Pay a lower deposit when you book with BA Holidays

Last week we published a long article about why it can make sense to book your next holiday via BA Holidays.

Even if you only want a flight, there are price, cashflow and Avios reasons for adding on a dirt cheap hotel or car which you, ahem, forget to use.

BA Holidays has now become even more attractive. The deposit requirements, which were already modest, have been cut further.

Here are the old rates which I quoted in my article last week:

• Package value £300-£999 – pay £150 deposit per booking
• Package value £1000-£2999 – pay from £300 deposit per booking
• Package value £3000-£3499 – pay from £400 deposit per booking

…. and here are the new rates which you can see on the BA Holidays website here:

• Package value £300-£999 – pay £120 deposit per booking
• Package value £1000-£2999 – pay from £150 deposit per booking
• Package value £3000-£3499 – pay from £200 deposit per booking

You have until three weeks before departure to pay the balance. The balance can be paid in bits and pieces over many months if you wish. You can also use multiple credit cards, which is a handy way of hitting various sign-up bonuses or pushing spend into specific card years.

The BA Holidays website is here.

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 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 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.)