Barclaycard Avios Card

Representative example – most accepted customers get

Representative 29.9% APR (variable)
Purchase rate 29.9% p.a. p.a. (variable)
Based on a £1,200 credit limit
Monthly fee £0

The approval of your application depends on your financial circumstances and borrowing history. The interest rates may differ from those shown.

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A welcome bonus

If you’re new to Barclaycard, collect 5,000 Avios if you spend £1,000 in the first three months. T&Cs apply.
Collect Avios

Collect 1 Avios for every £1 you spend on eligible purchases¹. See ‘Where Barclaycard Avios could take you' below for details. No monthly fee and T&Cs apply.
A cabin upgrade voucher

Spend £20,000 on your card within 12 months and choose between a British Airways cabin upgrade voucher³ to use on an Avios Reward Flight booking⁴, or 7,000 bonus Avios. T&Cs apply.
Accepted far and wide

Spend everywhere that accepts Mastercard and keep collecting Avios.
Summary of rates

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Collect even more Avios with Premier Banking

If you are a Premier Banking customer, you can switch on Barclays Avios Rewards to collect even more Avios through your everyday banking. Eligibility, conditions and a £12 monthly fee apply⁶.

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Existing Barclaycard customers

If you already have a Barclaycard, you can use the Barclays or Barclaycard app to check if you’re eligible to change to a different card – like our Barclaycard Avios.

Enjoy flights, hotels and more with Avios

Avios is the reward currency of the British Airways Executive Club³. 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 could collect 25,000 Avios if you spend £20,000 on the Barclaycard Avios card in your first year.

You’d also receive a British Airways cabin upgrade voucher² to use on an Avios Reward Flight booking*

You can spend your Avios on all kinds of travel experiences. Here are some examples of where your Avios could take you.

19,500 Avios + £1 for a peak, economy return flight from London to Milan*
24,000 Avios + £9 for a peak, economy return flight from London to Barcelona **
43,000 Avios + £33 for a peak, Club Europe return flight from London to Venice, Lisbon or Madrid***

*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.
***Reward Flight Saver fare of £33 plus 43,000 Avios is based on a Peak, return fare for 1 passenger travelling in a Club Europe (Business) cabin. All prices and Avios amounts quoted are correct as of July 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.

Important things you need to know

You’ll collect Avios on new purchases, but not on balance transfers, money transfers and transactions that make up your cash balance. These include cash withdrawals, wire transfers and buying currency. You won’t collect Avios for any transactions that are later returned or refunded. You also need to keep to the terms and conditions of your account and stay within your credit limit. You can find out more about collecting and spending Avios, including which purchases are eligible.

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. You can read the additional terms and conditions that apply to using the cabin upgrade voucher.

When you apply for a Barclaycard Avios card, you can either link it to an existing British Airways Executive Club membership or we’ll set one up for you. Then we’ll transfer the Avios you collect with us to your British Airways Executive Club account each month. You can check your latest Avios balance in your Barclaycard or Barclays app. Take a look at the terms and conditions of the British Airways Executive Club and check the British Airways privacy policy before you apply.

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.

You need to be 18 or over to access this product or service using the app. T&C's apply.

You can opt in to Barclays Avios Rewards if you’re a Premier Banking customer or have a personal Wealth current account with us – 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 us. 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 held with us. T&Cs apply.

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.

Your standard and cash interest rates will move up and down in line with the Bank of England Base Rate or for other reasons that we’ve explained in your Terms and Conditions. Base Rate changes will not apply to your promotional interest rates. To learn more visit barclaycard.co.uk/understanding-interest.

Your new account will be set up with digital statements. These can be found in your online Barclaycard account, which you will need to register for. You can choose to switch to paper statements at any time.

If you request a balance transfer, due to the way we’ll calculate your credit limit, it might go down if you don’t complete that transfer within 60 days of opening the account.

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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.
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.
Yes, you will collect Avios on qualifying purchases abroad, providing you stay within your credit limit.
You’ll collect one cabin upgrade voucher² 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.
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.
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.
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.
No – you'll need to decide which British Airways Executive Club membership to link to your Barclaycard Avios card.
No – you won’t collect Avios on any transactions that exceed your limit.
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.

Benefits with your Barclaycard

You can use Apple Pay with your Barclaycard

Use your Barclaycard with Apple Pay to make easy, secure payments and shop without the contactless limit.

Fraud Protection 24/7

Whether you’re buying on the high street, online or overseas, our state of the art detection system monitors around the clock to stop fraud in its tracks.

Save with Barclaycard Entertainment

You’ll have access to selected live events, festival presales and lots of customer-only perks.

Free additional cardholder

Share your card with someone close to you for flexibility when you’re not around – handy for emergencies or things like your weekly shop. (Terms apply).

Find out more about your benefits

Before you apply

Apply online in four easy steps and we’ll give you a response in one minute. If approved, your Barclaycard could be with you in seven working days.

You can apply if:

You are aged 21 or over
You haven't had any Individual Voluntary Agreements, County Court Judgements, and haven't been declared bankrupt in the past six years
You always make payments on time
You have at least four years' experience of managing credit
You have had a permanent UK address for at least two years
You have a personal income of more than £20,000 per annum
You are able to afford repayments on any outstanding credit commitments

What you’ll need to hand:

Your British Airways Executive Club account membership number, if you have one. If you don’t have one, we’ll set one up for you.
Address details for the last two years
Phone number and e-mail address
Current employment details
Details of your annual income before tax
Details of your monthly income after tax
A good idea about your monthly outgoings
Main bank account sort code and account number
In some situations, if your application is accepted you will need to provide copies of your last two bank statements or payslips

Before you go ahead, make sure you've also read and understood the summary box of rates and terms and conditions.

Also, understanding how fees and offers work can help you manage your account, so make sure you’re up to speed on the types of fees we may charge and how promotional rates work.

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Barclaycard Avios Card

Representative example – most accepted customers get

Your Barclaycard at a glance

Collect Avios

A cabin upgrade voucher

Accepted far and wide

Collect even more Avios with Premier Banking

Check if you’re eligible first

Existing Barclaycard customers

Enjoy flights, hotels and more with Avios

Important things you need to know

Barclaycard Avios cards FAQs

Benefits with your Barclaycard

You can use Apple Pay with your Barclaycard

Fraud Protection 24/7

Save with Barclaycard Entertainment

Free additional cardholder

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