How to Boost Avios Points to Fly Business Class

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Imagine if you could get a business class flight every year for less than the cost of an economy flight from London to New York.

As you scan every word of this web page you will begin to discover new ways of how to boost Avios points to travel in style.

You don’t know it yet but, at the end of this page, you will feel amazed at just how simple this is!

Visualise yourself arriving at the airport to be escorted through the check-in process and security without having to queue up. 

See yourself entering the luxurious business lounge without having to cram into a packed Weatherspoons.

Just think about how easy travelling like this will be and how good that all you can eat buffet will taste.

And when you finally get on the plane you will sink deeper and deeper into the comfortable business class seats.

What are Avios Points? 

Have you ever heard of those jet-setters that seem to get a load of stuff for free? 

Yeah like they fly business class or stay in UBER nice hotels?

Chances are they collect some form of loyalty points!

Well, Avios just happens to be a type of loyalty point that ANYONE can collect by spending money on certain credit cards. 

The beauty is that you can carry on spending like normal. 

Here’s how you earn points using certain credit:

• Earn 1 point per £1 spent
• Earn 1.5 points per £1 spent with certain credit cards
• You can earn 3 points per £1 spent on BA flights
• Earn reward points when you spend a certain amount within your first few months of Cardmembership

Do you see that you don’t have to keep flying with the same airline for 10 years to get enough points for a flight to Paris? 

Chances are that you may be wasting a return business class flight EVERY year from London to New York by not using Avios points! 

The more you keep reading this document the more you feel excited about being able to travel like this!

Read on to find out how to boost Avios points…

Important note- Avios travel rewards program UK are now closed. But don’t worry your Avios points will just move to the British Airways Executive account (which still provides great options on flights, hotels, experiences and more…)

Who is This Information for? 

In a few short minutes, you will see how to boost your Avios points. 

This page is for people that:

• Live in the UK
• Want to fly medium to long haul distance business class flights to or from the UK
• Spend at least £25,000 a year
• Would like to enjoy a holiday or trip in style without having to pay a small fortune
• Are interested in staying in top class hotels when travelling
• Want a simple strategy to follow to accumulate the points to receive a business class flight (an equivalent distance of London to New York)

So, read on to see how you can use the “how to boost Avios points for FREE” section. 

Don’t Waste Your Avios Points on Certain Flights

It’s important to note here that the flights you can get from your Avios points are NOT FREE!! 

You will still have to pay tax and fees.

Therefore, it is almost pointless to use your points on short-haul flights around Europe. Budget airlines will nearly always be a similar (if not better!) price to the fees you will pay through your Avios points. 

For example:

Comparing an off-peak London to Barcelona return flight in February 2019 between what you can get for your Avios points and what you find on Skyscanner (real flight cost)…

Remember, 1 point equates to roughly £1, so to waste 13,000 points on a short flight to save £50 would be more silly than a clown at a 4-year-old’s birthday partay!

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Fly Like Royalty for Peanuts

Now, let me ask you this…

If you were able to fly business class for the price of economy or less would you be interested?

The more you keep reading this document the more you realise how this is possible.

But you will have to use your points wisely to make the most of this strategy!

For example: 

• Off-peak London to New York return in April 2019.

Are you beginning to notice that it’s not always worth using your points for certain flights? 

This is because the difference for an economy flight would only save you £30 but cost a heap of points. 

Alternatively, you could save over 5 times the amount to fly like a prince or princess if you accumulate the points.

Don’t worry! Read on to see how to boost Avios points to achieve these numbers for us “normal people”!

Here’s another real-life example: 

• Doha to London return flight June to August 2019 (outbound to London is off-peak but the return is a peak flight).

The real flight cost has two numbers showing the direct flight and the cheapest flight (found on Skyscanner). 

An option like this would be personal preference and depend on how much travelling you do in a year. 

Taking the economy option here could leave extra points for additional flights in the year.

But you would make almost 13 times the savings on a business class direct flight if you had the points!!

Speaking of getting enough points, here is the juicy section on how to boost Avios points…

How to Boost Avios Points for FREE!

Now, I can almost hear your mind saying

But I don’t spend £100,000 on credit cards each year!

Well, my clever amigo, these little tricks are the best thing since sliced bananas!

Warning!! This is only an option for people who are debt free and financially savvy. If you have a load of credit card debt and do not have control of your finances (sign up below to get control!) then DO NOT use this technique!!

3 ways to get EYE-POPPING results & how to boost Avios points:

1. Become a POWERHOUSE with your spouse (hey that rhymes!)
2. Cancel Avios cards, wait six months are you’re eligible to receive the “up-to-20k” bonus!
3. Use the old “Refer a friend” trick!

If you’re still thinking “what the heck are you chatting about Willis” let me use an example to explain:

How to boost Avios points to earn 84,000 points a year without paying fees 

Here’s an example of what you can do as a couple if you spend £25,000 a year on credit cards (obviously you’ve downloaded the budget sheet above to calculate how much you spend already!)

• Mike takes out a BA Amex card and spends £1,000 within the first 3 months to receive a bonus 5,000 points (6,000 for you if you use this link!)
• Mike adds Sarah (his wife) as a secondary card owner of the BA Amex card
• Sarah takes out the Amex Gold and spends £2,000 within the first 3 months to earn 20,000 points (22,000 for you if you use this link!)
• Sarah refers Mike to the Amex Gold card for an additional 9,000 points
• Mike spends £2,000 in the first 3 months on the Gold card to get 22,000 bonus points
• They both cancel their Gold card as soon as this is done (they pay no fee as the first year is free!)
• They focus on mainly spending on the BA Amex card to reach £20,000 by the end of the year to receive the companion voucher (buy one get one free plane ticket… Yes, ANY ticket… Even First Class!)
• So after one year of spending £25,000, they will also accumulate 25,000 points.

And here is the maths:

• 5,000
• 20,000
• 9,000
• 22,000
• 25,000

= 81,000 points!! (use the above links and yours would be 84,000 points!)

Therefore, this can get you AND your partner a return flight to Sydney on an economy or premium economy to Dubai for the price of fees and taxes!

The Ultimate Strategy- How to Boost Avios Points to Recieve 113,500 Points

Ok pumpkin, are you ready to see how you can stand out like an honest man in the White House?

The same principles apply as above. 

Spend £25,000 a year on credit cards as a couple… but chuck in one £195 fee 

Is £195 worth 30,000 points to you?… 

You decide…

• Mike takes out a BA Amex Premium Plus card and spends £3,000 within the first 3 months to receive a bonus 25,000 points. Plus he pays £195 fee.
• Mike adds Sarah as a secondary card owner of the BA Amex Premium Plus card
• Sarah (his wife) takes out the Amex Gold and spends £2,000 within the first 3 months to earn 20,000 points (22,000 for you if you use this link!)
• Sarah refers Mike to the Amex Gold card for an additional 9,000 points
• Mike spends £2,000 in the first 3 months on the Gold card to get 22,000 bonus points
• They both cancel their Gold card as soon as this is done (they pay no fee as the first year is free!)
• They focus on mainly spending on the BA Amex Premium Plus card to reach £10,000 by the end of the year to receive the companion voucher (buy one get one free plane ticket… Yes, ANY ticket… Even First Class!)
• So after one year of spending £25,000 (£4,000 on the Gold card), they will also accumulate 35,500 points (the Premium card is 1.5 points per £1 spent).

Therefore, the maths is:

• 25,000
• 20,000
• 9,000
• 22,000
• 35,500

= 111,500 (113,500 for you if you use the above link)

This can take you AND your partner to Dubai on a business class return flight!

STOP

It doesn’t end there!

Because only one of you is the main cardholder, the other one can become the main cardholder NEXT YEAR.

Plus the Gold cards will have been cancelled for over six months soooo…

Get on it like shit on velcro

Can You Transfer These Points Onto One Account?

Does Pamela Anderson have trouble seeing her belly button?

Once both your spouse and your own points are into your BA Executive accounts (use the Amex app!) it’s super easy to get all of these points into one account.

So this allows you to make the most of that companion voucher (you only get one a year).

Then log into your BA Executive Club, click “manage my account”, click “my household account” and fill in the details. 

Jobs a goodun!

Have you noticed yet how simple this is to do?

Once you have your cards all you have to do it follow this plan!

Make sure you pin this post so you can come back to it in the future as a reminder…

Where Can Avios Points Take You? 

The closer and closer you get to the end of this article the more excited you start to feel about how to boost Avios points to fly business class.

Here are two tables showing how many points it costs to fly to different zones for all different flight classes…

Plus, this is pretty much the zone areas for where you can fly to from the UK…

How to Boost Avios Points Summary

Are you beginning to see how simple it is to boost those Avios points?

Little by little you have found out how to use these points to travel like royalty.

Using the companion ticket really does make flying in business class or even first class an excellent use of the points. 

However, some people will use these points to upgrade to an awesome 5-star hotel when they are on the trip.

Your points.

You decide.

YOLO (sorry to finish with that I just felt it was fitting)

Keep changing for the better,

Mike

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