Five ÀìÌç²È tips to make your Avios points take off - ¾å¤²¤ë the balance by up to 300%
- Some Amex and Barclaycard credit cards come with Ä´°õ¤¹¤ë up ÆÃÊ̼êÅös
- You can ¾å¤²¤ë Avios points by up to 300% with Avios Balance ¾å¤²¤ë
Who doesn't like the thought of Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö Class at economy prices - or even getting a trip for ²òÊü¤¹¤ë¡¿¼«Í³¤Ê??
British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s' Avios points ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð ¤¿¤Ó¤¿¤Ó¡Êˬ¤ì¤ë¡Ë flyers the ŬÀڤʻþ´ü to do both, but the best rewards will usually Í׵᤹¤ë diligent saving.?
There are tricks you can use to ¾å¤²¤ë your balance outside of Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ëing flight tickets, though - whether that means using particular credit card, getting points on in-Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹ shopping or buying Avios from British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s direct.?
With the help of ά夹¤ë Burgess, ÁÏΩ¼Ô of ¤¿¤Ó¤¿¤Ó¡Êˬ¤ì¤ë¡Ë flyer website Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Points, we explain five Ê¿°×¤Ê ways to supercharge your Avios points.?
²ò½ü¤¹¤ë off: Simple Âкö like ÊѤ¨¤ëing your Amex points to Avios can help you on the way to ²òÊü¤¹¤ë¡¿¼«Í³¤Ê or ³ä°úd travel?
1. ÊѤ¨¤ë other points into Avios
When someone Ä´°õ¤¹¤ës up to an American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë Gold card, they can earn 20,000 Amex points if they spend ¡ò3,000 in the first three months.
What is ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ-known is that ¸ÜµÒs also have the ÁªÂò to ÊѤ¨¤ë them into 20,000 Avios.?
Other points Ä̲ßs which can ÊѤ¨¤ë to Avios points are American ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë ²ñ°÷¤ÎÃÏ°Ì Rewards points, BPme points, Nectar points, Heathrow Rewards points, HSBC ¼óÁê credit card points, NatWest credit card points and ¤µ¤Þ¤¶¤Þ¤Ê hotel points Ä̲ßs.
Burgess advises checking out what the points could get you in their ½é¤á¤Î form before ÊѤ¨¤ëing to Avios, however.??
'Not all ž´¹s are ¤ä¤à¤òÆÀ¤º good value, so look carefully at what you are giving up,' he says.?
It is also ²ÁÃ͡ʤ¬¤¢¤ë¡Ë ¸ø¼°Ê¸½ñ¡¤Ç§¤á¤ëing that, after the first year, the card comes with a ¡ ò195 ǯ¼¡¤Î ÎÁ¶â.
2. Use the Avios shopping portal
The Avios shopping portal µö¤¹s you to collect points for day-to-day online shopping with selected retailers.?
However, many people don't know that you can use it for in-Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹ shopping, too.
You can ÅÐÏ¿¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë your credit card number on the portal, and Avios is then sent ¾ÜºÙ¡Ê¤Ë½Ò¤Ù¤ë¡Ës of any ¹ØÆþ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës that qualify.
Burgess says: 'I earned over 5,000 Avios this month when my wife went crazy in the Harvey Nichols sale.'
3. ÆóÎÝÂÇ your points with Avios Balance ¾å¤²¤ë
This is a new feature which ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ëd in 2023.?
It lets you buy cheap 'Äɲ乤ë-on' Avios points direct from British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s, ¡¼¤¹¤ë¤¿¤á¤Ë ¾å¤²¤ë points balances already collected in the previous 30 days.
You can do this on British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s' website by selecting the ½èÍý¡¿¼è°ús you want to ¾å¤²¤ë.
¸ÜµÒs can buy a lump sum of Avios ƱÅù¡Ê¤Î¡Ë to 100 per cent, 200 per cent or 300 per cent of the Avios they have earned in the last 30 days.
4. Get the Barclaycard Avios ²Ã¤¨¤ë Mastercard
You can get 25,000 Avois points as a Ä´°õ¤¹¤ë-up ÆÃÊ̼êÅö with the Barclaycard Avios ²Ã¤¨¤ë Mastercard, and spend ¡ò3,000 within the first three months.?
Burgess says: 'The new and little-known Barclaycard Avios ²Ã¤¨¤ë Mastercard has a Ä´°õ¤¹¤ë-up ÆÃÊ̼êÅö of 25,000 Avios.
'It also comes with an ǯ¼¡¤Î Êݾڿ͡¿¾Úµòʪ·ï letting you ¾º³Ê an Avios flight to the next ÍøÍѤǤ¤ë class - this means you will need ¤è¤ê¾®¿ô¤Î Avios for the flight you want.'
5. Look for secret Avios partners
Spend some time looking at British ¹Ò¶õÏ©s' website for obscure Avios partners which are not ¹ÈϰϤˤ錄¤Ã¤Æ publicised.
For example, Burgess says: 'Airbnb gives three Avios per ¡ò1 if you Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ìó¤¹¤ë ·Ðͳ¤Ç a special link, whilst Uber gives one Avios per ¡ò1 spent in the UK if you link your Uber and Avios account.'