If you buy Avios at British Airways‘ Executive Club right now, you will get a bonus of 40% on top of your mileage purchase. The resulting price of 1,42 Euro cents per Avio is good, but not great. In other words, only purchase them if you have found a sweet spot with availability. Possible sweet spots include QSuite flights from Europe to Doha or transatlantic business class travel with Iberia.
To purchase the points, log into your Club account and follow this link:
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For instance, if you buy 100,000 Avios, you will receive an additional bonus of 40,000 Avios on top of your purchase. That results in a total amount of 140,000 Avios for the price of US$2,315 (~€1,975). This way, 1 Avio only costs about 1,42 Euro cents. You can purchase a maximum of 200,000 points per year (any bonus, however, does not count against this limit).
In order to purchase Avios, you need to have an activated Club account. That means your account has to exist for at least 90 days, and there has to be at least one registered activity.
As part of this promotion, you can also buy Avios for other people. These purchases do not count against your yearly purchase limit of 200,000 Avios. This promotion ends on July 24, 2025.
Sweet Spots
You should only purchase Avios if you have a specific award flight in mind. And not all award flights are worth your money. Here’s a short compilation of sweet spots, where you can save quite a lot of money by buying Avios.
- Qatar QSuite: e.g. Frankfurt-Doha for 43,000 Avios + €200 o/w (= ~€809)
- SriLankan Short-Haul Business: e.g. Colombo-Malé for 10,000 Avios + €150 o/w (= ~€292)
Currently, you can also get a good deal on business class flights within Europe thanks to British Airways’ 45% discount promotion. Here are some examples:
- London Heathrow – Madrid: 24,000 Avios + €25 r/t (= ~€366)
- London Gatwick – Madeira: 29,100 Avios + €25 r/t (= ~€438)
- London City – Milan Linate: 21,000 Avios + €25 r/t (= ~€323)
- London Heathrow – Amsterdam: 19,500 Avios + €25 r/t (= ~€302)
Feel free to search for availability using the following search form:
Transfer Avios to Iberia’s, Aer Lingus’, Finnair’s and Qatar’s Programs
Though your purchasing the Avios from British Airways, they don’t necessarily have to stay in your British Airways Club account. You can freely transfer them to the other programs that use Avios as their currency.
Conclusion
It’s really up to your personal circumstances if it’s worth it to purchase Avios at this price point. Compare cash tickets with award tickets. Consider mileage accrual and cashback as well when making a decision. If you decide it’s worth it to purchase Avios, go ahead! Generally speaking, we do not recommend purchasing Avios and any other miles if you do not have an immediate use for them, because frequent flyer programs can devalue their points/miles at any point.