Transferrable Points
Transferable points are flexible currencies that can be moved into multiple airline and hotel programmes, preserving choice until you’re ready to book and allowing you to deploy points where availability and value are strongest.
Transfer Bonuses
Transfer bonuses increase the value of flexible points at the moment you convert them into airline or hotel programmes. They matter only when they unlock a booking you’re ready to make immediately.
Shopping Portals
How to earn extra Avios, Virgin Points and hotel points from everyday online purchases through BA Shopping, Shops Away and cashback portals — without changing what you buy.
Referral and Retention Bonuses
Introductory, referral and retention bonuses drive the fastest points growth. Treated as a lifecycle, they fund redemptions, stabilise earning and compress timelines when managed with disciplined credit behaviour and clear travel targets.
Promos and Offers
Promotions accelerate progress when layered onto an existing points strategy. Treat them as timing tools that amplify planned travel and spend, not reasons to change behaviour or fragment your earning system.
Earning Network
Most airline points come from everyday partners, not flights. Build a simple earning loop using supermarkets, fuel and transfer currencies to create steady progress towards predictable redemptions.