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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

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

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

Did you know you can get Avios every month just for having a bank account? You don’t have to spend anything or remember to use a particular card. You pay a monthly fee, and by default you’ll get more Avios back than the fee is worth! It’s called Barclays Avios Rewards, an add-on you can switch on if you have a Barclays Premier current account. And there’s a good offer on right now. Barclays is paying new customers up to £600 to switch their current account to Premier, plus a