Tesco adds Ticketmaster as a new Clubcard spending partner

Whilst most Head for Points readers use their Tesco Clubcard vouchers for Avios points or Virgin Flying Club miles, it is also worth keeping your eye out for other decent Clubcard deals.

As I wrote last year, I used a chunk of Clubcard vouchers to pay a big Safestore bill.  I got 3 x face value for my Clubcard tokens, and I would effectively have been ‘paying’ well over 1p per Avios had I used cash for Safestore instead.

Ticketmaster has just been added as new Clubcard deals partner.  At just 2 x face value, you are not going to get the same value that I did at Safestore.

However, it is worth looking at the maths.  A £10 Clubcard voucher gets you 2,400 Avios or £20 at Ticketmaster.  That means that you are effectively ‘paying’ (2000/2400=) 0.83p per Avios.  If you value Avios at more than 0.83p, you should continue converting.  If you don’t, then Ticketmaster would be an effective alternative.

redspottedhanky.com offers the same 2x face value deal for UK train tickets.  If you ever pay cash for a train ticket, instead of using Tesco vouchers which you would otherwise send to Avios, then you are also paying 0.83p per Avios.

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus:

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

(Want to earn more Avios?  Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)