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Win 50,000 Avios points with Avis and Aer Lingus

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Avis and Aer Lingus AerClub have launched a competition to win one of five prizes of 50,000 Avios.

The good news is that there is virtually no effort required to enter as long as you are already an Aer Lingus AerClub member.  If not, you can sign up for free via this page of the Aer Lingus website.

If you win, your prize will be dropped into your AerClub account, but you can move the Avios across to British Airways Executive Club in two minutes by using ‘Combine Your Avios’.

Avis bonus avios

You can enter via this special page of the Avis website.

There are three questions to answer:

How many bonus Avios will AerClub members collect when they book a car group C or above for 3 or more days with Avis between 1st October – 30th November 2019 for rental between 1st October – 15th December 2019?

Answer: 700

AerClub members are entitled to a free additional driver on every Avis rental? (True or False?)

Answer: True

When AerClub members join Avis Preferred how many bonus Avios will they collect on their first Preferred rental?

Answer: 1,000

The closing date is 30th November.  It is one entry per person and you must be over 18 years old.

Click here to enter.  Remember that you need a 3081XXXXXXXX AerClub number to enter, and not a British Airways Executive Club membership number.

There are no residency restrictions – you do not need to live in Ireland to take part.  Good luck!

Want to know more about redeeming Avios on Aer Lingus?

This HfP article shows you everything you need to know about how to redeem Avios points on Aer Lingus which can lead to substantial tax savings when flying to North America.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2025)

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 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, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits 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

50,000 points when you sign-up 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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Aer Lingus and AerClub, Avis and Avis Preferred

Comments (36)

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  • Simon Smart says:
    4 Oct4 October 07:07

    Can’t add my BA Executive number and password when it asks for Avios details. Incorrect username etc

    • Peter K says:
      4 Oct4 October 07:13

      From above:
      Click here to enter. Remember that you need a 3081XXXXXXXX AerClub number to enter, and not a British Airways Executive Club membership number.

    • Crafty says:
      4 Oct4 October 07:15

      Did you read the article?

      “Remember that you need a 3081XXXXXXXX AerClub number to enter, and not a British Airways Executive Club membership number.”

    • Mike says:
      4 Oct4 October 07:20

      Simon – I suspect the issue is that you are trying to enter your BA Executive number and password when the article does advise “……..that you need a 3081XXXXXXXX AerClub number to enter, and not a British Airways Executive Club membership number”

    • Chrisasaurus says:
      4 Oct4 October 07:23

      Oh Simon….

      I was going to post about the competition in the comments but saw the article.

      Questions around Simon’s comprehension aside, it is an young that you need to enter Avios acc no – surely email address identities you plenty well enough? And most of us cant exactly recite them…

    • Paul says:
      4 Oct4 October 08:52

      Similarly confused. I understand it’s not the BA Exec number for the AerClub number (yes, it has to be a 3081…) but the second box asking about AVIOS membership… I presume now that AVIOS standalone has gone by the board, it requires me to say no I don’t have an AVIOS account, and create a new one…

  • Nick says:
    4 Oct4 October 07:14

    Simon – your surname seems to be something of a misnomer. Rob Burgess’ article clear states “Remember that you need a 3081XXXXXXXX AerClub number to enter, and not a British Airways Executive Club membership number.”.

  • JohnT says:
    4 Oct4 October 08:01

    I would say 500 for last q, as is for 1st rental not just joining.?

    • john says:
      4 Oct4 October 10:40

      I would agree with you John, however they have updated the website now to say 1,000!

      “When you receive your Avis Preferred card you will also receive a voucher for 1,000 bonus Avios on your next Avis Preferred rental.”

  • Steve-B says:
    4 Oct4 October 08:25

    I signed up for Avis Preferred 3 weeks ago and no sign of the voucher. Anyone with recent experience of how long this takes?

    • Paul says:
      4 Oct4 October 08:45

      Similar issues when I joined a while ago. Phoned helpline eventually, and was informed you have to opt in to ALL emails (marketing, updates, partners etc), and you would PROBABLY receive voucher in one of these emails, or you should call helpline who will then add two your account. Not exactly obvious route, but…

  • Brian says:
    4 Oct4 October 09:14

    Can’t trust them. Never got the signing up points when they launched AerClub.

  • AJA says:
    4 Oct4 October 09:20

    I joined Avis Preferred through BA and my first rental was in Sep. When does the 1,000 bonus credit to BAEC? I am signed up for all the marketing guff too but no sign of bonus yet. The Avios for the rental have posted along with the bonus for paying with BA Amex.

  • Tubbs says:
    4 Oct4 October 09:27

    I tried to join AerClub but get a message ‘Unfortunately we are unable to complete your registration.’
    I had an Avios account but this is now closed. Initially I tried to use my old Avios username but was forced to choose another username. AerClub seemed to want to link me to my old Avios account. I was asked to confirm Avios username & password but this was rejected (passwords are now different format).
    Can anyone offer advice, other than contacting AerClub direct. Thanks.

    • Nick S says:
      4 Oct4 October 10:19

      I have exactly the same problem
      Aer Club have tried twice to sort it out, no luck so far
      The last email from them on 17th Sept said they had referred it to their IT dept

    • Ralph says:
      4 Oct4 October 10:34

      I don’t believe old Avios accounts were “closed”. They were just disabled / locked. You’ll therefore need unique details.

      How I know this? I can’t normally log into Avios.com using my old details. BUT, every time I use a Lloyds voucher I need to call them up to complete the booking. During that process they temporarily unlock the account and if I’m quick I can actually log into it and have a snoop. I regularly took screenshots of my Voucher balance (as they have mucked this up in the past). They have unfortunately recently changed their website so while I *can* still log in (albeit briefly, as they re-lock when they are done), I can’t see the voucher balance any more 🙁

    • John says:
      5 Oct5 October 10:53

      My wife has this problem and it isn’t worth the bother to try and get it fixed.

  • Billy says:
    4 Oct4 October 13:09

    Avis have updated the website. 1000 bonus Avios on header and in the text.

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