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Today's post has been kindly written by Joel Sycamore, and you'll find him on Tiktok @travelswithjoel. Joel is 19 and just starting out in points, but he's earned a healthy stash all without a credit card! Once again, thank you to those of you who have contributed, you can read all past guest written posts here. If you would like to put yourself in of front our audience and wish to guest write, just simply DM us on Instagram or email sam@pointswellmade.co.uk with an idea, and

Well, here we are. The final stop on our New Zealand self drive series, and if I'm honest, I've been putting off writing this one. There's something about closing out a trip like this that makes you want to hold onto it a little longer. We've taken you through volcanoes and vineyards, alpine crossings and thermal valleys, and now it's time for the last leg. Sulphur pits, hot springs, a very loud noise reveal, and the small matter of a childhood dream finally coming true in a

RevPoints are one of the more interesting loyalty currencies in the UK, and the redeeming side of it is far deeper than "transfer to an airline and hope for the best." Between twelve airline transfer partners, a handful of airlines that you can get gift cards for, in-app hotel bookings, and a few smaller redemption routes most people never think to check, there's strategy to be had here too, once you know the order of preference. This is part three of our three part series on

If you collect Avios through Iberia Club, you’ll know that building a meaningful balance can often take time. For many travellers, Avios end up scattered across multiple accounts, useful in theory, but rarely enough in one place to unlock the rewards you actually want. That’s exactly what the Iberia Family Account was designed to solve. Introduced early February this year, it allows you to combine Avios with others into a single shared balance, making it significantly easier

Right, if you've been following along you'll know we've already dragged you the length of the South Island (twice, because apparently one blog post wasn't enough chaos for us to cram in). Ferries have been boarded, fjords have been ogled, and I have shamelessly cried at scenery on more than one occasion. But now we're onto the North Island, and honestly? It's a completely different beast. If the South Island was all jaw-dropping mountains and "how is this real life" lakes, th

In May this year we launched our Avios calculator because, honestly, finding the prices of Avios flights, and then comparing the prices was just too much hassle. There was no one tool where you could directly compare the prices across all the Avios airlines (British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Qatar Airways, Finnair, and Loganair), which is why we made one to tell you how much any flight would cos in Avios. That was a good first attempt, let's call it, but we've now decided

Today's post has been kindly written by Henry Ross, CEO of Ruma Travel. Ruma Travel is a free reward flight search engine that compares the price in points and cash and tells you which is better value. You can read our write-up of Ruma Travel here. Once again, thank you to those of you who have contributed, you can read all past guest written posts here. If you would like to put yourself in of front our audience and wish to guest write, just simply DM us on Instagram or email

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