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Did you win 100,000 Avios with Bink?

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Last week we ran a fantastic and exclusive competition for our readers in association with the new loyalty app Bink:

One Head for Points reader was to win 100,000 Avios!

And we have got a winner:

Congratulations, Robert Nelson.

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Bink has confirmed that Robert successfully completed the various tasks required to validate his entry so we are delighted to name him as the winner.  Please do share with us what you are going to use the 100,000 Avios for.

If you haven’t downloaded Bink yet ….

….. you should take a look at it.

You won’t win 100,000 Avios unfortunately.  However,  you can still collect Avios on your day to day High Street spending at participating retailers.

All you do is pay with one of your normal payment cards (registered with Bink) and Bink will ensure that Avios are added to your account based on what you have spent.

PizzaExpress is the first retailer to be launched – earning 3-6 Avios points per £1 you spend – and more retailers are on the way.

We published a separate article explaining in detail how the Bink app works which you can find here.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

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 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 card

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.

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Comments (30)

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  • Tony says:
    16 Dec16 December 06:22

    Congrats Robert, enjoy your trip!

    • Rob Nelson says:
      16 Dec16 December 17:17

      Thanks very much Tony and many thanks to Rob and Anika for organising such a great competition (plus HFP in general)! I’m very surprised and pleased to win considering there were so many entries!

  • Sh83 says:
    16 Dec16 December 06:26

    If the curve card is linked to bink and any payment card is used in background. Does that mean one can potentially double dip on Bink Rewards and upcoming Curve Rewards earnings?

  • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:
    16 Dec16 December 07:17

    That seems unfair – as I read it, they require those permissions to provide the service as described. I haven’t signed up with the app, but reading the privacy policy suggests that consent for third party marketing is on an explicit opt-in basis.

    • Nick says:
      16 Dec16 December 07:33

      Andrew, It does indeed say that but it also says “Please note that by registering for the Service you have consented to our sharing your information”. Does this not mean that by using the app you are deemed to have explicitly opted in?

      • TC says:
        16 Dec16 December 08:26

        Thanks Nick, I did the same but as the app didn’t actually recognise my visit to Pizza Express and after constant emails to Bink with no reply I’m going to do the same. For me it’s just not worth the hassle. I’ve already removed my card but how quickly did they get back to you to confirm?

      • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:
        16 Dec16 December 08:50

        The way I read the policy led me to believe there were two different elements: sharing your information with third parties to provide the service (e.g. Avios, Pizza Express) that happens when you sign up, and sharing your information for marketing purposes that requires ‘your express permission’ which I would not expect to be an automatic ‘soft opt-in’. Hopefully someone from Bink is reading and can clarify.

        • Andrew says:
          16 Dec16 December 10:28

          That is also how I read it…

          I am, however, becoming increasingly suspicious of firm’s data-sharing practices – although I am a relentless complainer when it comes to targetted marketing without my consent.

          NewDay and Capital One Bank both have a staggering disregard for marketing preferences. Capital One recently made a unilateral decision to credit-score me – even though I have never had, nor would ever consider having an account with a sub-prime lender… They refuse to disclose why, although have agreed to delete the enquiry.

          Dixons-CarphoneWarehouse are in my sights at the moment with a complaint to the ICO. DCW are refusing to investigate my complaint regarding the sharing of marketing data unless I pay them a fee!

  • BigDave says:
    16 Dec16 December 08:04

    no i didnt win because it was UK only and I couldn’t be bothered to faff about with VPNs and location changers

    • bryan says:
      16 Dec16 December 09:28

      Are you saying if you it wasn’t UK only you would have won?

      • Rob says:
        16 Dec16 December 09:31

        If you use Chrome, sign up for Tunnelbear which can be added as a Chrome extension.

        Turning on a VPN is then as simply as clicking the tiny bear icon which sits in the Chrome toolbar.

  • Anon says:
    16 Dec16 December 08:29

    Didn’t bother with this one due to privacy concerns as mentioned above

  • Anon says:
    16 Dec16 December 08:31

    O/T Where’s the IHG Iggy?

    Middle, down a bit.

    98500 points
    DENBY 199040950 HALO 16 PCE DINNER SET
    DB-106

  • James says:
    16 Dec16 December 10:04

    Congratulations Robert.

  • danksy says:
    16 Dec16 December 11:24

    Congrats Robert – Enjoy !

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