1,000 free Avios points with Iberia using the Hailo taxi app (Android users only)

Iberia Airlines are currently running a promotion where you can get 1,000 free Avios points by downloading the taxi app Hailo. The promotion usually only offers a 400 Avios bonus, but it has increased to 1,000 Avios until 27th February 2015.

In Spain

If you live in Spain, or happen to be passing through, getting your 1,000 Avios is easy. All you need to do is download the Halo app, insert your Iberia Plus number and wait for the Avios to post to your account.

IOS

Android

You will also have to insert a debit/credit card number to set up an account, but this will not be charged unless you actually call a taxi.

Outside Spain

When you use Hailo outside Spain you will not be given the option to insert an Iberia Plus number, but it is still possible to get the 1,000 Avios points. All you need to instead is to trick the Hailo app into thinking that you are in Spain. 

The step-by-step solution is as follows (note, this solution only works for Android users):

1. Download the Hailo app
2. Download the Fake GPS location app
3. Use the Fake GPS location app to trick the Hailo app into thinking you are in Madrid. Note: “You should disable ‘use wireless networks’ options in location settings of your phone to avoid an issue with keeping faked location even after stopping the app”
4. You will have to insert a debit/credit card number to set up an account. This will not be charged unless you actually call a taxi.
5. Type your Iberia Plus number into the Hailo app using the pictorial instructions above.
6. Wait for your 1,000 bonus Avios points to post to your account (it usually takes about a week).

(if you are not yet an Iberia Plus member you can sign up for a free account here)

Once the points have posted to your Iberia Plus account you can either hang on to them and spend them on an Iberia reward flight, or you can transfer them across to your British Airways Executive Club or avios.com accounts. Instructions for this transfer process are here.

I fully anticipate that some readers are going to encounter problems when trying to take advantage of this promotion. It certainly requires far greater technical wizardry than any offer I usually recommend. Please feel free to comment to let me know how you get on!

iPhone/IOS users: I am currently working on a solution to this problem for IOS users. At the moment, I can’t find a suitable GPS location faker. The only other solution is to jailbreak the phone, which isn’t realistic for the average blog reader. Again, if you have any tips then please let me know….

For lots more ways to earn Avios points click here.

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