Sign up to earn 2x the avios miles on all flights

Updated May 31, 2024
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To the point You could earn 2x the British Airways Executive Club Avios miles on all flights that are booked before December 13, 2019.

The promotion of British Airways

You could get 2x the Avios miles from British Airways Executive Club, up to 10 flights maximum.

To do this, you need:

  • Sign up for the promotion
  • Book your flights by December 13, 2019
  • Travel by June 30, 2020

Flights can be made on:

  • British Airways
  • American, Iberia, Finnair (transatlantic flights sold by British Airways)
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Finnair

Basic air miles are doubled (not those awarded as bonuses for class of service or your status in the program).

Getting avios miles in Canada

In Canada, in addition to flights on Oneworld airlines, there are many ways to get Avios miles from British Airways Executive Club:

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Get Avios Miles with American Express membership rewards

American Express membership rewards program is a transfer partner with British Airways Executive Club.

This means you can earn Avios miles by transferring your American Express membership rewards at a rate of 1:1.

10,000 membership rewards = 10,000 miles avios

Once or twice a year, a promotion is made, during which you can transfer your avios miles in British Airways Executive Club Avios miles with a bonus of 20 to 30%.This is currently the case.

To earn membership rewards in miles from airline programs such as British Airways Executive Club, Aeroplan, Delta Skymiles, there are 4 cards:

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Get avios miles with Marriott Bonvoy

The Marriott Bonvoy program is a transfer partner with British Airways Executive Club.

This means you can earn Avios miles by transferring your Marriott Bonvoy points at a rate of 3:1.

30,000 Marriott Bonvoy points = 10,000 miles avios

However, if you transfer 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points, the program offers you 5,000 miles as a bonus miles

60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points = 25,000 miles avios

It is always recommended to use the points for their primary purpose. In this case, it is best to use Marriott Bonvoy points to book free hotel nights. But the transfer of air miles is an option to know.

Once a year, a promotion is made, during which you can transfer your hotel points in Avios miles from British Airways Executive Club with a 30% bonus. Here’s a recent example.

To earn Marriott Bonvoy points transferable in miles of air programs like British Airways Executive Club, Aeroplan, Delta Skymiles, there are 3 interesting card:

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British Airways

The American Express Cobalt™ Card does not directly accumulate Marriott Bonvoy points. It allows you to obtain select membership rewards that are transferable to Marriott Bonvoy points at a rate of 1:1.2 (or 5:6 if you prefer).

50,000 Select membership rewards

60,000 Marriott Bonvoy
Points –
25,000 Miles Avios

Thanks to the 5 point per dollar purchase categories (groceries, restaurants, home food delivery), it’s like you’re accumulating 2 avios miles per dollar for all these purchases (and up to 2.5 avios miles in taking advantage of the 5,000 mile bonus explained above):

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6 points Marriott Bonvoy / dollar

2 miles avios / dollar

Unlike the 4 other cards listed above offering membership rewards the American Express Cobalt™ Card does not allow you to transfer points directly in miles of airline programs such as British Airways Executive Club.

Here, the Marriott Bonvoy program is used to convert select membership rewards into avios miles! More explanations in this article.

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Get avios miles with airbnb

A lesser known method is to get avios miles by booking stays on Airbnb.

It is possible to get 3 Avios miles for every dollar spent on the platform.

To do this, you will need to go through this page on the British Airways Executive Club website before making a reservation.

If you don’t have an account on airbnb, here’s our sponsorship link to become a member! You’ll get a credit of tens of dollars for your first booking!

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Get avios miles with RBC

RBC is a partner in two ways with British Airways Executive Club:

RBC Rewards

First, RBC Rewards travel points program allows you to transfer RBC points in Avios miles:

10,000 RBC Points = 10,000 Avios Miles

Once or twice a year, a promotion is made, during which you can transfer your RBC Rewards points into British Airways Executive Club Avios Miles with a bonus of 20 to 30%. Here’s a recent example.

To earn RBC Rewards points transferable in Avios miles from British Airways Executive Club, there are 4 cards

Only “Travels” card can transfer their points in Avios miles. Other RBC Rewards cards can’t.

The British Airways card

Next, RBC offers a credit card in partnership with British Airways Executive Club, the RBC British Airways Visa Infinite card.

This card allows you to get 1 avios mile per dollar of purchase. Its welcome bonus is divided into several steps and to obtain it in its entirety, you need to keep the card for a second year of contribution.

Get avios miles with HSBC Rewards

Finally, the HSBC Rewards travel points program allows YOU to transfer HSBC points in Avios miles:

25,000 HSBC points = 10,000 Avios miles

For HSBC Transferable Rewards in Miles avios from British Airways Executive Club, there is 1 card: the HSBC World Elite® Mastercard® card.

Conclusion

This is a great offer for frequent travellers to Oneworld and especially British Airways.

As you may have seen, the possibilities for British Airways Executive Club avios miles are being extended to Canada. And here’s a guide to the best uses of avios miles (to avoid the surcharge charged by British Airways!).

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British Airways - First with avios miles
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Jean-Maximilien Voisine
Jean-Maximilien, President and Founder of Milesopedia, is a recognized expert in rewards programs, credit cards, and travel in Canada and France. Approaching forty and a father of two, he has travelled to over 100 countries, half of them with his children and his wife, Audrey. Specializing in top loyalty programs like Aeroplan, American Express Membership Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy, he guides travellers to maximize their benefits across North America and Europe.
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