Earn bonus Avios at NH Hotels and Melia

Whilst British Airways and Iberia have, over the years, harmonised their partners, there are still some oddities.

NH Hotels is the only major chain which works with Iberia Plus but not British Airways Executive Club.

The standard earning rate with NH Hotels and nhow is shown here at iberia.com.

You earn between 200 and 450 Avios per night depending on the quality of the hotel.  However, until 31st October, you will earn TRIPLE Avios on stays in selected cities – London is excluded. The Iberia link above contains the participating city list.

To earn Avios at NH Hotels, you need to open an Iberia Plus account at iberia.com and give that number to the hotel.  British Airways Executive Club numbers are not accepted. 

Once the Avios arrive in your Iberia Plus account, you can transfer them to BA using the ‘Combine My Avios’ feature online.  Note that Iberia accounts must be 90 days old before you can use ‘Combine My Avios’. This HfP article explains in detail how ‘Combine My Avios’ works and how to work around any IT bugs.

Earn £50 American Express cashback too

NH Hotels also has a cashback deal with American Express. You will earn £50 cashback on £150 spend before 31st October.

It is valid at participating hotels across Europe, including the NH Hotel in London. None of the cheaper, younger-focussed nhow hotels are included.

You can find out more about NH Hotels on their website here.

Earn bonus Avios with Melia

Melia is also running a new bonus Avios deal with Iberia Plus.

As you can see on the Iberia / Melia webpage here, you will earn double Avios on Melia stays until 31st December. You must book by the end of October.

The standard rate is 3 Avios per €1 which will be doubled to 6 Avios per €1.

Whilst you can credit Melia stays to British Airways Executive Club directly, this offer seems to require you to credit to Iberia Plus and then move the Avios across.

You can look at the Melia portfolio, which includes the brand new INNSiDE Newcastle and INNSiDE Liverpool, here.

If you have American Express Platinum, you can register for Gold status in MeliaRewards which will get you a 20% discount voucher on your next stay amongst other benefits.

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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:

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.