About Avios

Collecting Avios

There are many ways to collect Avios with British Airways and our partners, so you can get closer to enjoying your next reward.

Explore all the options to boost your Avios balance.

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How can I collect Avios?

  • Booking British Airways flights, hotel stays and car hire are great ways to top up your balance.
  • Pre-booking a seat, paying for extra baggage or upgrading your cabin on a British Airways or Iberia-marketed flight.
  • Shopping through British Airways with selected online and in-store retailers such as John Lewis & Partners, Marks & Spencer and Apple.
  • Signing up for and using an Avios credit card.
  • Booking travel extras like airport parking, rail transfers and more.
  • Plus we've partnered with a range of lifestyle and finance partners to make it even easier for you to collect Avios.
Join the Club

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Flights

Collect Avios on eligible flights with us or our oneworld® airline partners. Plus, you'll collect Avios and earn tier points if you contribute to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)*.

Collect Avios on flights Collect Avios on SAF

British Airways Holidays

Book one of our great value holiday packages and collect bonus Avios at the same time.

Collect Avios on holidays

Hotels and accommodation

Collect Avios every time you stay at one of our partner hotels across the world.

Collect Avios on hotels

*'Sustainable Aviation Fuels’ (‘SAF’) are defined in the Refuel EU Aviation Regulation as aviation fuels that are either synthetic aviation fuels, aviation biofuels or recycled carbon aviation fuels. For further information, please visit BA Better World.

British Airways American Express® Credit Card 

Collect 5,000 bonus Avios when you spend £2,000 in your first three months of Cardmembership and get a further 1 Avios for every £1 you spend on purchases, with no annual fee.

Representative 30.0% APR variable.

New Cardmembers only. Terms apply. 18+ UK residents, subject to status.

Apply now

Shopping

Top up your Avios every day with our range of shopping partners.

Shop and collect

Credit cards

Collect Avios with credit cards.

Find out about credit cards

Personal banking

Collect Avios with Barclays Premier Banking, the only UK current account that can collect Avios for you.

Find out how to join

Lifestyle and finance

Collect Avios with our finance and lifestyle partners.

Lifestyle and finance partners

Car hire and travel extras

Collect Avios when you hire a car with one of our rentals partners, or on airport parking and rail transfers.

Collect on car hire Collect on travel extras

Special offers for members

Our Member-only offers make it easy to collect Avios, save money and earn rewards sooner.

Our latest offers

Avios expiry rules

Your Avios won't expire as long as you collect, spend, buy or share at least one Avios every 36 months.

If you don't collect or use your Avios at all for three years, your Avios will expire and be removed, so remember to take action before that time's up.

Buy Avios and increase your balance

Don’t have enough Avios for a Reward Flight or upgrade? Simply buy more to make up the difference.

Top up your Avios

Claim missing Avios

You can claim Avios or tier points up to six months after your flight. New members can even claim for flights taken before joining.

Claim missing Avios

Download the Avios app

Keep track of your Avios on the go, find new ways to collect with over 2,000 partners and easily search for Reward Flights.

Find out more