Free 12‑Month Platinum Upgrade: Radisson VIP, Avis President’s Club & Exclusive Discounts Via Club Avolta

by Gary Leff

Club Avolta offers up to 10% discounts on airport shopping and I have to admit I’d never heard of it before StatusMatch.com started promoting a status match campaign. Anyone with a pulse elite status can have 12 months of their Platinum status. It’s a free offer.

Generally speaking, any airline elite status qualifies – think everything from United Silver and American Gold to Biman Bangladesh Airlines Silver and Royal Brunei Silver. Hotel status is eligible, too, though you generally need mid-tier for that – IHG Gold, Marriott Gold, Accor Gold Hyatt Explorist and Best Western Platinum all count.

The shopping and duty free discounts may not appeal on their own but Club Avolta has a few partner benefits that could prove valuable.

Since there’s no cost to participate, taking them up on the offer seems like an easy move to get Avis President’s Club and Radisson Hotels status which might be useful to match elsewhere. (And you can use Avis status to match to another rental car chain if you prefer that as well.)

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Comments

  1. Not sure if I’ll ever use this but hey, it’s free and within 20 minutes I’m already a Platinum. Thanks!

  2. Interesting. Gary, what is the process for getting Avis to status match via Club Avolta or does that only get recognized if you book through CA?

  4. Yeah, I have no idea how Avis knows about the status. The link provided simply says:
    Match your member status and save 10% with Avis Preferred

    If you use the app (Club Avolta app), then pick an airport/location, then find Avis, then click the link, it SEEMS you enroll with the link within the app:

    “Enjoy up to 10% discount on Avis REntals, plus exclusive benefits, when you sign up to Avis Preferred’s President’s Club via the “Enroll Now” link below. *Terms and Conditions Apply

  5. Update to my above comment:
    Using the app on iOS. I go to the Enroll Now.
    It has a section that says “Are you already an Avis Preferred Member”? If you are, then click here to link your new benefits to so you can enjoy them straight away! When I click here, I get an “oops, something went wrong”.

    Your other option is the one above, which tells you to Join Avis Preferred. I’ll see what happens if I put a diff email in.

  6. Seems the Avis deal is ONLY allowed for the following countries:
    Austria
    Belgium
    The Czech Republic
    Denmark
    Finland
    France
    Germany
    Greece
    Iceland
    Ireland
    Italy
    Luxembourg
    The Netherlands
    Norway
    Poland
    Portugal
    South Africa
    Spain
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Turkey
    United Kingdom

    So this doesn’t work for anyone who lives in the USA or other countries not listed above.

  7. @mjonis Thanks for the detective work. It’s a shame that benefit doesn’t apply to the US members.

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