Jan 6, 2015, 8:58 am
Last edit by: Raffles
Tesco and Avios
Tesco, the major UK supermarket chain, allows you to convert Tesco Clubcard (CC) points to Avios. The standard earning rate is 1 CC point per £1 spent in store. They convert to Avios in the ratio of 1 CC point to 2.4 Avios or 2.5 Virgin miles.
Every quarter, your points are converted to coupons and mailed to you - they can then be converted via the CC website to Avios or Virgin miles. Typically, it takes 1-2 working days for a conversion to BA Avios to complete.
The key to rapidly earning large amounts of Avios is the regular bonus point offers where large amounts of points can be earned. The latest are listed below and discussed within this thread.
The last period for collecting Clubcard points finished on 22 October 2015.
The last day for collecting points in the current quarter is 28 January 2016.
TopCashback (TCB)
TCB is a cashback generating site that pays your for shopping at a wide range of online retailers via their links. Uniquely amongst such sites, TCB allows up to £50 of cashback per year to be withdrawn to your Tesco Clubcard account which could then be transferred to 12,000 Avios.
Additional cashback above £50 can be transferred directly to your Avios account at rate of 1p = 1.05 Avios although this is not a great deal.
Very generous points deals:
None at present
Averagely exciting points deals:
150 points on £50 branded giftcards (excluding Tesco gift cards) - http://www.tesco.com/giftcard/branded-gift-cards.asp
150 points on £5 spend on your first Tesco photo order http://www.tescophoto.com/home
Opportunities for FREE points:
Earn 25 points a month doing a customer survey (300 points a year) https://www.tescoviews.com/tesco/desktop/landing.do
Earn 100 points for giving your insurance renewal dates https://www.renewals.tescobank.com/
Up to 150 points per survey at Shoppers Thoughts https://www.shopperthoughts.com/signup
Recycle your printer cartridges and get 100 points (mixed feedback on this one) https://www.therecyclingfactory.com/tesco/
Everyday points opportunities at Tesco:
- Tesco credit card (discussed in the first post of this thread)
- Tesco instore and online shopping 1 point per £1 http://www.tesco.com/
- Tesco Direct 1 point per £1 http://www.tesco.com/direct/
- Tesco Fuel 1 point per £2 http://www.tescopfs.com/
- Tesco mobile 1 point per £1 topped up http://www.tescomobile.com/
- Tesco Clothing F&F 1 point per £1 http://www.clothingattesco.com/
Points opportunities at Tesco partners:
EON - Collect up to 1,500 points a year
https://www.eonenergy.com/for-your-h...tesco-clubcard
ESSO - Collect points on fuel and shop goods http://essopoints.co.uk/#how
Living Social - 1 points per £1 https://www.livingsocial.com/content/tesco_clubcard
Tesco, the major UK supermarket chain, allows you to convert Tesco Clubcard (CC) points to Avios. The standard earning rate is 1 CC point per £1 spent in store. They convert to Avios in the ratio of 1 CC point to 2.4 Avios or 2.5 Virgin miles.
Every quarter, your points are converted to coupons and mailed to you - they can then be converted via the CC website to Avios or Virgin miles. Typically, it takes 1-2 working days for a conversion to BA Avios to complete.
The key to rapidly earning large amounts of Avios is the regular bonus point offers where large amounts of points can be earned. The latest are listed below and discussed within this thread.
The last period for collecting Clubcard points finished on 22 October 2015.
The last day for collecting points in the current quarter is 28 January 2016.
TopCashback (TCB)
TCB is a cashback generating site that pays your for shopping at a wide range of online retailers via their links. Uniquely amongst such sites, TCB allows up to £50 of cashback per year to be withdrawn to your Tesco Clubcard account which could then be transferred to 12,000 Avios.
Additional cashback above £50 can be transferred directly to your Avios account at rate of 1p = 1.05 Avios although this is not a great deal.
Very generous points deals:
None at present
Averagely exciting points deals:
150 points on £50 branded giftcards (excluding Tesco gift cards) - http://www.tesco.com/giftcard/branded-gift-cards.asp
150 points on £5 spend on your first Tesco photo order http://www.tescophoto.com/home
Opportunities for FREE points:
Earn 25 points a month doing a customer survey (300 points a year) https://www.tescoviews.com/tesco/desktop/landing.do
Earn 100 points for giving your insurance renewal dates https://www.renewals.tescobank.com/
Up to 150 points per survey at Shoppers Thoughts https://www.shopperthoughts.com/signup
Recycle your printer cartridges and get 100 points (mixed feedback on this one) https://www.therecyclingfactory.com/tesco/
Everyday points opportunities at Tesco:
- Tesco credit card (discussed in the first post of this thread)
- Tesco instore and online shopping 1 point per £1 http://www.tesco.com/
- Tesco Direct 1 point per £1 http://www.tesco.com/direct/
- Tesco Fuel 1 point per £2 http://www.tescopfs.com/
- Tesco mobile 1 point per £1 topped up http://www.tescomobile.com/
- Tesco Clothing F&F 1 point per £1 http://www.clothingattesco.com/
Points opportunities at Tesco partners:
EON - Collect up to 1,500 points a year
https://www.eonenergy.com/for-your-h...tesco-clubcard
ESSO - Collect points on fuel and shop goods http://essopoints.co.uk/#how
Living Social - 1 points per £1 https://www.livingsocial.com/content/tesco_clubcard
Tesco and BA - 2015 master thread
Jan 26, 2015, 8:43 am
#152
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 783
If your bored reading these posts, wait until next week when usually a lot of people post about how their points from the last quarter have hit their accounts, now thats boring (yawn).
Jan 26, 2015, 8:49 am
#153
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Location: Leeds, UK
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jonboy73 is only kidding. He was in to 3V before most of us realised what a good thing it was.
Jan 27, 2015, 4:56 am
#154
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 783
Reports that autoconversions to Avios have started today..
Jan 28, 2015, 3:16 am
#155
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: UK
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Jan 28, 2015, 6:46 am
#156
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: North of Carlisle
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,538
Just converted £400 tesco vouchers, was waiting / hoping for a bonus conversion but with today's events a devaluation is more likely
Jan 28, 2015, 2:59 pm
#157
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tonbridge
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 2,034
Following today's Avios devaluation (or rather the upcoming one at the end of April), it makes it even harder to justify using Clubcard points for Avios, restaurant vouchers are so much more valuable
Jan 28, 2015, 3:10 pm
#158
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: I don't fly enough
Posts: 204
Maybe there'll be a conversion bonus to offset the changes? (One can but hope...)
Jan 28, 2015, 3:11 pm
#159
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: North of Carlisle
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,538
Like many others, I'm on the grandfather rate (800) so I'm quite happy - at the moment. Will certainly try and get some flights organised before 28 April. I also have a few 241's to burn so the avios conversion was necessary.
Jan 28, 2015, 3:19 pm
#160
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Wirral, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 432
I cashed out my stash of CC vouchers a couple of weeks ago for Goldsmiths and a meal out. Can't say that I regret making that choice.
Jan 30, 2015, 3:09 am
#161
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 16
Just got this info via an email from Virgin Atlantic:
" convert your Clubcard points between 30 January and 31 March 2015 and we'll give you 30% more miles*. Even better, if you really want to see your miles balance skyrocket, sign up for Auto Opt In to transfer your points automatically and we'll give you another 1,000 bonus miles** on top. "
So....do I convert my Clubcard points to Virgin miles or do I hang around waiting for a British Airways Avios offer???
" convert your Clubcard points between 30 January and 31 March 2015 and we'll give you 30% more miles*. Even better, if you really want to see your miles balance skyrocket, sign up for Auto Opt In to transfer your points automatically and we'll give you another 1,000 bonus miles** on top. "
So....do I convert my Clubcard points to Virgin miles or do I hang around waiting for a British Airways Avios offer???
Jan 30, 2015, 3:11 am
#162
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: London, UK
Programs: Not much these days: BA Silver, Bonvoy Lifetime Gold, HH Gold
Posts: 1,326
Well I've just converted £300-worth, two years of accumulated spend, so I'd expect a bonus tomorrow.
Jan 30, 2015, 3:50 am
#163
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,765
Just got this info via an email from Virgin Atlantic:
" convert your Clubcard points between 30 January and 31 March 2015 and we'll give you 30% more miles*. Even better, if you really want to see your miles balance skyrocket, sign up for Auto Opt In to transfer your points automatically and we'll give you another 1,000 bonus miles** on top. "
So....do I convert my Clubcard points to Virgin miles or do I hang around waiting for a British Airways Avios offer???
" convert your Clubcard points between 30 January and 31 March 2015 and we'll give you 30% more miles*. Even better, if you really want to see your miles balance skyrocket, sign up for Auto Opt In to transfer your points automatically and we'll give you another 1,000 bonus miles** on top. "
So....do I convert my Clubcard points to Virgin miles or do I hang around waiting for a British Airways Avios offer???
I've converted mine. Can't see there being any bonuses ever.
Jan 30, 2015, 4:37 am
#164
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Spire Ambassador, Starbucks Gold,
Posts: 624
Just got this info via an email from Virgin Atlantic:
" convert your Clubcard points between 30 January and 31 March 2015 and we'll give you 30% more miles*. Even better, if you really want to see your miles balance skyrocket, sign up for Auto Opt In to transfer your points automatically and we'll give you another 1,000 bonus miles** on top. "
So....do I convert my Clubcard points to Virgin miles or do I hang around waiting for a British Airways Avios offer???
" convert your Clubcard points between 30 January and 31 March 2015 and we'll give you 30% more miles*. Even better, if you really want to see your miles balance skyrocket, sign up for Auto Opt In to transfer your points automatically and we'll give you another 1,000 bonus miles** on top. "
So....do I convert my Clubcard points to Virgin miles or do I hang around waiting for a British Airways Avios offer???
I think they ran something similar this time last year which I took advantage of to go Tesco - Virgin - IHG to top up my account for a redemption in Washington. There has been nothing from BA in that time.
Jan 30, 2015, 9:23 am
#165
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland.
Programs: BAEC, Hilton Gold.
Posts: 23
For anyone waiting on a BA bonus, it seems you'll be waiting a while longer!
This has appeared on the BA site today:
"Exchange a minimum £5 in Tesco Clubcard vouchers for Avios and you’ll receive entry into a prize draw to win an evening of fine dining at the Chef’s Table, in Gordon Ramsay's Savoy Grill. Exchange between 30 January to 28 February, for a chance for you and three friends to experience a 360 hands on experience with Head Chef, Andy Cook."
Yet another of their famous competitions...
This has appeared on the BA site today:
"Exchange a minimum £5 in Tesco Clubcard vouchers for Avios and you’ll receive entry into a prize draw to win an evening of fine dining at the Chef’s Table, in Gordon Ramsay's Savoy Grill. Exchange between 30 January to 28 February, for a chance for you and three friends to experience a 360 hands on experience with Head Chef, Andy Cook."
Yet another of their famous competitions...