Tesco Clubcard launches an Avios competition but no points conversion bonus
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Tesco Clubcard and Avios have launched a competition for anyone who converts their Clubcard points to British Airways Executive Club Avios during August.
As a reminder, both Avios and Virgin Flying Club are Tesco Clubcard partners. When you convert:
1 Tesco Clubcard point = 2.4 Avios (details here)
1 Tesco Clubcard point = 2.5 Virgin Flying Club miles (details here)
As 1 Clubcard point is only worth 1p when spent in a Tesco store, this is clearly far more attractive. However, you also need to look at other Clubcard partner deals.
Hotels.com, for example, offers you 3p of credit for every 1p of Tesco Clubcard vouchers you convert. You don’t earn Hotels.com Rewards credits when you do this, so it isn’t a genuine ‘3 to 1’ conversion, but some people will find it just as attractive.
You can also use Tesco Clubcard vouchers to book selected Hilton hotels, with 1p of vouchers worth a 3p discount. Even better, these count as qualifying stays in Hilton Honors. You can learn more about the Tesco Clubcard / Hilton partnership in our article here.
Anyway, back to the competition.
What do you win? There are 100 prizes of 24,000 Avios each
How do you enter? You receive an entry when you convert at least £2.50 of Tesco Clubcard vouchers to Avios
What is the deadline? You must convert your points between 1st August and 31st August
Are people who auto-convert included automatically? Yes
Do you receive more entries for converting more points? No. This is important – you do NOT get four entries if you convert £10-worth of Tesco Clubcard vouchers. It is limited to one entry per person.
To be honest, I was expecting some form of Avios conversion bonus. Historically this is something that British Airways has done when it wants to raise some money, as Tesco has to pay for every Avios point that you receive. It wouldn’t have surprised me to see a 100% bonus, so to see nothing at all is very strange.
Will see a conversion bonus next quarter? I obviously don’t know. As usual, I don’t recommend converting your Tesco Clubcard vouchers to Avios immediately. Not only could you miss out on a future conversion bonus, but you could also miss out on a great offer from a different Tesco Clubcard partner.
That said ….. I might take a punt and convert £2.50-worth of my current £25 stash! The odds of winning are probably not too bad given that there are 100 prizes, and with each prize worth 24,000 Avios it is nothing to be sniffed at.
I don’t see any point in converting more than £2.50-worth of vouchers unless, of course, you are planning to use the Avios immediately.
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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