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EDIT: Full t&c’s now at the bottom of this post–thanks to Rich! The minimum rental period is 3 days (car category C or above).
If you are looking to pick up some more Virgin Flying Club Miles, their current car rental promotion with Avis may be of interest. You can earn 4,000 bonus miles for a car rental, booked between 1 July and 15 August, and consumed between 1 September 2018 and 30 April 2019:
The booking link is on the Virgin offer page here.
Oddly, there are no full terms and conditions provided other than the geographical restrictions (since when is Canada not in North America?? :D) and the booking and rental periods:
Bottom line
EDIT: To bag the bonus, you need to rent a category C or above car for three days or more…
As always, make sure you shop around to ensure that the rate is genuinely competitive. But 4,000 bonus Miles sounds like a decent rebate for a car rental, especially since there seems to be no minimum car group requirement and no minimum rental length specified this time round.
It also seems that you can trigger the bonus multiple times if you are looking to really boost your Virgin account. There is nothing in the terms suggesting that the bonus will only be awarded once. Well, there are no published Ts&Cs this time…
Full t&c’s
BASE MILES:
1-6 day rentals : 500 miles
7+ day rentals : 1000 miles
BONUS Miles:
Earn 4000 miles for rentals 3 days or more
Reservation period: 1st July 2018 – 15th August 2018
Rental period: 1st September 2018 – 30th April 2019
• Bonus Flying Club miles awarded on all rentals taking place in North America, Canada, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
• Valid at all participating Avis locations in the regions listed above
• Entitlement: Valid on rentals car group C and above for a minimum of 3 days and maximum rental of 28 days. Offer is not available on all rates and at all times and blackout periods may apply
• An advance reservation is required. Offer is only valid for Flying Club members.
• Your Flying Club membership number must be presented at time of rental
All bookings must be made via this site for the discount and mileage offer to apply
• Taxes, local government surcharges and optional items such as insurances, fuel services etc are extra. Renter must meet Avis age, driver and credit requirements.
• Drivers must be over the age of 21 years and hold a full driving license (surcharge fees may apply up to age of 25 for some locations)
• Maximum 3 rentals during promotional period
• Offer may not be used in conjunction with any other discount, promotion or offer and is subject to availability
• Standard Avis rental terms and conditions apply
Richard says
The T and Cs show if you click on Terms and Conditions at the top of the virgin page. They are:
Terms and Conditions.
Earn 4,000 Flying Club miles
BASE MILES:
1-6 day rentals : 500 miles
7+ day rentals : 1000 miles
BONUS Miles:
Earn 4000 miles for rentals 3 days or more
Reservation period: 1st July 2018 – 15th August 2018
Rental period: 1st September 2018 – 30th April 2019
• Bonus Flying Club miles awarded on all rentals taking place in North America, Canada, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
• Valid at all participating Avis locations in the regions listed above
• Entitlement: Valid on rentals car group C and above for a minimum of 3 days and maximum rental of 28 days. Offer is not available on all rates and at all times and blackout periods may apply
• An advance reservation is required. Offer is only valid for Flying Club members.
• Your Flying Club membership number must be presented at time of rental
All bookings must be made via this site for the discount and mileage offer to apply
• Taxes, local government surcharges and optional items such as insurances, fuel services etc are extra. Renter must meet Avis age, driver and credit requirements.
• Drivers must be over the age of 21 years and hold a full driving license (surcharge fees may apply up to age of 25 for some locations)
• Maximum 3 rentals during promotional period
• Offer may not be used in conjunction with any other discount, promotion or offer and is subject to availability
• Standard Avis rental terms and conditions apply
TLDR: must use that booking site and 3 days minimum rental rather than the usual 4.
TripleB says
Is anyone else having trouble getting the Avis points from the April/May 6000 promo to post. Avis have just flat ignored my 4 emails … which is a little bit irritating given I paid a premium to use them over Hertz due to the promo on offer at the time.
Craig Sowerby says
I have long since given up on Avios promos. They usually avoid paying out the bonus, pointing to some ridiculous fine print in the T&Cs if I chase them on it.