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Aer Lingus and AerClub

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.

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.

Get 60% bonus Avios with Avis car rentals

Avis has launched a decent bonus offer if you are planning to rent a car before the end of June. There is only one snag – the offer is from Aer Lingus and not British Airways. This means that: .....

Avis has launched a decent bonus offer if you are planning to rent a car before the end of June. There is only .....

by Rob Burgess

Aer Lingus confirms that Manchester – Barbados flights will return for Winter 2022

Aer Lingus has confirmed that its non-stop route from Manchester Airport to Barbados will return in Winter 2022. Flights initially began last October, and the service will end as planned on 29th .....

Aer Lingus has confirmed that its non-stop route from Manchester Airport to Barbados will return in Winter .....

by Rob Burgess

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

Whilst we don’t write about it much, Aer Lingus has its own Avios-earning credit card. Our full review of the Aer Lingus Aer Credit Card, issued by Bank of Ireland, is here. It’s not very .....

Whilst we don’t write about it much, Aer Lingus has its own Avios-earning credit card. Our full review .....

by Rob Burgess

New Avios routes are coming to Belfast City Airport

Emerald Airlines has confirmed that it is launching flights to the UK mainland from Belfast City Airport. As we covered on HfP recently, Emerald Airlines is the start-up carrier which is taking over .....

Emerald Airlines has confirmed that it is launching flights to the UK mainland from Belfast City Airport. As .....

by Rob Burgess16 comments

What are the 2023 British Airways peak and off-peak Avios flight dates?

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 2023. Remember that these .....

What are the peak and off-peak dates for redeeming Avios points?  This article looks at the British .....

by Rhys Jones19 comments

Six Avios secrets you probably don’t know

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 2022 holiday planning, .....

There is a lot more – a heck of a lot more – to the Avios frequent flyer scheme than most people .....

by Rob Burgess24 comments

How to earn Avios when you fly United Airlines, a member of Star Alliance

As there are four separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub and Vueling Club – which each have their own partners, you would expect .....

As there are four separate Avios loyalty schemes – British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, Aer .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

Save 25% on Aer Lingus Avios flights this week

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Aer Lingus AerClub, the airline is offering 25% off all Avios redemptions. See here for details. It isn’t quite as good as it sounds, unfortunately. Aer .....

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Aer Lingus AerClub, the airline is offering 25% off all Avios .....

by Rob Burgess22 comments

Aer Lingus scraps flights from Manchester to Boston before they even launch

Aer Lingus published its transatlantic plans for Summer 2022 yesterday. The biggest news for UK readers is that the planned service from Manchester to Boston will not now launch next Summer. There is .....

Aer Lingus published its transatlantic plans for Summer 2022 yesterday. The biggest news for UK readers is .....

by Rob Burgess29 comments

Barbados scraps ‘on arrival’ PCR covid testing

I am writing this in a hotel room in Barbados, waiting for the results of the PCR tests we had to take on arrival on Wednesday. Due to an ever increasing backlog, there is no certainty that they will .....

I am writing this in a hotel room in Barbados, waiting for the results of the PCR tests we had to take on .....

by Rob Burgess28 comments

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