[Expired] Get a 40% Bonus When Purchasing British Airways Avios [Ends September 11]

Updated: September 13, 2024, 6:21am CDT

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Update:

The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available.

British Airways is currently selling Avios with a 40% bonus when you maximize the purchase offer. With British Airways Executive Club, you can use Avios on any Oneworld flight worldwide, as well as a select group of non-alliance partners.

With the right redemption in mind, this could help unlock some very aspirational travel.

Let’s take a look at the details.

Offer Details

With this offer, you can purchase British Airways Avios in amounts of 2,000 to 200,000 Avios. With your purchase, you’ll receive a 40% bonus for a grand total of up to 280,000 Avios.

British airways buy avios — Image Credit: British Airways

Normally, British Airways caps the number of Avios you can purchase during the year, but that cap has been raised to 200,000 Avios. If you haven’t already purchased Avios this year, you won’t have to worry about exceeding the thresholds set on a normal account.

You’ll have until 6:59 p.m. ET on September 11, 2024, to take advantage of this offer.

Assuming you maximize the offer and purchase all 200,000 Avios, with 80,000 Avios as a bonus, U.S. accounts will pay $4,599 — a cost of 1.64 cents per Avios. We value British Airways Avios at 1.25 cents each, which is less than the cost of acquiring Avios during this buying offer, so you should only consider purchasing Avios if you have a very high-value redemption in mind.

Hot Tip:

Consider making your purchase with the British Airways Visa Signature^® Card to earn 3 Avios per $1 spent on British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia, and LEVEL flight purchases. You’ll also earn a Travel Together Ticket after $30,000 in card spend in a calendar year and can receive up to $600 in award flight statement credits each year.

Is It Worth It?

British Airways Club Europe A380 Club WorldClub Europe dinner set up — You can use British Airways Avios to fly European business class. Image Credit: Daniel Ross

Avios can provide significant savings depending on how you’re using them:

Avios are great for short-haul trips within Europe, which can otherwise be very expensive
For domestic business class seats, Avios can save you from paying a full-fare cash cost
You can use Avios to fly non-Oneworld partner airlines, such as Aer Lingus
You can book the award-winning Qatar Airways Qsuites

There are countless options for redeeming Avios for aspirational and just good-value flights. Just be sure to run the numbers as we don’t recommend buying points and miles speculatively.

Hot Tip:

For more ideas, check out our guide to the best ways to redeem British Airways Avios for maximum value.

Final Thoughts

While purchasing miles is almost always exorbitantly expensive, doing so when there’s a bonus offer allows you to get more bang for your buck. British Airways Avios is a very versatile award currency, and since Executive Club is a transfer partner of most major credit card programs, you can accumulate Avios quickly to be used for aspirational redemptions.