amex from anyone, say it was yours, and it will still clear security
  *if you redeem on ba.com, ANY Amex will go through – this has been proved literally tens of thousands of times
  
  There is a small chance that if you make your 241 booking by telephone the agent may have a list of all BA Amex BIN codes (ie the first 6 digits of the card number) and could tell it wasn’t a BA Amex but another Amex, but not very likely.
  
  You WILL need an Amex of some sort to pay the taxes though.
- Genghis says:
  
  16 Mar16 March 14:12
  
  There are often differences in this game between what the terms say and what happens in reality.
  
  When things work out in your favour, it’s best not to kick up a fuss.
  
  When things don’t work out in your favour, then make sure the companies follow their own terms.
Andy says:

16 Mar16 March 08:36

I’ve already got a bonus 1 Avios on each £1 I spend. Is this cumulative with the new offer do you think? So for the next month until the other offer expires I get 3 bonus per £1?
Dawn says:

16 Mar16 March 08:36

On mine – thanks for this 🙂
L Allen says:

16 Mar16 March 08:57

All signed up – I have some planned spending coming up so this is perfect timing.
William says:

16 Mar16 March 09:58

Not on my app or pc login. I find this occurs with many of the Amex offers I read about on HFP unfortunately