Tesco Ireland & Aer Lingus Launch Incredible Avios Partnership – Just €2.50 Gets You 600 Avios

Aer Lingus and Tesco Ireland have just announced a partnership that's turning heads across the travel rewards community – and for good reason. The new arrangement allows Tesco Clubcard members in Ireland to convert their vouchers into Avios at what can only be described as an exceptional rate.

Every €2.50 in Tesco Clubcard vouchers converts into 600 Avios. Let's put that into perspective: that's effectively acquiring Avios at just 0.37p per point when you factor in the exchange rate from euros to sterling.

For context, buying Avios directly from British Airways typically costs around 1.5p per point, and even the best transfer bonuses rarely bring that below 1p per point. This Tesco Ireland partnership is offering a rate that's genuinely unprecedented for a grocery loyalty scheme.

With Aer Lingus reward flights starting from just 4,000 Avios plus taxes, a mere €17.50 in Clubcard vouchers could secure a one-way flight to Paris, London, or Amsterdam. For those with bigger ambitions, €55 in vouchers (which converts to 13,200 Avios) could help fund a transatlantic journey to New York.

The timing couldn't be better, either. Tesco is issuing Clubcard vouchers to almost one million members next week, meaning there's likely a substantial pot of vouchers ready to be converted into travel rewards.

The process is refreshingly straightforward. Simply have your AerClub membership number ready when exchanging Clubcard vouchers for Avios through the Tesco app or at Tesco.ie/clubcard/reward-partners. Both Tesco Clubcard and AerClub are free to join.

One particularly useful detail: Clubcard vouchers last for two years and can be found in the Tesco.ie app, so vouchers already issued can be used for this reward. If you've been stockpiling Clubcard vouchers, you've now got an excellent use for them.

Now, here's where things get interesting for those of us based in the UK. This partnership is currently exclusive to Tesco Ireland, which means you'll need to be shopping at Irish Tesco stores to benefit. However, for anyone living near the Irish border or those who regularly visit Ireland, this presents a genuine opportunity.

The redemption possibilities extend well beyond Irish routes too. Avios earned through AerClub can be used across the Avios family – meaning flights on British Airways, Iberia, Qatar Airways, and Finnair are all within reach. You can even transfer Avios freely between these programmes to maximise your options.

This partnership comes as Aer Lingus approaches the 10th anniversary of AerClub and follows successful partnerships with Uber, Revolut, and Bank of Ireland. The airline seems genuinely committed to building out its earning ecosystem beyond just flights.

What strikes me most about this partnership is the mathematics. At 0.37p per Avios through Tesco vouchers, you're getting better value than virtually any other Avios earning method available to UK or Irish consumers. Even our recommended business credit cards that earn 1 Avios per £1 spent would need you to value those Avios at significantly more than 0.37p to compete with this earning rate.

If you're accumulating Avios through this partnership and wondering where to redeem them, Aer Lingus itself offers some excellent value, particularly for transatlantic travel. Their off-peak economy awards to North America start at just 13,000 Avios one-way (plus taxes), whilst business class can be had for 50,000 Avios.

You can use our Avios calculator to work out pricing for British Airways flights, or check out the Award Travel Finder to search for availability across multiple programmes.

Whilst this partnership is currently limited to Tesco Ireland, it represents one of the strongest Avios earning opportunities available anywhere. If you have any connection to Ireland – whether through family, business, or proximity – it's worth exploring whether you can take advantage of this.

Tesco Ireland expects to give back over €7.5 million in vouchers to customers, which could theoretically convert into enough Avios for hundreds of thousands of flights. That's a significant pool of travel rewards being unlocked through everyday grocery shopping.

For those of us in the UK hoping for something similar, we can only watch enviously and hope that Tesco might extend this partnership across the Irish Sea. Given the success of similar schemes in the past (remember when Tesco Clubcard could convert to BA Avios?), perhaps there's hope for a future UK partnership.

Until then, Irish shoppers have stumbled upon one of the best Avios deals around. If you qualify, my advice is simple: make the most of it.

Have you got Tesco Clubcard vouchers ready to convert? Let me know on Instagram how you're planning to use your newfound Avios.