Travel with a companion or go solo
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Travel for as little as £1 in cash.1 You can choose to travel with a companion, or get a 50% discount on the Avios price of your Reward Flight.
How to earn a Companion Voucher
You get a Companion Voucher when you spend £12,000* each membership year on the Card.1 You can use your voucher to either take a companion with you on the same flight and cabin or, if travelling solo, get a 50% discount on the Avios price you pay for your flight.
*From 1 November you will need to spend £15,000 within each membership year to earn a Companion Voucher. For example, if your anniversary date this year is 1 February 2024 you would need to either spend £12,000 by 31 October 2024 or spend £15,000 by 31 January 2025 to earn your companion voucher for the year.
See how close you are to earning your Companion Voucher by either opening your Amex App and navigating to the Membership tab or by logging in below to your Online Account.
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Companion Vouchers are redeemable when you book a British Airways, Iberia or Aer Lingus Reward Flight in economy only.1
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Log in to your British Airways Executive Club account.
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You can book through the Reward Flight booking page, the British Airways Executive Club app or through the British Airways Contact Centres.
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When searching for Reward Flights, you will be shown the option to book British Airways, Iberia or Aer Lingus flights, depending on the route and availability at the time of booking.
Tips on using your Companion Voucher
BOOK EARLY
Seats are released 355 days before departure.
KEEP CHECKING
New seats can become available at any time.
TRAVEL OFF-PEAK
Save even more money by travelling off peak.
BOOK BEFORE EXPIRY
Each voucher runs out after 12 months.
FLY WITH IBERIA AND AER LINGUS
When booking through ba.com
1. Terms and conditions apply to Avios redemptions. Reward Flights and Companion Voucher bookings are subject to availability and taxes, fees and carrier charges apply per person. Companion Vouchers earned with a British Airways American Express Credit Card can only be used when redeeming Avios for a British Airways Reward Flight seat in Economy only. Detailed information on Companion Vouchers can be found at ba.com/amex-companion or by calling 0844 493 0750 (calls cost 7ppm plus your telephone company access charge). Companion Vouchers earned from 1 September 2021 can be used on bookings departing from outside of the UK as well as allowing the Companion Voucher holder to benefit from a 50% reduction in Avios when making a Reward Flight booking with their Companion Voucher as a solo traveller. Companion Vouchers earned from 1 September 2021 can also be used to make Reward flight bookings with Aer Lingus Iberia and their subsidiaries. For full Companion Voucher Terms and Conditions, visit: ba.com/amex-companion.