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Old Jul 3, 2012, 4:17 pm
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Grand Union
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Earning through everyday spending

01 BA eStore

The BA eStore allows BAEC members to collect Avios when shopping at a large number of online retailers, including John Lewis, Marks and Spencer and Argos. The typical collection rate is 2 Avios for every pound sterling spent, though it can be as high as 12 Avios per pound sterling.

A separate eStore exists for BAEC members in the United States, but BA eStore is not available elsewhere.

To use the BA eStore you need to enter the portal via your BAEC login, go to the relevant store from within the portal - it will start in a separate window - and shop online within that window. It is important to complete the transaction from within the window launched by BA eStore, you should not login directly to the retailer if you want your Avios points. Avios points will be awarded automatically within 40 days of purchase.

Note that many retailers exclude certain items such as gift vouchers from the reward scheme. To check on your BA eStore transactions, click on My Transaction History on the top right of the BA eStore screen.


02 Magazine subscriptions

Current subscriptions purchased through the BA.com portal qualify for a 20% discount and earn between 400 and 2,000 Avios Points.
  • 10 issues (1 year) earns 400 Avios
  • 20 issues (2 years) earns 1,000 Avios
  • 30 issues (3 years) earns 2,000 Avios

Alternatively, you can pick up a copy in the lounge for free and forgo the Avios (The UK edition of Business Traveller is stocked in most BA lounges)


03 BA Wine Club

The BA Wine Club is run by Laithwaites Wine, and operates in a similar way to the BA eStore. It is open to UK residents, who need to log in via BAEC and then select the shopping option under the Collecting Avios menu. There is an additional registration stage for the BA Wine Club. There are over 1,500 lines on sale, and 250 Avios are awarded for every case of 12 bottles purchased. 1000 bonus Avios points are awarded with the first order. Typically you can choose between 6 and 12 bottles of a particular wine, though some higher value wine can be purchased by individual bottle. Wine is delivered within 3 days.

US residents earn 1 Avios per US$ spent with Quintessentially Wine. If you sign up before the end of August 2012, you earn 5 Avios per US$ spent during the first three months of membership.


04 Car Rental

The Executive Club has only one car rental partner, Avis. Fortunately, Avis’ footprint is widespread and global. EC members are offered very competitive rental rates with excellent benefits in most markets such all inclusive insurance and a free additional driver with every rental.

The Avis and British Airways Partnership also features an "Avis Priority Rental Service" at London Heathrow. This exclusively allows Gold card holders to pick up their rental car right outside the Arrivals hall at Terminal 5, instead of catching the shuttle bus to Avis Heathrow. GCHs are issued with a 4 digit security code by Avis via SMS and email which is used to unlock a security box on the wall to release their rental vehicle keys.

BAEC members earn 3 Avios per £1 spent, with a minimum of 500 Avios per rental
Rent with Avis four times or more in one year and collect 750 bonus Avios

Don’t forget that it is still possible to earn Avios indirectly with other car rental companys. For example, Sixt and HHonors are in a partnership and it is possible to transfer HHonors points into Avios.


05 BA Holidays

You may also earn Avios on inclusive travel deals through BA. Typical bonuses include:
  • Avios bonus on European holidays
    
Euro Traveller/UK Domestic: 1,000 Avios

    Club Europe: 5,000 Avios
  • Avios bonus on worldwide holidays

    World Traveller: 5,000 Avios

    World Traveller Plus: 5,000 Avios

    Club World: 10,000 Avios

    First: 10,000 Avios


06 Foreign currency

Through the Executive Club’s partner, American Express Currency Exchange, BAEC members can earn 1 Avios per £1 exchanged. Note, exchanges involving Sterling Travellers Cheques do not earn Avios.
  • Securely order £150-£2,500 online for discounted rates and 0% commission
  • Currency can be pre-ordered up to 4 hours before collection at the airport BdC


07 Airport parking

You can earn up to 5 Avios per £1 spent with Holiday Extras airport parking or airport hotel booking with parking (UK properties only)

Alternatively, you can earn up to 250 Avios when you pre-book valet parking via BA.com. If you're based in the UK and park at a BAA airport (ABZ, GLA, LHR, STN, and SOU) crediting your parking spend to a BAA WorldPoints account may be a more lucrative option. WPs can be transferred into your Executive Club account in 250 Avios increments.


Introduction and overview of the Executive Club | Avios and Tier Points explained | Membership Tiers | Earning Avios on flights | Earning Avios on hotel stays | Credit card partners | Earning through everyday spending | Exchanging other points for Avios

Last edited by Prospero; Sep 30, 2012 at 5:34 am
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