Business riders who are Members of the British Airways Executive Club will now be able to collect double Avios when they take a work trip in the UK with Uber for Business.
Uber’s business travel management platform is giving riders two Avios for every £1 spent through business profiles linked to company accounts.
Avios is the currency of British Airways’ loyalty programme, the Executive Club. It can be collected and redeemed in a number of ways, including flights, hotels, car hire and leisure experiences. Riders simply need to link their Uber for Business and British Airways Executive Club accounts to begin collecting double Avios.
Jenna Brown, Head of Uber for Business UK, said: “We are constantly looking for ways to improve experiences for people when they are taking trips for work. With Double Avios we feel we’ve identified another way to reward business travellers and make their journeys that bit more enjoyable.”
Since launching in 2014, Uber for Business has built a platform that supports business travellers in several ways that are distinct from the standard Uber offering. For instance, business riders can automate expensing for trips and meals ordered from Uber Eats, select executive vehicles that provide greater comfort when working on the go, access priority pickups and additional customer support. Available in more than 10,000 cities and 70 countries around the world, Uber for Business now works with more than 170,000 organisations globally.
In addition to supporting business travellers, the travel management platform also enables companies to meet their employee safety and sustainability responsibilities – by helping them to track travel movements and carbon emissions.