Let your holiday come to you by joining Barclays Premier Banking and switching on Barclays Avios Rewards

As an Executive Club Member, you know Avios are the passport to travelling sooner and better for less. What you might not know is the lucky customers of Barclays Premier Banking can enjoy the only current account that can collect Avios for you, regardless of your spending activity.

So, whether you are already a Barclays Premier Banking customer¹ or want to make the easy switch to become one, joining Barclays Avios Rewards² is an effortless way to collect Avios, helping you see the world and get closer to the places – and the people – you love. Here’s why it’s a no-brainer.

Eligibility, conditions and a £12 monthly fee apply.

Signing up is simple
To enjoy the bounty of Barclays Avios Rewards benefits, you just need to be a Barclays Premier Banking customer – this means you need to have an income of £75,000 or have £100,000 to save or invest with them. You can then opt in to Barclays Avios Rewards for just £12 a month.

Sit back and relax
Members of Barclays Avios Rewards are able to keep their British Airways Executive Club accounts flying high. That’s because with Barclays Avios Rewards, you’ll collect at least 1,500 Avios month in, month out. That’s 18,000 Avios dropping into your account each year, and even more if you have or open selected products with Barclays. After all, smart travellers collect rewards even when they are grounded.

Switch and collect
If you’re not already banking with Barclays but can’t resist the Avios collection and do decide to switch your current account, you could enjoy a bumper joining bonus of 25,000 Avios.³ Simply opt in to Barclays Avios Rewards within four months of opening your first Barclays current account and then complete a full switch of your old current account using the Current Account Switch Service within three months of joining Barclays Avios Rewards.

Another Avios bump
If you’re an existing Barclays customer and have been with the bank for at least four months, never fear, as you, too, will net a joining bonus – of 2,500 Avios. Add that to the 1,500 Avios that will drop automatically into your account once a month and you’re amassing at least 20,500 Avios in your first year alone.

Something to look forward to
Better still is the anniversary reward, which is a choice of either a bonus 7,000 Avios or a British Airways cabin upgrade voucher to use on an Avios Reward Flight booking.⁴ A seat in British Airways’ World Traveller Plus (premium economy) or Club World (business) cabins could be your step-up celebration.

See the world
So, you’ve collected at least 18,000 Avios without having to spend anything (bar that £12 monthly fee), which can’t be bad. But where could they take you? The good news is they could be traded for a peak British Airways Euro Traveller return flight to must-see cities such as Milan, Nice or Berlin.⁵

Terms & Conditions
1. Join Premier Banking by opening a Premier Current Account. You also need a gross annual income of at least £75,000 paid into the account, or a total balance of at least £100,000 in savings with Barclays, in eligible investments - or a mix of both. Eligible investments are Investment ISAs, SIPPs or General Investment Accounts held through Smart Investor, Plan and Invest or Barclays Investment Solutions Limited.
2. You can opt in to Barclays Avios Rewards if you’re a Premier Banking customer or have a personal Wealth current account with Barclays – you’ll need to register for the Barclays app and have a British Airways Executive Club account too. There’s a £12 monthly fee and you have to opt out of Barclays Blue Rewards and go paperless for all your accounts and services with Barclays. To access Barclays Avios Rewards in the Barclays app, you need to be over 18. You can join Premier Banking if you have an income of £75,000 or £100,000 to save or invest with Barclays. T&Cs apply.
3. To qualify for the 25,000 Avios joining bonus, you’ll need to join Barclays Avios Rewards - within 4 months of opening your first Barclays current account. Then, you’ll need to complete a full switch of your old current account to Barclays, using the Current Account Switch Service - within 3 months of joining Barclays Avios Rewards. You will then receive your joining bonus in the fourth month of Barclays Avios Rewards membership.
4. You can find out more information about the cabin upgrade voucher in the Barclays app. Cabin upgrade vouchers must be used on Avios reward flight bookings. Reward flights and cabin upgrades are subject to availability. Taxes, fees and carrier charges per person apply. Additional terms and conditions apply to the use of the cabin upgrade voucher, please go to ba.com/barclays-avios-rewards for more information.
5. Reward Flight Saver fare of £9 plus 18,000 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 September 2024. Reward flights are subject to availability. To be eligible for Reward Flight Saver, you need to have collected at least 1 Avios in the past 12 months. Other pricing options are available. Visit ba.com to learn how to use your Avios and for more information about Reward Flight Saver. 

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