Bonus Avios Part 2 – Heathrow Rewards, valet parking, Holiday Extras, Gate 365

I am running two articles today featuring all of the new British Airways Executive Club promotions that have just launched.  These appear to be aimed at grabbing your attention in the run up to the main holiday season.

This post covers Heathrow Rewards, valet parking, Holiday Extras and Gate 365.

Heathrow Rewards

Heathrow Rewards is the Heathrow Airport loyalty scheme, offering points for any shopping spend at the airport as well as parking, currency exchange and Heathrow Express tickets.

There are a number of decent sign-up deals for Heathrow Rewards available at the moment.  The new British Airways deal offers 1,000 bonus points when you spend £25 in one transaction.

As you can convert 1,000 Heathrow Rewards points into 1,000 Avios (or Virgin, Miles & More or Etihad miles) this is a good return on your spending.

There is a better deal though.  The current Virgin Atlantic deal offers 1,000 points for spending just £10.

The Virgin deal expires on 31st May however.  Unless you can spend £10 at Heathrow before then, you are better off with the BA deal which runs until 14th July.  Full details of the BA offer can be found here – scroll down to the Heathrow Rewards bit.

Remember that Heathrow Rewards memberships are one per household and it will reject duplicate addresses.  To sign up another member of your household you need to change your address slightly, eg use 18a High Street if your main account is at 18 High Street.

Valet parking

I doubt many HfP readers would use this but you can earn double Avios if you use valet parking at Terminal 3 or Terminal 5 at Heathrow.

You drop your car at the dedicated valet drop-off point and it will be waiting for you in the short stay car park on your return.

More details on ba.com here if you scroll down.  The offer runs to July 14th.

The earning rate is pathetic – you only earn 50 Avios per day, doubled to 100 per day under this offer, with a cap of five days.  As far as pricing goes, I was quoted £79.90 for 23 hours of valet parking at Terminal 5 ….

Holiday Extras

Holiday Extras is BA’s partner for ‘off airport’ car parking and for booking airport hotels with inclusive car parking.

The standard earning rate is 5 Avios per £1 spent.  Under this promotion, if you book any ‘hotel with parking’ package before 14th July you will receive 600 bonus Avios.

More details on the Holiday Extras site here.

Gate 365

Finally, a slightly eclectic offer from BA’s Gate 365 online shopping portal.  It is offering double Avios for purchases over £150 at johnlewis.com until 9th June.

This takes the earning rate to 4 Avios per £1.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large 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, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year 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.