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American Express has launched new limited-time sign-up offers on its Platinum and Gold Cards, running until 12 January 2027. We'll start with the headline addition. Amex is adding Selfridges eGift Cards worth up to £150 on top of boosted Membership Rewards points, just as the festive shopping period approaches. It has also sweetened its Invite a Friend referral programme for both those who are referring, or have been referred. The business versions of both cards get new offer

American Express is changing how Priority Pass lounge access works on the UK Platinum Card. From 1 January 2028, most cardholders will get a fixed number of free visits each year rather than unlimited entry. Spend enough, and you keep the unlimited access. Nothing changes yet. Your current Priority Pass access stays as it is throughout 2026 and 2027. What is changing with Amex Platinum Priority Pass access? From 1 January 2028, Platinum Cardmembers will receive a limited numb

Finnair has launched another buy Avios sale, and this time the headline number really does tell the story. You can get up to 50% off Avios between 2 and 16 November 2026, with a fixed 10% tier points bonus on top. The last time Finnair ran a discount sale, in June, the best you could get was 40% off. This one beats it at every level. As usual with Finnair, though, there are conditions to check before you get excited. The main one is that you need to have joined Finnair Plus b

If you hold pretty much any elite status with a hotel group, there is a flash status match live now to Gold Sparrow in Royal Jordanian’s Royal Club programme, which is the equivalent of oneworld Sapphire, the same status tier as BA Silver. That is the sweet spot tier to hold if you fly British Airways (or any other oneworld airline) as you’ll get lounge access for you and a guest, seat selection, etc. The difference with this status match offer compared to past ones with Roya

I'm not quite sure how it is already November, but there you go! Our latest guest written post is all about how a family of five flew business on Avios to Sri Lanka, which is absolutely worth a read. Sam has written a piece all about why there are so many points earning debit cards coming onto the market at the moment. We've also written a guide on why you have to phone up to use your Virgin Atlantic Reward Voucher. Uber and Avios are running a promotion to earn a bonus 1,000

As I often do, I was on the BA website this week pricing up a flight from London to Berlin. Once I'd chosen my flight, BA had already made a choice for me, that I'd want to pay 10,000 Avios plus £2.50, ticked and ready to go. I can't lie, £2.50 is a nice number. Berlin for less than a flat white. It's the figure you'll see in every "I flew to Europe for £2.50" reel and all of the BA marketing, and I completely get why, who doesn't want a flight for only £2.50? But there were

Good news: Emirates has announced two new UK credit cards that earn Emirates Skywards miles, both issued by Jaja Finance (no, we hadn’t heard of them either). They are the Emirates Skywards Premium Credit Card and the Emirates Skywards Rewards Credit Card, and they aren't just focusing on Londoners, as you will see further into the article. Bad news: you can’t apply for either of them yet. An exclusive early application period went out to a select few on 29th October, and it

Uber is offering 1,000 bonus Avios to British Airways Club members who link their accounts and complete one Avios-earning Uber ride and one Uber Eats order of £25 or more in the UK. The bonus is on top of the Avios you earn on the ride and the order themselves. The catch is that not every ride or order counts, so I’ve pulled out everything you need to know. How do I get the 1,000 bonus Avios from Uber? Link your accounts. In the Uber app, go to Account (bottom right), then Se

This is the rare occasion where British Airways comes out ahead on IT (pick those jaws up off the floor!). When you earn either the American Express Companion Voucher, or the Barclays Cabin Upgrade Voucher, both of them go straight into your BA account. You go to book the flight online, tick the voucher, done (yes, I am simplifying the process somewhat). No phone call, no agent, no terrible sounding hold music. Virgin, meanwhile, still operates like we all have half an hour t

This has been sponsored by Currensea. Back in March, I wrote a piece asking why Hilton, Marriott, IHG and United were all launching points-earning debit cards in the UK rather than credit cards. At the time, Currensea had two partners live and a third on the way. Seven months on, Currensea has five partners: Hilton, Marriott, United, Lufthansa Group and American Airlines. A sixth, Global Hotel Alliance, launches early next year. (IHG went its own way, with Revolut.) And becau

Today's post has been kindly written by 'an anonymous chemistry teacher'. She and her husband managed to take their family of five in business class Sri Lanka using Avios and voucher. The trick, flying via Mumbai! We’ve been points enthusiasts for years, and for most of that time we had one goal that felt slightly out of reach: flying our family of five long haul in business class without paying cash fares, which would have cost us around £20,000. My husband and I had already

It's been an interesting week for news. We've had some nice news from BA, annddd some less good news, as you will see below. American Express have added three new benefits to the Platinum Card, some of which you could describe more as just a discount rather than a true benefit or credit. Sam has written an interesting piece on the Barclays Avios Rewards card and a new offer for switching to them, thoroughly recommend giving that a read. And I have written a guide to all the b

Anyone who knows us is well aware that our three week New Zealand adventure last year was quite possibly out best holiday ever. We absolutely loved it – and Queenstown quickly became one of our favourite places in the country, if not the world. This lakeside gem, tucked among dramatic alpine peaks, is equal parts adrenaline, beauty, and brilliant food. Whether you're here for the thrills, the eats, or just the views, Queenstown delivers in every possible way. If you're planni

A reader got in touch with us after our Barclays Avios Rewards piece with a simple question. (If you missed it, here’s the quick version. Barclays Premier is Barclays' premium current account for higher earners. New customers who switch can get up to £600: £450 up front, then up to five payments of £30. Once you’re in, you can add Barclays Avios Rewards for £12 a month. That gets you 1,500 Avios every month, a 25,000 Avios joining bonus, and an anniversary reward each year of

When British Airways changed how you earned tier points last year, it went from a per-flight basis, to an amount based on how much you spent, promising that the new way would be "simplifying the way we reward your loyalty." Well, they've gone and muddied the waters again. Only a day after some good news, BA has updated its tier point requirements and bonuses for 2027/28. The amount of tier points needed for Silver goes up by 500 tier points and Gold by 1,000. The extra tier p

Let’s face it. One of the best perks on the British Airways American Express Premium Plus card was the 3 Avios per £1 rate for spend with British Airways. This was annoyingly scrapped earlier this month for a 1.25 Avios earn rate. We know how many of you were disappointed by this. But, in exciting news, and straight from BA Holidays themselves, we can tell you that from 24 November, members of the BA Club will be able to collect 6 Avios for every £1 spent on BA Holidays packa

British Airways has announced its newest Avios-Only flights, and this time they’re for next summer. You can fly Heathrow to Palma, Majorca, or Heathrow to Heraklion, Crete, in August 2027, right in the middle of the school holidays. If you haven’t come across these before, Avios-Only flights are dedicated BA services where every seat, in every cabin, can only be booked as a Reward Seat using Avios. They’re open to members of The British Airways Club. The most important thing

If you hold an American Express Platinum Card, there are three new benefits that have been added to your card today. lululemon: £75 back, twice a year, when you spend £150 or more Oura: £150 back, once a year, when you spend £300 or more on an Oura Ring Calm: a free Calm Premium subscription, normally £49.99 a year All three of these new benefits run until 19 October 2029, so they'll at least be with us for three years. This brings the UK version of the Platinum card into clo

Qatar Airways is running a buy Avios sale with a bonus of up to 60%, and today is the last day. The offer closes at 23:59 Doha time, which is 9:59pm UK time tonight! Sorry we didn't get round to covering this one sooner... The offer Promotion period: 15 October to 19 October 2026 (23:59 Doha time, 9:59pm UK) Where to buy: Here! Eligibility: Privilege Club members who have "earned" at least 1 Avios since joining Minimum purchase: 5,000 Avios to get a bonus Avios purchased Bonu

We’ve got a guest post this week from Jordan at Spend Less, Travel More, and it’s a refreshing take. A lot of people in this hobby of ours just talk about maximising redemption value and chasing business class, but Jordan makes a strong case for using your points in economy, especially if you haven’t got a massive stash to begin with. It’s not a crime to redeem in economy, and their year of travel is proof of that. On the cards front, Barclays is paying new customers up to £6