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Here is a summary of the Avios earning opportunities available via everyday spending. Note, many of these category descriptions were shamelessly lifted from BA.com. The vendors do change from time to time, so it's worth visiting BA.com for periodic updates.


01 British Airways Avios eStore

The BA Avios eStore is an online shopping portal that 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 eStore is not available elsewhere.

To use the eStore 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 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 eStore transactions, click on My Transaction History on the top right of the BA eStore screen.


02 Magazine and newspaper subscriptions

The Economist
Current subscriptions purchased through the BA.com portal earn between 3,400 and 4,400 Avios Points.

• Collect 3,400 Avios on a digital subscription
• Collect 3,400 Avios on a print subscription
• Collect 4,400 Avios on a combined digital/print subscription

Alternatively, you can pick up a copy in the lounge for free and forgo the Avios

Financial Times
Current subscriptions purchased through the BA.com portal earn 10,000 Avios Points.


03 Wine Clubs

The Wine Explorer
The Wine Explorer 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 Wine Explorer.

You can collect Avios on purchases of wine, champagne, spirits, and beer. 250 Avios are awarded for every case of 12 bottles purchased. 1,000 bonus Avios points are awarded with the first order.

Quintessentially Wine
US residents earn 1 Avios per US$ spent with Quintessentially Wine.


04 Car Rental

Avis
BAEC members are offered 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

Budget
Collect 100 Avios per day when you rent with Budget

Avis Zipcar
Earn 2,000 Avios when joining Zipcar. Earn 50 Avios per reservation.

Maggiore
Collect two Avios per €1 spent, with a minimum of 500 Avios per rental

Other car rental agencies
Don’t forget that it is still possible to earn Avios indirectly with other car rental companies. For example, Sixt and HHonors are in a partnership and it is possible to transfer HHonors points into Avios. Note however, HHonors partnership with Sixt will end on 31 July 2018.


05 BA Holidays

Earn 2 bonus Avios for every £1 you spend on holidays. That's on top of the Avios you'll collect for the flight and car rental elements of your package.

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

Executive Club Multi-currency Cash Passport


A reloadable, pre-paid currency card from MasterCard. Collect one Avios for every £1 loaded or reloaded onto the card (minimum £50 spend). Holds up to seven global currencies and can be topped up anywhere in the world online, over the phone or at a bank.

For more information on how it works and fees, please visit the Executive Club Multi-currency Cash Passport site

Travelex UK Limited
Collect 1 Avios for every £1 when exchanging over £300
Collect 1 Avios for every £2 when exchanging under £300
Order online at https://checkout.travelex.co.uk/avios/Basket

Midpoint
Midpoint is a peer to peer international currency matching and payments platform. Collect 1 Avios for every £10 transferred via Midpoint


07 Airport parking

ParkCloud
You can earn up to 5 Avios per £1 spent on airport parking and hotel stay and park bookings

Valet parking
Earn up to 250 Avios when you pre-book valet parking at London Heathrow airport (Terminals 3 and 5)
Earn 5 Avios per £1 spent when you pre-book a meet-and-greet parking service at a UK airport other than Heathrow.


08 Rail transfers

Heathrow Express
Collect 10 Avios per £1 spent on tickets. You can buy tickets and get the Avios via their App (which is super convenient).

For more information, please visit https://www.heathrowexpress.com/avios

Trenitalia
BAEC members with accounts registered in Italy can earn Avios by converting their CartaFreccia points to Avios

• Convert 1,000 CartaFreccia to 500 Avios
• Convert 6,000 CartaFreccia to 3,000 Avios
• Convert 10,000 CartaFreccia to 5,000 Avios

09 Taxi transfers

ProntoTaxi
Earn 1 Avios per €1 on all taxi journeys excluding airport trips
Earn 2 Avios per €1 for every trip to/from Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa and Milan Bergamo airports

Auto Radio Taxi
Earn 1 Avios per €1 on all taxi journeys excluding airport trips
Earn 2 Avios per €1 for every trip to/from Rome Fiumicino and Rome Ciampino airports


10 Other retail

Chic Outlet Shopping Villages
Collect five Avios for every £4 or €4 you spend in any one of the Chic Outlet Shopping Villages, including Bicester Village just an hour from London. Just present your Executive Club card (or proof of membership) and shopping receipts at the Village Welcome or Tourist Information Centre on the day of your visit to collect your Avios.
Rolling Luggage
Collect 5 Avios for every £1 spent in store or online at https://www.rollingluggage.com
Collect 1,000 bonus Avios with your first purchase, online or in store (minimum spend £100)
Collect 750 bonus Avios if you make a second purchase within 12 months of your first purchase (minimum spend £50)

Charles Tyrwhitt
Collect up to 4 Avios for every £1 you spend in-store, online at http://www.ctshirts.com/uk/, by phone and also by mail order.


11 High Life Shop

You can collect Avios on board British Airways long haul flights when you buy items from the High Life Shop, including perfumes, electronics, travel essentials and a lot more. Collect two Avios for every £1 you spend, rounded up to the nearest pound.

Remember to ask your Cabin Crew member to swipe your Executive Club card when you pay.

Avios are not available on purchases from the High Life Shop website or mail order service.


12 Online surveys

Rewards for Thoughts
Rewards for Thoughts is a free online community exclusive to the members of Avios Travel Rewards Programme and British Airways Executive Club that allows you to collect Avios by taking online surveys

There is currently a 600 Avios sign up bonus on offer which posts within a week of completing your first survey. Thereafter, you will receive emails offering you to participate in lifestyle surveys whereby you can will collect 25 Avios for short surveys (9 minutes and under) and 50 Avios for long surveys (10 minutes or longer).

e-Rewards
Earn 750 bonus Avios when you complete your first survey within 2 months of registering.


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