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This article has been sponsored by Currensea. All words and opinions remain my own, and Currensea have not had advanced copy. Due to the successful launch of the Lufthansa Group Miles & More debit card by Currensea, the launch offer of 5,000 bonus miles has been extended for a limited time. You can apply for the Lufthansa Group Miles & More debit card here. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that the card game was shifting from purely points to include some element of status. Thi

Back in May TUI announced something exciting. They were launching a rewards club and later in 2026 it would be coming to the UK. Well, hold on to your hats. Fast forward to last night: Sam and I are sitting on the sofa when we discover it's now live on the UK website. There's been no press release, or news coverage, no fanfare that we can find. We would say it's a pretty big moment for TUI, so it's surprising they aren't shouting about it more! So. Dear readers. Allow us to b

The 400% and 500% Balance Boost options are back on avios.com from today until 23:59 on Wednesday 16 September. If you read our piece in January when a version of this offer last ran, you'll remember the big draw was being able to go back and boost anything you'd earned in the last year. This time it's the bog standard window of only Avios credited to your British Airways Club account in the 30 days that can be boosted. Funnily enough, we had a question in our last Instagram

Round two of Qatar Airways' monthly Avios sale has kicked off, and if you're not sure what I'm talking about, here is Helena's take on round one last month. The short-ish version is that each month Qatar Airways knocks 25% off the Avios price for certain airports, and you get ten days to book. Because Avios move freely between British Airways Club and Privilege Club, this is relevant even if you've never been on a Qatar plane (it is nice, would recommend). The important bit,

Currensea and the Lufthansa Group have launched the Miles & More debit card for UK travellers today. This is the fourth co-branded card from Currensea after Hilton, Marriott and United. We've had an early look ahead of launch, and here's everything the Lufthansa Group Miles & More debit card (catchy name) includes. Quick facts: Lufthansa Group Miles & More debit card at a glance Detail Summary Annual fee £180 (free for Senator in year one, free every year for HON Circle) Welc

Hello, hello, hello. And welcome back to another "News you may have missed." We've had an interesting week, of news, offers and me managing to double post one day because I forgot to unschedule an article. So, apologies for the double email on Tuesday! We started off the week with the latest in our guest post series, an article from the lovely Beta and Nat from Fly Smart Club, and how they use their points. Tuesday was the unfortunate double post day, well done me, where we b

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

American Express has re-launched its supplementary card bonus offer, and the rewards on several cards are higher than usual. If you hold a card that qualifies and have never added a supplementary card, this is one of the simplest ways to boost your points balance this year. What is an Amex supplementary card? A supplementary card is an additional card issued on your existing Amex account, usually for a partner or family member. The card is tied to the main cardholders spend a

Got a trip you're a few points short of? Virgin Atlantic, via Virgin Red, are running another buy points promotion with up to 70% bonus when you buy or gift Virgin Points. It runs from 1 September to 4 October 2026. If you've got a redemption lined up and you're just shy of the points, this is worth a look. So what's the deal, how many bonus points do I get? Between 1 September to 4 October 2026: Under 5,000 points: no bonus 5,000 – 39,000 points: 20% bonus 40,000 – 79,000 po

The timing of this couldn't be more perfect. You've been messaging us about HSBC for the last few weeks and finally we have some good news. From 1 September to 30 September 2026, HSBC Premier cardholders can convert their HSBC reward points to British Airways Club Avios and get 20% extra Avios on top. That's a nice little uplift if you were already planning a transfer, not quite as nice as their 25% bonus they ran in February, but still pretty decent. How do you earn HSBC rew