Turn Avios Into Free Flights & Hotels: Simple Tips for 2025

Written By Janeen Ratcliffe

Avios are reward points you can collect from your everyday spending — and turn into free flights, hotel stays, upgrades, and travel perks. You don’t need to travel often to build a good balance, which makes Avios one of the easiest travel reward programmes for UK travellers.

What Are Avios?

Avios are points used by airlines like British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling, and Qatar Airways.

You earn them through:

  • Flights

  • Shopping

  • Hotel bookings

  • Food delivery & fuel

  • Loyalty programmes like Nectar

  • Avios-linked credit cards

Then redeem them for flights, upgrades, hotels, car hire, or experiences.

The Avios App (Why You Need It)

The app lets you:

  • Track your balance

  • Redeem flights & hotels instantly

  • Access partner offers

  • Find bonus point promotions

  • Top up your points

Switch on notifications so you don’t miss double or triple Avios bonuses.

How to Earn Avios Fast

1) Fly with British Airways or Partner Airlines

Add your Avios number to bookings to earn automatically.

2) Use an Avios Credit Card

Cards like Barclaycard Avios or BA Amex give you Avios on every purchase — groceries, fuel, takeaways, bills, holidays, and more.

3) Shop Through the Avios Store

You can earn Avios when you shop at:

  • ASOS

  • Boots

  • M&S

  • Apple

  • Booking.com

Just start your purchase through the Avios portal.

4) Book Hotels & Car Hire

Earn points through BA Hotels, BA Car Hire, Booking.com, and Avis.

5) Everyday Spending

Partners like Uber, Deliveroo, E.ON, O2, and more let you earn points without changing your routine.

6) Convert Points You Already Have

400 Nectar points = 250 Avios
You can also convert Tesco Clubcard or Amex Membership Rewards.

Why Avios Are Worth Collecting

  • Free flights & upgrades

  • Hotel discounts

  • Car hire savings

  • Bonus point deals all year

  • Easy to collect through normal spending

  • Combine points with family

  • Manage everything in the app

Final Thoughts

Avios are one of the easiest ways to save money on travel in 2025.
By using the Avios app, linking a points card, and shopping through partner brands, you can turn your everyday spending into real flight savings.

Start collecting today — your next free upgrade or holiday could be closer than you think.

Janeen Ratcliffe
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