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British Airways brought back its annual promotion to give Executive Club members double Avios on up to 10 flights before January 14, 2024, but you need to register and book before November 21, 2023. This is the perfect opportunity to see Hogmanay in Edinburgh or another European destination for the holidays.
British Airways Double Avios Promotion
This is a rather simple promotion. You have until November 21, 2023 to register and book up to 10 flight segments with British Airways, one of its transatlantic partners (American Airlines, Finnair, and Iberia) or flights within the U.K. operated by SUN-AIR, Euroflyer, or CityFlyer. Furthermore, British Airways members can earn 2 Avios for each $1 or £1 spent on vacation packages.
This year, there are two versions of the promotion: one for the U.K. and one for the U.S. There's not a lot of difference between the promotions, except for United Vacation rewards. If you register for the U.S. promotion, you will get 2 Avios per $1 on United Vacations. If you register for the U.K. promotion, you will earn 2 Avios per £1 (equal to $1.20) spent on United Vacations. So it's best to register for the U.S. promotion if you want better rewards on a vacation package.
Once registered, book up to 10 eligible flights before November 21, 2023, for travel before January 14, 2024. Flights with American Airlines, Finnair, and Iberia must be transatlantic and codeshared with British Airways. You will earn double British Airways Avios on up to 10 flight segments. Most likely, you'll be able to accomplish that with two or three trips, depending on your departure and arrival cities. After all, connecting flights are not uncommon when traveling between the U.S. and Europe.
United Vacations must include a hotel stay, a car rental, or both to qualify for this promotion. Additionally, all flight segments booked in a vacation package count toward the 10 flights that earn double Avios.
Terms and Conditions
- You must register before booking your first flight. Use this link for the U.S. promotion, and this link for the U.K. promotion. A thank-you message will display to confirm registration.
- British Airways members earn double bonus Avios on the first 10 flight segments flown after registering. It does not matter which order they were booked in.
- Bonus Avios will post to member accounts up to three days after each flight segment. Partner airline flights can take up to seven days to post.
- This promotion is not retroactive to flights booked before October 24, 2023.
- Award flights are not eligible.
Related: Do British Airways Avios Expire?
Our Take
Double Avios is always a nice promotion. The rewards are also significantly better than last year, as members now get bonus Avios on 10 flight segments instead of just four. Additionally, there's the bonus Avios for United Vacation bookings.
It is not clear from the promotion whether flights between the U.K. and other European destinations are eligible for double points. The promotion specifically states double Avios are awarded on transatlantic flights with British Airways, American Airlines, Finnair, and Iberia or domestic flights in the U.K. with SUN-AIR, CityFlyer, or Euroflyer. Additional flight segments from the U.K. to other points in Europe might or might not earn double rewards — probably not.
There are other ways to earn Avios as well, such as applying for and using the British Airways Visa Signature® Card, which is currently offering up to 100,000 bonus Avios - 75,000 Avios when you spend $5,000 within 3 months of account opening, and 25,000 additional Avios when you spend $20,000 within the first 12 months of account opening. Plus, you can earn Avios on Airbnb stays to help pad your balance.
Will you be taking advantage of this double Avios offer? If so, where are you headed?
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