Do Avios Expire? Avios Expiry Rules (2026)

Because Avios is shared across seven programmes, your expiry clock runs on activity across the whole family: earning or spending with any one of them keeps every Avios alive. That makes lapsing rare for active collectors — and easy to miss only if you've gone quiet on all seven at once.

Yes — Avios can expire. Under Avios's rules, points lapse after 36 months of account inactivity, and earning or redeeming activity typically resets that clock.

What resets the inactivity clock

Know what your points are worth before they expire → Avios value guide

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