Avios points can be earned directly on qualifying hotel stays through BAEC’s network of hotel partners. However, there are many other ways to reap reward out of your hotel loyalty. As each chain has its own reward programme, and they do differ significantly from programme to programme, it is worth investigating the pros and cons before handing over your BAEC card at check in. It is worth remembering points earned as a member of a hotel programme can in many cases be transferred to the BAEC, and for the last 3-4 years BA has promoted such transfers with an annual 25% bonus.
Generally, taking the Avios will normally be a sub-optimal use of the hotel programme's potential although it may still be a useful option to some, particularly those who have a healthy network of friends and family spread across the globe, and only need to book hotel accommodation a few times per annum.
01 Accor Hotels
Image: Sofitel LHR T5 (flickr: David at Redshift Photography)
Participating brands and earning rates:
Earn 2.5 Avios per €2 spent at Sofitel, Pullman, Fairmont, Raffles, Swissôtel, MGallery, Grand Mercure, The Sebel, Novotel, Suite Novotel, and Mercure properties
Earn 2.5 Avios per €4 spent at Ibis, Ibis Styles, and Thalassa Sea & Spa properties
Earn 2 Avios per €4 spent at Adagio properties
Earn 1 Avios per €4 spent at Adagio Access properties
You must also be a member of the Le Club Accorhotels programme to be able to collect Avios with this hotel group
Le Club Accorhotels points can be transferred into a BAEC account at the rate of 4,000 Le Club Accorhotels points to 2,000 Avios. Conversions can only be made in increments of 4,000 points
Click here for more information on Accor Hotels and Le Club Accorhotels programme.
02 Agoda.com
Earn up to 10,000 Avios per night with hotel, villa, and apartment bookings made via the agoda.com/britishairways portal.
03 Airbnb
Earn 3 Avios per £1/€1/$1 spend on Airbnb stays booked via the ba.com portal
500 Avios welcome bonus for new Airbnb customers
04 Avios Hotels
Earn 15 Avios per £1 spend on hotels, car hire, and activities booked via the
ba.com portal
05 Best Western Hotels and Resorts
Image: Best Western Hotel Ceballos (flickr: Ted McGrath)
Earn 500 Avios every time you book via bestwestern.com.
Best Western Reward points can be transferred into a BAEC account at the rate of 5,000 Best Western Reward points to 1,000 Avios
06 Booking.com
Earn 6 Avios for every £1 you spend only on booking.com/britishairways
07 British Airways Holidays
Earn 1 Avios for every £1 you spend on
British Airways Holidays
08 Hotels.com
Earn 6 Avios per £1 spend without Hotels.com Rewards
Earn 3 Avios per £1 spend with Hotels.com Rewards
09 Hyatt Hotels and Resorts
Park Hyatt Tokyo (flickr: Travel Intelligence)
Earn 500 Avios per stay at the Park Hyatt, Andaz, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Hyatt Centric, Hyatt House, Hyatt Place, Hyatt Zilara, and Hyatt Ziva properties.
You will need to join World of Hyatt in order to credit your stays to your BAEC account
World of Hyatt points can be transferred into Avios in increments of 1,250 points into 500 Avios (5,000 HGP points minimum conversion). When you convert 50,000 points, you will earn a 5,000 Avios bonus.
Click here for more information on the World of Hyatt programme.
10 InterContinental Hotels Group
Image: InterContinental Hong Kong (flickr: LAXFlyer)
Earn 2 Avios per US$1 spent at InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Kimption, EVEN, and HUALUXE properties located in United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean
Earn 1 Avios per US$1 spent at Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, and AVID properties located United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean
For all other participating IHG properties, a flat rate of 500 Avios will be earned for each qualifying stay
Members must join IHG® Rewards Club, IHG’s loyalty programme in order to earn Avios.
Transfer IHG® Rewards Club points into Avios in increments of 10,000 points at the rate of 5:1
Click here for more information on IHG's Rewards Club programme.
11 Kaligo.com
Kaligo is an online hotel booking service. When you book with Kaligo.com you can collect between 5 and 20 Avios for every £1 you spend
12 Langham Hospitality Group
Image: The Langham Hotel London (flickr: Ting-Kai Chang)
Earn 500 Avios per night (max 1,500 Avios) at The Langham Hotels and Resorts and Cordis Hotel & Resorts properties
Earn 250 Avios per night (max 750 Avios) at Eaton Hotel properties, Chelsea Hotel Toronto, and Splash Beach Resort Mai Khao Phuket
Executive Club Gold members are currently getting comp matched to the Voyager tier of Langham's 1865 programme. For more information, click
here
You do not need to be a member of the hotel loyalty programme to collect Avios.
13 Marriott
JW Marriott Camelback Inn Scottsdale (flickr: marriottwestresorts)
Earn 2 Avios for every US$1 spent at Autograph Collection, Delta Hotels by Marriott, Design Hotels, Edition, Gaylord Hotels, JW Marriott, Le Meridien, Marriott Hotels and Resorts, Marriott Vacation Club, Renaissance Hotels, Sheraton, St Regis, The Luxury Collection, The Ritz-Carlton, Tribute Portfolio, Westin, and W Hotel properties
Earn 1 Avios for every US$1 spent at AC Hotels, aloft, Courtyard by Marriott, Element, Fairfield Inn, Four Points, Marriott Executive Apartments, Moxy Hotels, Protea Hotels, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, and TownePlace Suites properties
You must be a member of the Marriott Bonvoy programme to collect Avios with this hotel group.
Marriott Bonvoy Points can be transferred into Avios, as follows:
3,000 Avios per 10,000 MBP
10,000 Avios per 30,000 MBP
20,000 Avios per 60,000 MBP
30,000 Avios per 90,000 MBP
40,000 Avios per 120,000 MBP
You can also receive 5,000 bonus Avios when you transfer 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points to Avios in one transaction
14 Rocketmiles
Rocketmiles is an online hotel booking service. Book your hotel stay with Rocketmiles and collect between 1,000 and 10,000 Avios per night
15 Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai (flickr: luxorium)
Earn 500 Avios per non discounted or non corporate rate stay at Shangri-La Hotels, Shangri-La Resorts, Traders, and Kerry Hotels.
You do not need to be a member of the hotel loyalty programme to collect Avios
16 Executive Club Avios eStore Shopping Portal
You can collect additional Avios for hotel stays booked through the eStore portal. The earning rates shown below are correct at the time of writing and reflect the current promotional rates
Best Western Hotels GB
Earn 1 Avios per £1 spent
Booking.com
Earn 8 Avios per £1 spent (reverts to 4 Avios per £1 spent from 1 February 2020)
Britannia Hotels
Earn 10 Avios per £1 spent
Corus Hotels
Earn 5 Avios per £1 spent
Cottages.com
Earn 3 Avios per £1 spent
Days Inn
Earn 3 Avios per £1 spent
Hilton
Earn 8 Avios per £1 spent on completed bookings within EMEA (reverts to 6 Avios per £1 spent from 1 February 2020)
Earn 6 Avios per £1 spent on completed bookings within Asia Pacific
Earn 4 Avios per £1 spent on completed bookings within Americas
Loews Hotels
Earn 10 Avios per £1 spent
Holiday Lettings UK
Earn 4 Avios per £1 spent
HomeAway.co.uk
Earn 4 Avios per £1 spent (reverts to 2 Avios per £1 spent from 13 January 2020)
Hotel du Vin
Earn 6 Avios per £1 spent
Hotelopia
Earn 7 Avios per £1 spent
IHG Hotels and Resorts
Earn 7 Avios per £1 spent (reverts to 3 Avios per £1 spent from 12 January 2020)
James Villas
Earn 4 Avios per £1 spent
Macdonald Hotels
Earn 5 Avios per £1 spent
Malmaison
Earn 6 Avios per £1 spent
Marriott UK
Earn 3 Avios per £1 spent (more with bookings of 4 or more nights)
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels UK
Earn 5 Avios per £1 spent
Mr & Mrs Smith
Earn 3 Avios per £1 spent
Oliver's Travels
Earn 3 Avios per £1 spent
OYO Rooms
Earn 4 Avios per £1 spent
Park Plaza
Earn 6 Avios per £1 spent
PointsHound Hotels
Earn 12 Avios per £1 spent
QHotels
Earn 6 Avios per £1 spent
QuickRooms.com
Earn 3 Avios per £1 spent
Radisson Hotels US
Earn 6 Avios per £1 spent
Ramada
Earn 3 Avios per £1 spent
Red Carnation Hotels
Earn 8 Avios per £1 spent
SpaBreaks.com
Earn 5 Avios per £1 spent (reverts to 3 Avios per £1 spent from 31 January 2020)
The Montcalm Luxury Hotels
Earn 10 Avios per £1 spent
Thistle Hotles
Earn 4 Avios per £1 spent
Travelodge
Earn 1 Avios prt £1 spent
TripAdvisor Hotel Booking
Earn 7 Avios per £1 spent (reverts to 3 Avios per £1 spent from 1 February 2020)
Viator
Earn 8 Avios per £1 spent (reverts to 4 Avios per £1 spent from 27 January 2020)
Village Hotels
Earn 6 Avios per £1 spent
Yotel
Earn 5 Avios per £1 spent
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