Get 5,000 Avios as a sign-up bonus with the Aer Lingus credit card

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• Ian says:

  15 Jan15 January 04:38

  As a UK citizen and resident, is it easy to get a credit card in Europe or maybe the US?

  • marcolau says:

    15 Jan15 January 04:48

    Assuming you have UK AMEX card, with some efforts (establishing US address and banking presence) you could get the US counterpart as well.

  • Rob says:

    15 Jan15 January 07:24

    No

  • thewoat says:

    15 Jan15 January 18:25

    It’s certainly not “easy”… but I mean, it’s really only admin and stuff, so depends what you define as easy.

• SG says:

  15 Jan15 January 07:33

  Anyone else expiring a delay in having Amex referral points posted to their account?
  Approved person card shipped,no sign of my referral points!

  • Rob says:

    15 Jan15 January 08:22

    I’ve not had any since Friday and am due some.

• sohan says:

  15 Jan15 January 08:17

  This offering remains absolutely crap.

  It’s made all the more disappointing because of how good their leaked plans were a few months back, which never materialised.

  In Ireland the best way to get avios now is sign up for Revolut’s points pocket, which is becoming a cheap way of acquiring points instead of interest on savings.

  There is really no point going through the onerous and clunky application process for one year of slim benefits.

  Thanks Rob for covering this.

  • Earthman says:

    15 Jan15 January 09:03

    Revolut ultra is the only way to go in Éire
    1 avios per euro
    Both via Rev points
    E shops that deliver up to 20 avios per euro
    All the added benefits eg cancel for any reason travel insurance & more that pay for the annual sub

    • ADS says:

      15 Jan15 January 11:53

      Revolut do NOT have a banking license

      Revolut do NOT have phone support / email support / website / premises

      If the Revolut app stops working on your phone – you are locked out of your account with ZERO alternatives

      Sounds great, until you get locked out!

      • ADS says:

        15 Jan15 January 12:21

        correction – Revolut have a banking licence from the Central Bank of Lithuania – so EU customer deposits of up to €100,000 are protected

        although the lack of Revolut phone support / email support / website still means you get locked out if your phone app stops working

        • sohan says:

          15 Jan15 January 13:48

          you can access via website if phone stolen, in Ireland anyway. However yes some downsides to revolut

• Dmm says:

  15 Jan15 January 08:57

  Insurance covers up to 80 yo which might make it more attractive depending on the small print

• Graham Smith says:

  15 Jan15 January 09:06

  Fell at the first hurdle
  Not an Ireland resident??
  Graham Smith

  • Peter K says:

    15 Jan15 January 13:18

    Am I the only person who tried to read this at first like a Haiku?

  • Ian says:

    15 Jan15 January 16:24

    Not really sure why it is on the site, maybe there is a large Irish readership.

• Shamrock says:

  15 Jan15 January 18:52

  Parents have this card. Don’t expect to be able to book your reward flights easily. You have to contact them (not via phone) to check availability and when they decide to reply they will either say or no to availability. If you want to check a flight day later then the same process with delay. My parents are waiting over a month and have given up.

• polly says:

  15 Jan15 January 22:43

  Have tried so hard to see the good for my siblings in Ireland. They love how flexible we are using avios. Really frustrating, even with the card. Such a poor earner all round. Yes agree, Revolut helps, but their system is very clunky…

• Stuart says:

  17 Jan17 January 21:31

  This is a huge laughable offering. Just don’t go near it.

  Ireland is tough for loyalty. Like most things in ireland, it’s difficult.

  As a naturalised irish citizen of UK birth I am trying to piece it all together.

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