I’m always trying to pick up as many frequent flyer points as possible. In countries like the US there are a shedload of credit cards you can sign up to that have very generous sign up bonuses. Unfortunately, there are very few of these options available in Ireland. I’ve started trying to earn as many Real Reward points as possible with the idea of transferring them over to Aer Club Avios points (and then potentially over to my BA Executive Club Avios). I have my Bank of Ireland Credit Card linked to my Real Reward Account and have recently linked…
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SuperValu Real Rewards have teamed up with Aer Lingus’s new loyalty program Aer Club. This partnership allows you to transfer your Real Rewards points to Aer Club Avios at a rate of 1:1. You can earn Real Reward points when shopping at Supervalu, purchasing Supervalu insurance, paying your Electric Ireland bill, buying SuperValu getaway breaks or using their CashBack portal – eShops. It is possible to link your Bank of Ireland credit card with your SuperValu Real Rewards account to earn points each time you use your credit card. Currently there is a promotion on until 31st August giving you triple…
Aer Lingus recently launched a new frequent flyer program called Aer Club to replace their Gold Circle. It would be fair to say things have not gone well – you just need to look at the boards thread or AerClubSucks on Twitter. When asked about the migration to Aer Club the CEO of Aer Lingus Stephen Kavanagh said “My job is not to keep everybody happy,” .. “My job is to reward those customers that actually deliver margin.” While I fully agree with him that there no point rewarding customers that provide no real margin to Aer Lingus, I believe offering a…