Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
AerClub is the frequent flyer program for Aer Lingus. Like its sister airlines British Airways and Iberia it uses Avios as its reward currency.
You can find more information about spending your Avios with Aer Lingus for low-tax redemptions here. It is part of our ‘Avios Redemption University’ series that explains the basics of the Avios programme.
Our review of the Bank of Ireland Avios credit card from Aer Lingus is here.
You can read more about AerClub on the Aer Lingus website here.
There is a lot more – a heck of a lot more – to the Avios frequent flyer scheme than most people think. If you are a new reader who came to HfP today as part of your Summer 2021 holiday .....
26 Dec 202026 December 2020 • 16 comments
The US Department of Transport has now given its final approval to the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways and American Airlines transatlantic joint venture. Iberia and Finnair are also .....
23 Dec 202023 December 2020 • 42 comments
The US Department of Transport has tentatively approved the Aer Lingus application to join the British Airways and American Airlines transatlantic joint venture. Iberia and Finnair are also part of .....
18 Nov 202018 November 2020 • 48 comments
What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points? This article looks at the British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus peak and off-peak Avios calendars for 2021. Remember that these .....
31 Oct 202031 October 2020 • 16 comments
What are the peak and off-peak calendar dates for redeeming Avios points in 2021? We have turned the Aer Lingus peak and off peak into a neat little table, below, which gives a better overview .....
1 Oct 20201 October 2020 • Leave a comment
Aer Lingus has decided to scrap its direct flights to the United States from Shannon, according to media reports. The two aircraft based there will be moved to a UK regional airport and used to launch .....
1 Sep 20201 September 2020 • 45 comments
As a reminder, our coverage of Avios Ireland (AerClub) is exclusively on the Head for Points website. You will not receive these articles via our daily emails unless it is a deal which UK .....
31 Aug 202031 August 2020 • Leave a comment
Aer Lingus Regional, operated via a Stobart Air franchise, has announced six new routes from Belfast City Airport. Starting on a phased basis from 27th August, Aer Lingus will fly from Belfast City .....
24 Jul 202024 July 2020 • Leave a comment
In early 2019, Ireland got its first official Avios credit card. This was the Aer Credit Card, offered by Bank of Ireland and earning Avios in Aer Lingus AerClub. I want to review it today. The .....
23 Jul 202023 July 2020 • 19 comments
A reader recently got in touch to suggest we write an article on how you are protected if you book cash flights now for later this year or early 2021. It was a good idea. After all, you may wish to .....
1 Jun 20201 June 2020 • 70 comments
Aer Lingus has done an excellent job of building out its North American routes over the last few years. IAG has been trying to position Aer Lingus as a ‘value’ carrier across the .....
1 Jun 20201 June 2020 • 31 comments
Comair, the British Airways franchise operator in South Africa – in which BA has a circa 10% shareholding – has filed for ‘business rescue’. This is not necessarily the end of .....
9 May 20209 May 2020 • 21 comments
The British Airways redundancy saga took a new twist this morning as IAG, BA’s parent company, announced its results for the three months to March. When British Airways announced its 12,000 .....
7 May 20207 May 2020 • 134 comments
This article explains how to redeem your Avios points on Aer Lingus. The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something .....
18 Apr 202018 April 2020 • 4 comments
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