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We've been writing Points Well Made for over a year now and I haven't really told you much about myself. Perhaps it's time to fix that with explaining how I found myself in the points world, and how that led to us starting Points Well Made. There's a standard points-blog origin story. City job, corporate travel, expensive American Express. Mine doesn't really go like that. I don't work in London, and I don't travel for work. Also, my first American Express was a free one. So

If your tier dropped overnight, sorry. But plenty of you still have lounge access today that has nothing to do with status, mind. If you're flying in Club or First, your boarding pass does the job. And to the lucky few who requalified, well done. Either way, here's a handy tip for all of you. Did you know there's a live page that shows you how busy each BA lounge at T5 is in real time? Here's how busy the BA lounges are in T5 Here's the link, ba-uk-occupancy.livereachmedia.co

Iberia is running an Avios discount on reward flights, with savings of 10%, 20% or 30% depending on the route. You need to book by 10 May 2026 and travel has to be completed by 15 September 2026. The discount applies to the Avios cost only. Taxes and fees stay the same. Bookings must be made on the Iberia website. If you try and book through BA, you will see the standard price. All routes are to or from Madrid, meaning you will have to connect if travelling onwards. The trave

BA is shuffling its A380s around again, but overall this is a good thing as they're finally going for their refits! They've now filed a wave of schedule changes covering September 2026 through March 2027. If you were looking to use your Avios on one of the routes affected, here's what's changing. Club Suite finally arrives on the Johannesburg route. Los Angeles becomes a guaranteed Club Suite route. Singapore now cops the old Club World seat, but that isn't necessarily a bad

British Airways has now confirmed what many suspected. The recent wave of surprise BA Club status renewals was, in fact, an error. British Airways confirms status extension error Earlier this week, thousands of BA Club members discovered that their Silver or Gold status had been extended through to 30 April 2027, despite not having re-qualified. Some had earned few, if any, tier points over the past year. Others who had come frustratingly close to the threshold received nothi

If you have to abide by school holidays, you already know the problem. You are locked into the same travel windows as everyone else, and the Avios price reflects it. BA treats every school holiday as peak. There are two ways around it though, depending on which school holiday you are trying to escape. Half terms: fly Aer Lingus or Iberia BA, Iberia, and Aer Lingus all use Avios and all run peak and off-peak pricing, but their calendars are not the same. Aer Lingus keeps it si

British Airways have put Avios on sale with a 40% bonus promotion on purchased and gifted Avios, running for five days from today, Thursday 23rd April until Sunday 27th April 2026. The offer at a glance Promotion period: Until 27th April 2026 at 23:59 BST Bonus rate: 40% extra Avios on all purchases and gifts Eligibility: British Airways Club members Where to buy: avios.com/collect-avios/buy Gifting: Recipient must hold a BA Club account with at least 1 Avios The bonus Avios

If you woke up to an email this morning telling you that your BA status has been retained for another year, and you're pretty sure you didn't earn it, you're not going mad. It also appears that you're not the only one. And if you didn't get the email despite getting ever so close, you've every right to be fuming (please do let us know if this is you). Quick refresher Tier points are how you earn status with British Airways. Since April 2025 they're based on spend: £1 on a BA

This is, without a doubt, one of the most frequent questions we get on our Instagram right now, so let's clarify it once and for all. In this article: What is the British Airways Companion Voucher? Why does this matter? How does booking each leg separately actually work? Which call centre should you ring? What if I have enough Avios to book the return at full price? Does BA waive the change fee? Can I book the return before the outbound? Does the voucher only work on British

You may have already known that you can earn Avios with Avios, but did you know that didn't include Uber Eats? Worry no more, Uber and Avios have expanded their partnership this week to include Uber Eats. If you're already linked your Avios and Uber accounts then you will automatically benefit from this improved partnership automatically, but here's what's new, what you could already do, and how to link your accounts. The new bit: Uber Eats 1 Avios per £1 on Uber Eats order