Rolling Luggage has dropped Avios – and Charles Tyrwhitt is dropping Avios next week
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There seems to be a bit of a shake out going on with Avios partners at the moment. We saw British Airways Executive Club part company with Shell Drivers Club last Sunday, although that was driven (ahem) by Shell as it seeks to move away from a points-based loyalty scheme. It seems that this is not the end of the changes.
Rolling Luggage drops Avios
Suitcase seller Rolling Luggage, which has a big online presence as well as five airport stores in London Heathrow, two in Manchester and one in Luton and Edinburgh, has dropped its Avios partnership.
This wasn’t a bad deal. You earned 5 Avios per £1, plus a bonus 1000 Avios on your first purchase over £100. You would get an additional 750 Avios for two purchases of £50+ in a twelve month period.
Looking at the Rolling Luggage website, the last date to earn Avios on purchases was 22nd May. You have until 22nd November to claim any missing points.
Charles Tyrwhitt is leaving Avios too
ba.com, on its shopping partners page, has a note saying:
“From 9 July 2019, you will no longer be able to collect Avios with Charles Tyrwhitt.”
British Airways will accept queries for missing Avios from Charles Tyrwhitt purchases until 9th January 2020.
I am not sure why these partnerships didn’t work out. A lot of companies sign an Avios partnership and then expect Avios Group to start promoting them to members for free whereas the reality is that Avios expects partners to go off and sort out their own marketing.
Apart from an initial launch competition, Rolling Luggage did not engage with us. This may have been part of the problem – one Avios partner told me recently that Head for Points is responsible for 70% of its Avios-earning transactions. They also ran no promotions, which meant no news for us to cover.
We did, on the other hand, put quite a bit of weight behind Charles Tyrwhitt. If you came to our Christmas Party in 2017 you will remember that every guest got a free Charles Tyrwhitt tie.
It is possible that they were not happy with the new Hackett / Avios partnership – which is more than twice as generous – and there were also complaints from readers about Avios from in-store purchases never posting. The admin required may have overcome the perceived benefits.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (March 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 £12,000 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.
Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa
Get a 10,000 points bonus plus an extra 500 points for our readers 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.
SPECIAL OFFER: You receive a huge 120,000 Membership Rewards points if you apply for American Express Business Platinum by 9th April 2024. You receive 80,000 points for spending £12,000 within 90 days and a further 40,000 points if you retain the card for 14 months. Click here to apply.
SPECIAL OFFER: You receive 60,000 Membership Rewards points if you apply for American Express Business Gold by 9th April 2024. Remember that the card is FREE for the first year. You receive 40,000 points for spending £6,000 within 90 days and a further 20,000 points if you retain the card for 14 months. Click here to apply.
American Express Business Platinum
Crazy 120,000 points bonus (to 9th April) and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
Huge 60,000 points sign-up bonus (until 9th April) 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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