STILL ON: Get 250 free Avios for joining Marriott Bonvoy – no stay required

I thought I’d give this deal another push today, given that it is three months since we originally covered it and these are genuinely free Avios.

It’s not very often that you can pick up some Avios for nothing, but Marriott Bonvoy is keen to sign up British Airways Executive Club members to its hotel loyalty programme.

Sign up to Marriott Bonvoy and you’ll receive 250 Avios. No stay required. Fill in the form and you get the points.

I know that the majority of HfP readers will already have a Marriott Bonvoy membership, but for those who don’t this is a good opportunity.

How do you join Marriott Bonvoy?

This special offer only works via this link.

All it wants is your name, email address and your British Airways Executive Club number.

You will receive your 250 Avios within 60 business days.

It’s worth nothing that some people who signed up when the offer launched are reporting that they haven’t had their Avios yet. I don’t have an easy answer to that, except that Marriott is running this offer aggressively across multiple airline across the world, is putting a lot of money behind promoting it (we ran some ads last month) and will undoubtedly sort it out.

One thing to note ….

There is one bit of small print. Your Bonvoy account will be set up to earn Avios and not Marriott Bonvoy points on your future Marriott stays. If you’d rather collect Marriott Bonvoy points then you will need to change this in your account settings after the bonus has arrived.

Earning Avios from your stays is probably better for you, however. You are clearly not someone who stays regularly enough at Marriott hotels to build up enough points for a free night. Taking Avios (most brands earn 2 Avios per $1 spent, pre tax) is cleaner.

The offer ends on 15th September. Click here to sign up.

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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.