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You'd be forgiven if you didn't know Tesco Clubcard points could pay for your easyJet holiday. Most people treat Clubcard vouchers as a way to knock a few quid off the weekly shop, or maybe stretch to a Pizza Express meal if they've been saving hard. Completely fair, I'm never going to judge anyone on food. But the fact is that those same points can be turned into a decent dent in the cost of a package holiday, at double the value, through their partnership with easyJet holid

This guide is a paid partnership with Travel Smarter, who also gifted Helena and Sam a Premium membership. We may earn affiliate commission from the links in this guide, but all views remain our own. Anyone who collects miles and points knows the real work isn't necessarily earning them, but rather in keeping track of them. We’re all guilty of it, fighting to remember which tab is which, multiple open on your laptop. We've all been there. Until now, the only real fix has be

You've heard of Amex. You've heard of Barclays, and if you read us regularly you've heard of Currensea too. But how about HSBC doing reward cards? If you haven't, there's a good reason. HSBC's reward cards are only available to people with an HSBC Premier bank account, and Premier needs a six-figure income or six figures in savings. That rules most people out, which is why we've hesitated in covering HSBC in the past. We prefer to cover topics that benefit everyone, but HSBC

RevPoints are one of the more interesting loyalty currencies in the UK, and the earning side of it is far deeper than "spend on your card and see what happens." Between plan-based earn rates, boosted merchant offers, booking bonuses, and the odd transfer bonus, there's a strategy to be had here if you know where to look. I covered the basics of RevPoints and how the plans compare in my overview guide. This one goes deep on every way to actually earn the points, including the

In our fourth guest post, today's post has been kindly written by Beta and Nat from Fly Smart Club. They're two best friends from Brazil who use points to see their families more frequently, and take the odd holiday too! We're exceedingly happy with the response from you all to our guest writers. If you'd like to guest write, simply DM us on Instagram or email sam@pointswellmade.co.uk with an idea, and we will make it work! Hey! We are Beta & Nat from Fly Smart Club, two frie

Welcome back to part two of our South Island self drive itinerary. I am going to be vain enough to say that our full South Island and North Island itinerary for New Zealand was damn-near perfect. Did we manage to do everything we wanted? Haha, no! We didn't, but that means we get to go back one day and yes I have already planned the itinerary. Surprise Sam! Your "Type A Planning" wife has got it all sorted already! So no, we didn't cover everything, but we were very happy wit

By now I'm sure you know the BA Premium Plus Amex is having its Avios earn rate trimmed, from 1.5 Avios per £1 down to 1.25 from 7 October, with the 3 Avios earn rate on BA and BA Holidays spend also being reduced down to 1.25 Avios per £1 spent. Whilst the cuts to the Avios earn rate captured most of our attention as points collectors, it is the other half of the announcement that I want to bring your focus towards. Amex isn't just taking Avios away with the change to the BA

Travelling New Zealand by campervan is one of, if not THE, best way to experience the country, and our South Island road trip was nothing short of epic. Mountains, glaciers, lakes, Middle-earth locations and plenty of amazing food. Here’s how we did it, day by day, including routes, stops, activities and where we stayed. It's important to give a teensy bit of context here. We initially flew into Auckland from Doha, and spent a day recovering and exploring the city before gett

Revolut is an interesting loyalty propositions in the UK, not as traditional credit card, but as a debit-based account used by millions of people across the country. RevPoints, Revolut's own loyalty programme, launched in 2024 and has since grown into a rewards currency many people are utilising, with airline transfer partners now numbering over thirty programmes globally and a fast-expanding set of redemption options. This guide explains what Rev Points are, what Revolut is,

I'm currently going through one of life's many pleasures by talking (screaming internally) to Virgin Media attempting to renew our broadband for another year, pleading for a price that doesn't make me want to go through the switching to another provider because I'm already quite busy, something I'm sure you can relate to! Considering how my live chat experience is going, I may soon be looking for a new broadband provider, which gives me an excuse to shop around on the Avios S