Avios Points Boosting guide discussion

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Hi all, we've written a new Avios Points Boosting guide to help you earn flights (plus taxes) worldwide and max points' value when redeeming.

How did you find the info? Do you have any other ways to boost your points? What are your top ways to spend Avios points?

Thanks for your help!

MSE Jenny

Best answers:

• Hi Jenny
  The APB (Avios Points Boosting) guide is brilliant and insightful, especially how the different credit card options are available to collect points. I started collecting Airmiles just over 2 year ago with the Lloyds DUO cards. Throwing all my purchases on to the Amex or Master Card. Then for some unknown reason Lloyds decided to close all my bank accounts, give me back my savings back and withdraw the DUO cards. Since then I've been using a Tesco Credit card and relying on e-Rewards to get points.
  Recently I learnt of combining my Avios accounts and was able to transfer my BA Executive club Avios points to my Avios account and having just discovered that it is beneficial to use the BA credit card to get Avios points I assume I can transfer them across to Avios for Eurostar tickets and hotels as and when required without issues.
  Do you know if the option to combine will always be present or is it something that could be taken away later?
  Hitesh27
• just tried to buy Avios miles via BA website. cost has already increased to Ј31 + 250 bonus
• Fantastic guide on boosting Avios, well done to everyone involved. But does anyone know if the "Shell 6000 bonus Avios" tip applies to the BA Exec. Club Avios scheme, or just to the standard Avios scheme?
  I've been a member of the BA version for a couple of months now. I was pleased the Tesco Clubcard bonus 400pts applied to it as well as the standard Avios scheme.
  But because I've recently converted Clubcard points to Avios, I don't think I will be able to earn the bonus 6000 Avios. (unless I open a parallel "regular" Avios account and use it?)
  It's confusing having similar but different schemes...!
  I know I can transfer points between regular and BA Avios accounts - but be warned, only if they're individual acconuts. Once you merge into a family account, its not possible (think you can un-merge, transfer, then re-merge however)
• This avios stuff is a real polava! But, thanks for the guide
  Just a quick question -
  I've transferred some of my BA "avios" points into my new main avios account (just opened) - does that mean that I have just earnt points so I'm eligible for the 2000 bonus points?
  I guess it's not that easy :P If not, surely it will take a while for the points to enter my account after I use the e-shop (like quidco takes forever!) - so, by the time my points arrive in my avios account, the 400 bonus (for every Ј2.50 club card exchanged) will no longer be on.
  Could someone shed some light on this?
  Thanks
• Wondering what the easiest, cheapest and quickest way to earn one point is. I have a load of unspent Tesco ClubCard vouchers I want to convert into Avios points for a Eurostar trip. To maximise my rate, I want to do it before the 31st March in order to get the bonus points (#03), however I also want to pick up the bonus points for being a first timer (#04).
  As I am a brand new Avios customer, I need to have earned at least one point before doing this. Was thinking of buying two MP3s via iTunes (Ј1.18) which would get me 2 points to be eligible, however it and all the other e-shops say it takes 35 days to credit my account, by which time I will have missed the Tesco points increase. Does it really take that long or is it just a worse case scenario?
  Any ideas?
• Thanks Boobies, I guess I shall try it out and see if I get lucky
• Great guide, thanks very much.
  Just for info the BA upgrades referred to (Point 17) appear to be able to be booked on BA's website (I've not actually booked but I did get to payment page)
  From my limited checking, upgrading from WT+ to Club seems to give the best value per Avios by miles (excuse the pun) if you can live with the limited availability of Club seats.
  Happy flying!
• I wonder if MSE Jenny can confirm if only a max of 6000 (perhaps theoretically 8000) Avios - not the 12000 mentioned in the guide - is possible with the Tesco Clubcard and Shell quarterly bonus incentives?
  The Ts&Cs say;
  Quote:
• If you are near a Tesco Recycling Centre then you get I club Card point for every 2 Aluminium cans.
  At the standard rate of Ј2.50 vouchers = 600 Avios then 1 aluminium can = 1.2 Avios.
  Boost points by getting friends and family to save for you too