UK British Airways American Express cards – bonus Avios increased
The bonus Avios that you will earn on the UK British Airways American Express has been boosted to 10,000 Avios on the standard free card, and 26,000 Avios on the Premium Plus card (£150 per year).
To get the fully boosted amounts, you will need to be referred for the card (see below): without a referral, you will earn 1000 Avios less in both cases.
Full summaries of the cards, and details of how to get a referral, are as follows:
British Airways American Express credit card
Bonus points available: 10,000 Avios points when you spend £500 within 3 months.
What that can get you: Amongst many other destinations, a return ticket to Berlin, Prague or Marseille (9000 Avios).
Ongoing points earning rate: 1 Avios per £1.
Key perks: Free companion voucher for an Avios redemption when you spend £20,000 each year.
Fee: Free.
How do I get the bonus points?: Apply via this link, or alternatively send an email to theeuflyer@gmail.com, and we will send you a referral link. The bonus if you are not referred is lower, at 9,000 Avios.
British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card
Bonus points available: 26,000 Avios points when you spend £3000 within 3 months.
What that can get you: Amongst many other destinations, a return flight from London to Moscow, for example (20,000 Avios)
Ongoing points earning rate: 1.5 Avios per £1, or 3 Avios per £1 you spend direct with British Airways or BA Holidays.
Key perks: Free companion voucher for an Avios redemption when you spend £10,000 each year.
Fee: £150 per year.
How do I get the bonus points?: Apply via this link, or alternatively send an email to theeuflyer@gmail.com, and we will send you a referral link. The bonus if you are not referred is lower, at 25,000 Avios.
For full details of all UK “miles and points” earning credit cards, have a look at our dedicated page here.
another bait-link from Amex for NEW customers.. what about those of us who have had a BAPP card for years!
From our end, I hope you note that our credit card posts/links are very limited, and included only to flag genuinely good deals on bonus miles/points. If you disagree, by all means let me know.
From the Amex perspective – well, you can cancel the card and get the new customer bonus again should you reapply after 6 months. That’s what I do, regularly. Even if you don’t, long-standing BAPP customers will still get the BA 2 for 1 flight voucher every time they spend £10k yearly, plus the 1.5 or 3 Avios earned on spend, travel insurance etc.
So all in all, far from the worst deal for long-standing customers, and you always have the option of becoming a new customer again, and entitled to the bonus.
Thanks for the feedback though – I genuinely appreciate it (not least when I flag a credit card deal, as it keeps us honest!)
Appreciate the reply and it certainly wasn’t a criticism of you. Just another “deal for the newbies” from Amex. Being a BAPP customer for 11 years, it would damage my customer history to just leave and come back for a ‘deal’, but I take your point 🙂