Mar 16, 2022, 3:26 pm
Barclaycard Avios and Avios Plus credit cards
May 6, 2022, 11:35 am
#586
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
Yep, I've got my voucher and the voucher tracker hasn't budged in a month! The bonus one completed fine.
May 6, 2022, 1:49 pm
#587
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Programs: BA GGL - maybe only briefly!
Posts: 1,378
May 6, 2022, 2:31 pm
#588
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: AmEx & Barclaycard Avios Plus
Posts: 19
May 6, 2022, 5:04 pm
#589
Join Date: Jun 2019
Programs: BA Gold, EI, VS
Posts: 145
World Elite Benefit
As a small aside from the main discussion, I have managed to utilise a World Elite benefit on my wife’s Barclaycard Avios Plus to get top tier Preferred President’s Club status with Avis as I have noted in the thread below. No proof was needed but she/I seemed entitled so I thought I would try and it was given.
BA/Avis car hire - additional driver
BA/Avis car hire - additional driver
May 7, 2022, 4:57 am
#590
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 1,197
As a small aside from the main discussion, I have managed to utilise a World Elite benefit on my wife’s Barclaycard Avios Plus to get top tier Preferred President’s Club status with Avis as I have noted in the thread below. No proof was needed but she/I seemed entitled so I thought I would try and it was given.
BA/Avis car hire - additional driver
BA/Avis car hire - additional driver
May 7, 2022, 7:42 am
#591
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: London-Nice
Programs: GGL
Posts: 1,425
May 7, 2022, 7:50 am
#593
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: UK
Programs: BA Silver (temp demotion), *A Silver, HH Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 490
As a small aside from the main discussion, I have managed to utilise a World Elite benefit on my wife’s Barclaycard Avios Plus to get top tier Preferred President’s Club status with Avis as I have noted in the thread below. No proof was needed but she/I seemed entitled so I thought I would try and it was given.
BA/Avis car hire - additional driver
BA/Avis car hire - additional driver
May 7, 2022, 7:52 am
#594
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Milton Keynes, UK
Programs: BA Gold (OW Emerald), TK Elite (*A Gold)
Posts: 574
May 7, 2022, 8:03 am
#595
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
Although it varies very much by card and I think the Barclays one has pretty limited benefits - certainly no lounge access that I've seen and this Avis status is the first one I've seen mentioned?
May 7, 2022, 1:54 pm
#596
Join Date: Jun 2019
Programs: BA Gold, EI, VS
Posts: 145
https://www.avis-preferred.com/mastercard/
May 7, 2022, 2:00 pm
#597
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: London
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 100
I am assuming that you need to "activate" the card in their app before it will actually work? I've got the card, but not the PIN yet, and can't seem to make any online transactions nor link it up to Curve.
Unrelated, but I had no problem getting a reasonable credit limit, but have found other aspects as mystifying as others - multiple security words and numbers, no Apple Pay (I could understand this for a new bank launching cards, but what exactly needs to be done by Barclaycard of all companies?!). Not throwing away my Amex BAPP any time soon if this is a sign of things to come...
Unrelated, but I had no problem getting a reasonable credit limit, but have found other aspects as mystifying as others - multiple security words and numbers, no Apple Pay (I could understand this for a new bank launching cards, but what exactly needs to be done by Barclaycard of all companies?!). Not throwing away my Amex BAPP any time soon if this is a sign of things to come...
May 7, 2022, 2:02 pm
#598
Join Date: Jun 2019
Programs: BA Gold, EI, VS
Posts: 145
l’m not sure if it’s an “official” benefit of Barclaycard but I found an old thread on Head For Points about car rental status matching and after a bit of digging found that Avis offered this upgrade to World Elite card holders so I gave it a try and it worked.
May 8, 2022, 12:55 pm
#599
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: Mucci; BAEC GGL; (In memoriam: KLM Flying Dutchman Royal Wing & FB Platinum Elite)
Posts: 186
I am assuming that you need to "activate" the card in their app before it will actually work? I've got the card, but not the PIN yet, and can't seem to make any online transactions nor link it up to Curve.
Unrelated, but I had no problem getting a reasonable credit limit, but have found other aspects as mystifying as others - multiple security words and numbers, no Apple Pay (I could understand this for a new bank launching cards, but what exactly needs to be done by Barclaycard of all companies?!). Not throwing away my Amex BAPP any time soon if this is a sign of things to come...
Unrelated, but I had no problem getting a reasonable credit limit, but have found other aspects as mystifying as others - multiple security words and numbers, no Apple Pay (I could understand this for a new bank launching cards, but what exactly needs to be done by Barclaycard of all companies?!). Not throwing away my Amex BAPP any time soon if this is a sign of things to come...
May 8, 2022, 2:17 pm
#600
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: UK
Programs: BA Silver (temp demotion), *A Silver, HH Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 490
I’m not sure about “Privilige” as the Avis loyalty program is “Preferred”, but assuming you mean the same thing, I found this form online and filled it out and selected World Elite as the matching program and the upgrade to “Preferred Presidents Club” was done either later that day or next day. Got an email to confirm and status changed on my online account and app
https://www.avis-preferred.com/mastercard/
https://www.avis-preferred.com/mastercard/