Get double Avios on British Airways flights to the USA

British Airways has launched a new bonus Avios promotion to encourage you to make a booking to the United States in the next few weeks, although you can fly at any time.

You will receive double Avios on your trip – which means up to 18 Avios per £1 of base fare if you are a Gold member of British Airways Executive Club.

There is an extra bonus if you book a BA Holidays package to the United States. You will earn 2 Avios per £1 spent on the whole package, instead of the usual 1 Avios per £1. This is on top of double Avios from your flights.

Here are the headline rules:

• you must be a UK-based member of British Airways Executive Club

• you must register before booking your flights via this page of ba.com

• you can book in any class of travel

• you must book by 16th August 2024

• you must fly by 25th June 2025

• your flight must be BA-operated and carry a BA flight number (no codeshares or partner flights)

• you can receive the bonus on up to 10 flights

• bonus Avios will be awarded alongside base Avios and will not arrive in arrears

How many Avios will you earn?

As a reminder, under the new revenue-based Avios earning system you receive, based on your British Airways Executive Club status level:

• Blue – 6 Avios per £1
• Bronze – 7 Avios per £1
• Silver – 8 Avios per £1
• Gold – 9 Avios per £1

You only earn Avios on the base fare and not Air Passenger Duty or any airport or Government-imposed charges. These deductions will be a fairly large percentage of the fare in World Traveller and World. You also earn on any seating or baggage fees.

It is different if you book via BA Holidays. Flights booked via BA Holidays earn based on the old structure, which is a combination of distance flown, travel class and your Executive Club status.

Full details, and the link to register, are on ba.com here.

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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.