Switching from Barclaycard Avios Mastercard to Barclaycard Avios Plus

[TankTravels]

I signed up for the basic Barclaycard Avios card and would like to upgrade to the Avios Plus card for £20 a month. The app does not give me the option to upgrade. I rang up customer service and was told this is not possible. I spend over 20K a year on this card and it is crazy that I cannot upgrade. Does anyone have experience of this issue?

[NorthernLass]

Many, many reports of this. If you haven’t got the offer, you won’t get the upgrade. How long have you had the card? Offers sometimes start appearing after about 4 months. Have you scrolled through the “Transfers and Offers” page in the app?

If you’re easily spending £20k on the card, though, you may as well save yourself the fee!

[Rui N.]

As NorthernLass said, you only can do it if it shows as an option. For example, when I first got the paid card I was able to downgrade to the free one (which I eventually cancelled). I got the paid card again late last year, and I have no option to downgrade at the moment.
One option is to cancell the card and wait a few months to apply to the paid version.

[strickers]

I’ve had the card 18 months, spent £20k in the first year and I’m well on my way this year. The upgrade option has never appeared.

[Wally1976]

There might be a route if you switch to a different card first then after a while the Avios Plus option might appear. No guarantee though I’m afraid.