Do I earn extra Avios if I book with BA Holidays?

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Do you earn extra Avios if you book with BA Holidays?

BA Holidays are packaged by British Airways and normally include flights, car rental and sometimes hotel bookings. In this article we’ll look at how many Avios you can earn if you book your trip with BA Holidays.

As well as earning Avios, BA Holidays can also save you money AND let you delay paying for your trip.

If you were planning on renting a car or booking a hotel for your holiday booking with BA Holidays can make a lot of sense. Not only is it often cheaper to book both a flight and a hotel or car together rather than separately – since British Airways offers special air fares for ‘package’ prices – but you will also earn bonus Avios.

The BA Holidays home page says:

“As an Executive Club Member, you can collect 1 bonus Avios for every £1 you spend on flights and hotel and flights and car packages and hotels, cars and sightseeing when booked separately or added to a flight booking.”

There is another benefit too. If you use a British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card to pay for your BA Holidays package, you will earn double Avios (3 per £1) from American Express.

And, of course, you will also earn Avios from your flights as usual.

This make BA Holidays a unique ‘triple dip’:

1 Avios per £1 given by BA Holidays

3 Avios per £1 given by American Express if you pay with a British Airways Premium Plus card

standard Avios from your BA flight when you travel

BA Holidays typically package their flights with rental cars from Avis, which also includes free all-inclusive insurance and a free additional driver. This, together with the bonus Avios rates and the lower fares, means you will often save considerably money by booking flights and rental cars or hotels together at BA Holidays.

BA Holidays can ease your cash flow too!

There is one other benefit of booking with BA Holidays.

You only need to pay a deposit now. The balance is not due until 5 weeks before departure.

This essentially lets you turn a non-refundable flight into a ‘quite a lot refundable’ one! If you change your mind about travelling, you simply do not make the final payment. You WILL lose your deposit, of course, but this is a lot cheaper than losing your entire payment, which is what would happen if you had booked a ‘flight only’ trip with British Airways.

(This article is part of our ‘BA Q&A’ series which explains how British Airways Executive Club works. You can see all of our ‘BA Q&A’ articles here. )

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How to get 20,000 Avios from Amex Gold or 30,000 Avios from Amex Platinum (December 2021 offer)

The sign-up bonus on American Express Preferred Rewards Gold converts to 20,000 Avios and the card is free for the first year. You can apply here.

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

You don’t qualify for the Amex Gold bonus if you have a British Airways American Express card. You DO qualify for the bonus on The Platinum Card, which converts into 30,000 Avios. You can apply here.

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

If you have your own small business, the best way of earning Avios is via the Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa. It has a sign-up bonus which converts to 10,000 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 look at the British Airways Accelerating Business card, because it currently has a limited time offer of 60,000 Avios when you sign up by 14th November. You can apply here.