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We bring you the sexy first class cabins, but also the practical value. Well, this definitely falls under the practical value banner. Avios lets you turn your points into Pizza Express vouchers, normally at a rate of 1,000 Avios for £5, which is not good value. But until 31 August it's double, so 1,000 Avios gets you £10, and you can order up to £250 worth in total per day, if you're feeling hungry. That's 1p per Avios, which is the number we use for a fairly priced redempti

Virgin Red and Tesco Clubcard have restarted the 30% bonus on voucher exchanges. It runs from today until 23:59 on 23 September 2026, and it works exactly as it did before. The bonus sits on top of the standard 1 Clubcard point = 2 Virgin Points, so 1,000 Clubcard points come out as 2,600 Virgin Points instead of the usual 2,000. Manual and auto exchange are two different things Tesco gives you two ways to turn Clubcard vouchers into Virgin Points. Auto-exchange is the set an

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another Sunday post, and another "news you may have missed this week". First up, and the most momentous of the news, has to be Avios updating their free calendar search tool for finding rewards flights. Not only is it actually a really good tool, but they have also added in the ability to search Aer Lingus and Iberia, as well as extra availability for if you have a BA Premium Plus Amex Companion Vouchers. This was a soft launch from them, b

Today’s post is a little bit different - we’re stepping away from flight reviews and points earning credit cards to bring you something more personal. I am Helena, one of the co-founders of Points Well Made, other half to Sam, passionate traveller, and all-round adventure seeker. I've always loved travel, but since meeting Sam I consider myself thoroughly infected with the travel bug. We have been on many adventures since meeting, all over the globe. I thought we'd do a quick

Did you know that some hotel groups give you a free night on points stay? I apologise for never having spoken about this sooner. Marriott and Hilton are both selling points at a discount at the moment, which is what prompted me to write this. And it just so happens that they are the two groups where the free night is easiest to get hold of. So let's briefly explain this for you, as this is one of the main reasons to collect hotel points. The St Regis Maldives, anyone? Which

If you have any Avios, which I think the vast majority of you do, you're probably going to want to read this. Qatar Airways has rolled out a new up to 25% off monthly discount scheme on Avios redemptions. This is different to our usual coverage which is usually around Qatar sales to do with purchasing Avios. The first round of deals has already gone live, so here is everything you need to know about this Qatar Airways Avios sale before this booking window closes. What exactly

Stay with me on this one, because it'll be worth it. Kenya Airways have a long-standing status match programme where you can show them your status with another airline/hotel, pay a fee, and they'll give you an equivalent status with themselves. What's changed is that they have temporarily boosted the match you will get from Accor Gold, Platinum, and Diamond to Asante Rewards Platinum Elite Plus (side note, I love this name. It's named as if David Brent was tasked with naming

Let us be the first in the points and miles space to say it: well done, Avios. Avios has been updating something behind the scenes that's been missing from its toolkit for years, something so overdue that third-party tools had to build it for us all first. Without so much as a press release, at the time of publishing, Avios has rolled out a much-improved calendar that allows you to search for reward seats, with additional Companion Voucher availability built in (even if you h

Hey, hey hey! Welcome back to another news you may have missed. This week has seen another offer from Qatar Airways on top of their Australia one. British Airways has rejigged it's Middle East flights once again, so if you are headed there soon with them, do check this out. We've also produced a handy list of shows which you can utilise your Virgin Points on at the O2 should you wish to. Naturally my recommendation is of course Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring wi

American Express is giving £300 back when you spend £700 or more online at United Airlines, not on United Airlines (more on that below), on bookings made by 23 October 2026, for a ticket departing from a UK airport. This is an exceptionally strong offer, effectively giving you at most 43% off your ticket! I know what some of you are saying, and yes, we have seen this offer before at £350 back on a £700 spend, but I wouldn't be turning this current offer down. If you have not