Avios Ireland: Supervalu, a new Irish credit card option and how HfP will cover it
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This article covers some new options for earning Avios via the new AerClub scheme in Ireland.
How HfP intends to cover Avios earning in Ireland
Before I go on, I want to write briefly about how we intend to cover the new Avios scheme in Ireland. This is my starting position:
The majority of HfP readers are UK based and are not hugely interested in Avios earning opportunities in Ireland
There is no business model, at the moment, to justify a separate headforpoints.ie site
Aer Lingus is not being hugely co-operative so far
This is how I intend to operate in the short term:
Avios earning opportunities with AerClub which non-Irish residents can take advantage of (eg bonuses for crediting hotel stays, car hire, flights etc to AerClub) will run as main articles online and will be emailed to our subscribers as usual
Avios earning and spending opportunities which are only of interest to Irish residents – such as the two deals below – will in future run as a fourth daily article. They WILL appear on the website, on Twitter, on Facebook, on Apple News, on LinkedIn and on Flipboard. They will NOT be emailed to our subscriber list because the vast majority of our 9,000 subscribers would see them as irrelevant.
If you live in Ireland and JUST want to receive our Aer Lingus coverage, you could do so via an RSS reader which is set to receive the following: https://www.headforpoints.com/category/aer-lingus/feed/
SuperValu now officially launched as an AerClub partner
Whilst Tesco has a major presence in Ireland, AerClub has teamed up with supermarket chain SuperValu.
(Is it still possible to use a UK-issued Clubcard in Irish Tesco stores, and thus earn points in the UK Clubcard scheme which can be converted to Avios? Do let me know.)
You earn one Real Rewards point for every €1 you spend in SuperValu. You can convert Real Rewards points into Avios at the rate of 1:1 with a minimum conversion of 50 points. This makes it roughly half as generous as the Tesco partnership which gets you 2.4 Avios per £1 spent.
Until 31st March, you will receive 250 bonus Avios when you make your first conversion from Real Rewards to Avios. Full details can be found on the SuperValu site here.
SuperValu opens up a Bank of Ireland Avios card option
If you have a Bank of Ireland personal credit card, you can now leverage this to earn a handful of Avios points on your day to day spending.
If you link your Bank of Ireland credit card to your SuperValu Real Rewards account, you will receive:
1 Real Rewards point for every €1 you spend in SuperValu on your credit card
1 Real Rewards point for every €10 you spend elsewhere
Frankly, 1 Avios point per €10 spent is weak. It even makes the 0.25 – 0.3 Avios per £1 on UK Visa and MasterCard products look good. However, if you’re doing the spending anyway, you might as well get some rewards.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2024)
As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!
In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.
You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:
Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard
Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review
Barclaycard Avios Mastercard
5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review
There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:
British Airways American Express Premium Plus
25,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review
British Airways American Express
5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review
You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Run your own business?
We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.
Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa
Huge 30,000 points bonus until 12th May 2024 Read our full review
You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.
British Airways Accelerating Business American Express
30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review
There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.
American Express Business Platinum
40,000 points sign-up bonus and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review
Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.
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