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Barclaycard and Avios
From everyday to getaway
Pictured your next dream trip? With Barclaycard and Avios you could get there sooner by collecting Avios through your everyday banking and spending. Start the countdown to your next getaway with Barclaycard. You could even collect a welcome bonus to kick start your travel plans.
Choose your Barclaycard Avios credit card
With a Barclaycard Avios credit card you can unlock exciting new travel experiences and enhance your holiday plans.
Whichever card you choose, you’ll collect Avios with every £1 you spend on eligible purchases1. Avios is the reward currency of the British Airways Executive Club2. Avios can help you design your dream getaway by spending them on flights, cabin upgrades, hotel stays, car hire and more.
With two cards to choose from, it’s even easier to get closer to the people and places that matter most with your everyday spending. You could even collect a welcome bonus to kick start your travel plans and a cabin upgrade voucher (T&Cs apply). You can watch your rewards grow in the Barclays app5.
And if you don’t have a British Airways Executive Club account, we’ll set one one up for you when you apply for your chosen Barclaycard Avios card. We’ll transfer the Avios you collect with us to that account.
Barclaycard Avios
If you’re new to Barclaycard, you'll collect 5,000 Avios if you spend £1,000 in your first three months. T&Cs apply.
Spend everywhere that accepts Mastercard and keep collecting Avios
Representative example
Representative 29.9% APR (variable)
Purchase rate p.a. 29.9% (variable)
Based on credit limit of £1,200
Monthly fee £0
The approval of your application depends on your financial circumstances and borrowing history, so do the terms you may be offered. The interest rates, may differ from those shown.
Barclaycard Avios Plus
Spend everywhere that accepts Mastercard and keep collecting Avios
Representative example
Representative 80.1% APR (variable)
Purchase rate p.a. 29.9% (variable)
Based on credit limit of £1,200
Monthly fee £20
The approval of your application depends on your financial circumstances and borrowing history, so do the terms you may be offered. The interest rates, may differ from those shown.
Enjoy flights, hotels and more with Barclaycard and Avios
Avios is the reward currency of the British Airways Executive Club2. You can spend your Avios for rewards such as flights, upgrades, hotel stays, car hire and more.
Adding together your Avios for everyday spending and your welcome bonus, you’d collect 25,000 Avios if you spent £20,000 on the card in your first year. You’d also receive a British Airways cabin upgrade voucher to use on an Avios Reward Flight booking*. See ‘About collecting Avios and rewards’ below for details.
You can spend your Avios on all kinds of travel experiences. Here are some examples of where your Avios could take you.
Visit ba.com to learn how to use your Avios and for more information about Reward Flight Saver.
*Reward Flight Saver fare of £1 plus 19,500 Avios is based on a Peak, return fare for 1 passenger travelling in a Euro Traveller (Economy) cabin. All prices and Avios amounts quoted are correct as of July 2024.
**Reward Flight Saver fare of £9 plus 24,000 Avios is based on a Peak, return fare for 1 passenger travelling in a Euro Traveller (Economy) cabin. All prices and Avios amounts quoted are correct as of July 2024.
If you can get further afield…
Whatever your lifestyle, these outdoor hotspots are bound to help you reconnect with the great outdoors.
For the stressed: Nature Escapes. Pete and Fleur’s day and weekend retreats across the UK will equip you with everything you need to get outdoors, whatever the season.
For those who like a challenge: Laugavegur Trail, Iceland. Try taking a four-day hike here to breathe in the stunning and diverse Icelandic landscape, with gorges, glaciers and even an active volcano.
Closer to home: The Welsh coast path and one of Rhiane’s favourites, with incredible vistas and is a great reminder of what we have on our doorstep, just a few hours away.
For those who want to splurge: Bawah Reserve, Indonesia. A luxury, sustainable escape on a private island, this slice of heaven in Bali is as high-end as it gets, with its own marine conservation area.
Why might I get a different rate?
Being accepted for a card depends on your credit history and how you’ve managed credit in the past. Depending on your individual circumstances we may offer you an APR of 31.9% APR variable. Of course, if you’re not happy with this alternative you don’t have to go ahead with it.
About collecting Avios and rewards
Barclaycard Avios cards FAQs
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If you change from your existing Barclaycard to one of our Barclaycard Avios cards, the welcome bonus is
- Barclaycard Avios card – 1,000 Avios when you spend at least £1,000 within three months of receiving the card
- Barclaycard Avios Plus card – 5,000 Avios if you spend at least £3,000 within three months of receiving your card
You can use the Barclays or Barclaycard app to check if you’re eligible to change to a different card – like one of our Barclaycard Avios cards. Log in to your app, open 'Cards' from the home page and select ‘Change to a different card’.
You can only collect the welcome bonus once, so you won’t be eligible for it if you switch from one of these cards to the other. If you don't hit the spending target in time, you won't receive the welcome bonus. You can check how close you are to the target and how long you have left to hit it in the Barclaycard Avios section of your Barclays app.
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We’ll transfer the Avios you collect with us to your linked British Airways Executive Club account on the second working day of the next month.
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Yes, you will collect Avios on qualifying purchases abroad, providing you stay within your credit limit.
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You’ll collect one cabin upgrade voucher3 for every 12-month period in which you’ve reached your Barclaycard Avios spending target. You can find more details about cabin upgrade vouchers at ba.com/cabin-upgrade-voucher.
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A cabin upgrade voucher enables you to move up by one cabin class (where available) – from Premium Economy (World Traveller Plus) to Business (Club World), for example. Bookings cannot be upgraded to a First class cabin using the cabin upgrade voucher.
Flights that you book using Avios are called reward flights. You can use your cabin upgrade voucher on an Avios Reward Flight booking. You can book to any worldwide destination, where there’s availability, with British Airways and its partners. You pay with your Avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges per person. The cabin upgrade voucher must be used at the point of booking an Avios Reward Flight. You can’t amend an existing booking to utilise the voucher.
The British Airways Executive Club Member needs to book the Avios Reward Flight and travel must have commenced within the 24 months following date of issue of the cabin upgrade voucher. For full terms and conditions on cabin upgrade vouchers please visit ba.com/cabin-upgrade-voucher.
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After you reach your spending target, it can take up to five working days for the cabin upgrade voucher to appear in your British Airways Executive Club account. You won’t be able to see it in your Barclays or Barclaycard app5. Visit ba.com/cabin-upgrade-voucher to find out more about cabin upgrade vouchers.
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You can check your total Avios balance in the Barclays or Barclaycard app5, and see how many Avios you've collected with us. You can also check your total balance in your British Airways Executive Club account.
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No – you'll need to decide which British Airways Executive Club membership to link to your Barclaycard Avios card.
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No – you won’t collect Avios on any transactions that exceed your limit.
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You can check if you’re eligible to change from one Barclaycard Avios card to another in the Barclays or Barclaycard app5. Any money spent on your existing Barclaycard Avios card won’t count toward your spending targets for extra rewards. You won't receive a second welcome bonus.
Get travel ready
Travel tips
Get set for your next adventure
Taking a break from the grind? Whether it’s a solo expedition, a romantic break or a holiday with friends, here’s our advice for travelling – just be sure to follow the latest health and wellbeing guidelines.
Go cashless with a travel wallet
You can now buy euros and US dollars here in your app and spend them on your debit card. It’s fee-free for transactions, and if there’s money leftover at the end of your trip, it’s easy to change it back. (16+, T&Cs and eligibility criteria apply, exchange rates may vary).
Using your credit card abroad
Your credit card gives you a simple and secure way to pay overseas. Find out more and see our fees.
