10 smart tips to boost your Avios balance

Smart members of AerClub will know that there are lots of different ways to grow your Avios balance, not just when you book flights. Check out our insider tips to collecting Avios so you can quickly build up your balance and start reaping the many rewards!

AerClub eStore

1. AerClub eStore – Love shopping online? Yep, we do too. Did you know that you can earn Avios on literally hundreds of great brands, including, Currys PC World, Life Style Sports, ASOS, Brown Thomas and Arnotts, all via the AerClub eStore. When you enter all of these great websites via the eStore you can collect up to 12 Avios for every €1 you spend. It’s a no-brainer! Shop now.

2. Retail – First, sign up for SuperValu Real Rewards. Then make sure you get to SuperValu for your shopping and groceries. You’ll soon build up a whole stack of Real Rewards points that you can easily convert to Avios and beef up that balance. You can also collect Avios when you shop in-store at Kildare Village and Appleby Jewellers. Find out more.

3. Aer Credit Card – Every time you use your Aer Credit Card to make a purchase you’ll collect Avios(1). Collect 1 Avios for every €1 you spend with Aer Lingus and 1 Avios for every €4 you spend on all other transactions on your Aer Credit Card. Click here to find out more. (Note: Aer Credit Card is only available to residents in the Republic of Ireland.)

4. Link your debit and/or credit cards to your AerClub account and collect Avios every time you spend with great brands like Odeon (10 Avios per €1 spent in store). This way you can visit the cinema, sit back, relax while you earn Avios for your next travel adventure.

Hotel Swimming Pool

5. Hotels – Booking a work trip or a weekend away? Using Avios hotels you’ll collect a massive 15 Avios for every €1 spent. This will definitely give a nice boost to your balance.

6. Offers and News – Sign up to receive AerClub communications via your AerClub profile to stay up-to-date on the latest offers, competitions, events and all the ways to collect and spend Avios.

View of Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA

7. Car Hire – Beep beep! Collect 3 Avios per €1 spent on Avis car rental, with a minimum of 500 Avios for 1-2 day rentals and a minimum of 700 Avios for 3+ day rentals. Click to Book rental.

8. Experiences – get more from your holiday. With Viator, you can find the best sights and activities wherever you’re headed. You can collect 7 Avios for every €1 you spend. Click to Book an experience.

Economist Avios AerClub

9. The Economist – You can collect up to 8,400 Avios when you subscribe to The Economist. Available in print-only, digital-only or as a print and digital package, you have the opportunity to enjoy The Economist however you wish. Click to Subscribe today.

10. Buy and Gift Avios – Tired of waiting? Get to where you want to be, when you want to be there, by topping up your Avios balance. You can buy up to 200,000 Avios per calendar year for yourself or to give as a gift. Buy Avios. Bye waiting. Buy Avios now.

 

For further information on AerClub and to sign up to the loyalty programme, visit www.aerlingus.com/AerClub.

(1) Avios are issued and redeemed in accordance with Avios Terms and Conditions. You do not earn Avios on excluded transactions. Please see www.avios.com for more details. Aer Credit Card is brought to you by Bank of Ireland in partnership with Aer Lingus. Over 18s only. Lending criteria, terms and conditions apply. Subject to a monthly fee of €7.99. Bank of Ireland is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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