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Avios Ireland: 350 bonus Avios AND get double Avios for converting SuperValu points

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Whilst Tesco has a major presence in Ireland, AerClub has teamed up with supermarket chain SuperValu.

We have written about the relationship between SuperValu and AerClub a few times.

You earn one Real Rewards point for every €1 you spend in SuperValu.  You can convert Real Rewards points or Money Back vouchers into Avios at the rate of 1:1.  This makes it roughly half as generous as the Tesco partnership which gets you 2.4 Avios per £1 spent.

Two bonuses running at once

Last we month we wrote about a transfer bonus.  Until 8th April, you will get double Avios when converting Real Rewards points into Avios.  This means 1 Real Rewards point is worth 2 Avios.

However, a 2nd bonus has just been launched.

Until 30th April, you will receive 350 bonus Avios when you convert at least 250 Real Rewards points.

This means that – if you convert by 8th April – you would receive double points AND an extra 350 Avios on top.  250 Real Rewards points would get you (250 x 2 + 350) 850 Avios.

Full details of the 350 bonus points offer can be found on the AerClub site here.  The ‘double points’ offer has been removed from the site but should still be running.

PS.  If you visit Kildare Village on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th April 2018 you will collect 4 Avios for every €1 spent during the event instead of the usual 1.25 Avios, with an extra bonus of 100 Avios on top.

PPS.  It seems that Aer Lingus has finally persuaded the dubious looking German nightclub Aer Club to sell the aerclub.com domain name ….


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (October 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 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 card

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 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

30,000 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

50,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large 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.

Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa

10,000 points bonus – plus an extra 500 points for our readers Read our full review

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

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

Up to 80,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

Get up to 40,000 points as a sign-up offer 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.

Comments (4)

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  • Rob says:

    Was it you that emailed this to me yesterday? Sorry! Didn’t connect the two.

  • John says:

    “The ‘double points’ offer has been removed from the site but should still be running.”

    I’d be astonished if people get to double dip.

    Hard enough to get Aer Club to fulfil one offer nevermind two simultaneously.

    As chaotic as Gold Circle was.

    And weird, because it’s such a well run airline in other respects. IAG’s EI Business far better than IAG’S BA Club World.

    • Rob says:

      It was widely circulated by email wasn’t it? I doubt they can just call it cancelled because it had dropped off the website.

      • John says:

        They won’t call it anything, they’ll just not credit the points and ignore complaints!

        Although Gold Circle was rubbish, they were dealing with many fewer customers.

        Aer Lingus is booming thanks to the excellent transatlantic services (resulting in congestion at Dublin airport) and they seem to be struggling to cope with back office support.

        They’ve brought in somebody from Flybe (!) to improve matters and the US admin centre – or center – is being expanded to handle EU queries/complaints.

        Specifically though, when Tesco Ireland decided not to join Avios, I think Aer Club was hobbled from the start.

        Tesco’s marketing machine would have provided momentum, and a better range of offers than Musgrave/SuperValu.

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