Get an extra £300 off in the British Airways sale

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We covered the current British Airways and BA Holidays sale last week.

British Airways Holidays launched some additional discounts yesterday, which could save you up to £300 on top of the already reduced sale prices.

Get an extra £300 off with BA Holidays

British Airways Holidays is now offering even further savings on the existing sale fares. The amount you get depends on how much you spend:

£300 off if you spend of £10,000+ per booking (flight + hotel only)
£200 off if you spend of £5,000+ per booking (flight + hotel only)
£100 off if you spend of £2,500 per booking
£50 off if you spend of £1,250 per booking
£25 off if you spend of £650 per booking (flight + car only)

These discounts apply on top of existing sale fares and are valid for travel between 17th May 2021 and 31st March 2022.

You can book here.

British Airways Holidays has discounted holidays and city breaks

As a reminder, here are some example holiday packages which are available in the sale.

The key thing to know about British Airways Holidays is that booking a flight and hotel, or flight and car hire, together can offer better value than booking each element separately.

These are the ‘lead in’ deals in the current sale. There are lots of other options available which you can see if you look here.

Club Europe (business) – flights plus hotel

Amsterdam – three nights at the 4* Xo Hotels Park West from £279 pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st January – 31st January 2022
Lanzarote – seven nights at the 4* Oasis Lanz Beach Mate from £499pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st December – 31st December 2021

Club Europe (business) – flights plus car hire

Algarve – flights plus seven days rental of a Mini or equivalent from £289 pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st November – 30th November 2021
Pisa – flights plus seven days rental of a Mini or equivalent from £289 pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st November – 30th November 2021

Euro Traveller (economy) – flights plus hotel

Corfu – seven nights at the 4* Corfu Holiday Palace from £359pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st October – 31st October 2021 inclusive
Algarve – seven nights at the 4* Natura Algarve Club from £359pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st October – 31st October 2021

Club World (business) – flights plus hotel

New York – four nights at the 4* Hotel Mela Times Square from £1,319pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st January – 31st January 2022
Miami – four nights at the 4* Riu Plaza Miami Beach from £1,659pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st November – 30th November 2021
Dubai – three nights at the 4* Hilton Garden Inn Dubai Mall Of The Emirates from £1,239pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st September – 30th September 2021

Club World (business) – flights plus car hire

San Francisco – flights plus seven days rental of an intermediate class car from £1,499 pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st November – 30th November 2021
Miami – flights plus seven days rental of an intermediate class car from £1,599pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st January – 31st January 2022

World Traveller (economy) – flights plus hotel

Maldives – eight nights at the 5* Curio Collection by Hilton SAii Lagoon from £1099pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st September – 30th September 2021
New York – three nights at the 3* Pod 51 Hotel from £409pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st January – 31st January 2022
Las Vegas – three nights, at the 3.5* The STRAT Hotel, Casino and Skypod, from £529pp, travelling on selected dates between 1st February – 28th February 2022

Booking a British Airways Holidays package also gives you additional protection in case there are any issues with your flights or hotel, due to the strong legally-binding ATOL scheme.

Under the British Airways Holidays coronavirus guarantee, if you book a holiday for travel up to 30th April 2022, you can amend your booking for free (just pay the difference in price) or cancel it and get a voucher for travel up until 30th April 2023.

How to book

You can book these fares and holiday packages on the BA website here.

To maximise your miles when paying, your best bet is the British Airways American Express Premium Plus card which earns double Avios (3 per £1) when you book at ba.com or via BA Holidays. You do not get double Avios if you book with the free British Airways American Express card.

Another option is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold which offers double points – 2 per £1 – when you book flight tickets directly with an airline.

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: