SOUTH African travellers will
continue to earn and spend
Avios and the SA Avios Travel
Rewards Programme will
continue as it always has.
A spokesperson confirmed
this to TNW after agents
raised concerns on Open Jaw
by Travelinfo that the Avios
programme had closed when a
client was reportedly told this
by the company.
Avios, however, told TNW that
while the UK arm of the Avios
Travel Rewards Programme had
closed in May, and UK-based
members were transferred on
to BA Executive Club instead,
the SA Avios Travel Rewards
Programme was unaffected.
A closure announcement
made by Avios Group Limited
(AGL) in April, affecting the
company’s UK market, was
picked up by agents, fuelling
concern.
The Avios Travel Rewards
Programme allows SA clients
to collect Avios when paying
for fuel at BP service stations,
shopping at Pick n Pay, using
Openweb, banking with an
Avios credit card, through Absa
and UCount rewards, and when
purchasing flights, hotel stays
or car rentals with supplier
partners.
Both the Avios Travel Reward
Programme and BA Executive
Club allow members to earn
Avios. AGL operates the Avios
reward currency for several
different loyalty programmes,
including the Iberia Plus,
AerClub, Vueling Club and
Meridiana Club. Avios is also
the currency for kulula.com
and Flybe frequent flyers.
No change to Avios in SA
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