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Some Avios routes on BA are gone within minutes of midnight. Others sit there for weeks. This is an attempt at a guide to telling them apart. BA releases reward seats at midnight GMT, 355 days before departure. The guaranteed allocation on day one is eight in economy, two in premium economy, four in business class. On some routes those four business class seats last weeks. On others they are gone before most people know the window has opened. Below I've split the main BA long

Hello all, Something a bit different this week as I've finally written the story of how I got into points. It doesn't involve a corporate Amex or a business class upgrade. It involves that photo of me aged 10, my parents, and a route into this hobby that I suspect quite a few of you will recognise. If you've been reading along and wondering who's actually behind this site, now you know. On the aviation side, BA is shuffling its A380s around and it's actually good news. Club S

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

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

It's been a busy few weeks for card offers. Amex has refreshed both Gold and Platinum. The Marriott Bonvoy Amex is back at triple. Virgin Money has doubled both Virgin Atlantic cards. Hilton has refreshed both debit cards with a boosted bonus on the Plus. Five separate articles in three weeks felt like enough excuse to pull them into one place. Here's a quick rundown on the rewards cards with offers, with the full breakdowns linked if you want to look further into any of them

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

Morning all, Well, BA had one to forget. Thousands of members woke up earlier this week to find their status had been extended for another year, and that's despite not having re-qualified. Cue celebration, confusion, and then the inevitable U-turn: BA has confirmed it was a technical error. If you got the email and you're wondering what happens next, or if you missed out by a whisker and you're rightfully fuming, we've covered both the original story and the backtrack. On the

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

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