October 2024
Autumnal Avios events calendar
Cosy season is here, and with it a host of festive events, mad dashes to the shops and family fun to keep you busy – whatever the British weather brings. It’s also the perfect time to start banking major Avios. Mark these dates in your diary and you can do so every time you flash the cash
Cheer on England at Allianz Stadium
When? Selected dates in November 2024
Pull on your Red and Whites shirt and make for the Allianz Stadium in London this November to cheer on the England Rugby Men’s team as they take on New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Japan in the 2024 Autumn Nations Series. We’re the Official Airline Partner to England Rugby Men and the Women’s Red Roses so, as well as collecting Avios on merchandise bought through the England Rugby Store, you can also collect 5 Avios for every £1 you spend at selected food and beverage outlets in the stadium, including the British Airways Fan Village, which is open to all. It’s all the excuse you’ll need to get in another round when your team wins. To collect Avios at Allianz Stadium, all you need to do is register an eligible payment card here.
Meet the Ghost of Christmas Past
When? Throughout November and December 2024
Is it really Christmas if you don’t watch A Christmas Carol? The Dickens Theatre Company puts on a cracking period rendition of the Victorian festive classic, with touring dates this November and December across the UK. Book in to see Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and the whole ghostly gang of Christmas spirits via ATG Tickets on the British Airways shopping portal (the one-stop shop for all your Christmas present buying) and you’ll pocket 3 Avios for every £1 of theatre goodness.
Catch mesmerising light displays in Wiltshire
When? 29 November 2024 to 1 January 2025
Right now, the National Trust’s opulent gardens at Stourhead are turning an autumnal shade of red, violet and yellow. They’re about to get even more impressive next month when – from 29 November to 1 January – they become illuminated with swathes of lights. Twinkling across glassy lakes, carpeting the frozen ground and floating in the crisp night sky in kaleidoscopic glory, the lights make up a mile-long trail of displays. These are best explored with a warming mulled wine, nibbling on street food and taking snaps of the mesmerising tunnels of lights. Remember to book your tickets for Christmas at Stourhead with National Trust Memberships (via the British Airways shopping portal; 5 Avios per £1 spent until 31 December).
Raid the racks at Bicester Village
When? Open every day
Balenciaga handbags, Diptyque candles, Elemis skincare and Manolo Blahnik pumps – whatever’s on your holiday shopping list (be it a gift for yourself or a loved one), Bicester Village in Oxfordshire has it, and at discounts of up to 40% off, too. Make a day of it perusing the wares at more than 150 on-site boutiques, and – if you’ve linked your debit or credit card to your Executive Club account – you’ll collect 5 Avios for every £4 you spend. All the more reason to gift dad that Breitling watch he’s been coveting…
A date with Santa Claus
When? Select dates from 29 November to 31 December 2024
There are countless places to meet Father Christmas this holiday season, but no one lays on the introduction quite like Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, where Santa’s Grotto is decked to the nines in cosy wood panelling, boughs of greenery and twinkling lights. Book a festive sleepover package that includes entry to the theme park with its child-friendly rides, a festive evening meal and a brand new traditional panto – as well as a stay in a themed hotel – and you’ll get 2 Avios for every £1 spent through the British Airways shopping portal.
