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Alrighty fellow Virgin Points collectors. You are in for a treat this November! Virgin Trains Ticketing – the handy app from Virgin which we have talked about before and love – is serving up a seriously juicy bonus right now: TRIPLE Virgin Points on your train bookings. What Is the Offer? During the rest of the year: You normally earn 3 Virgin Points for every £1 spent. There are no booking fees (yep, zero!), so goodbye Trainline, hello Virgin Trains Ticketing! But from now u

We wrote about this back on 18th October, however this is your public service announcement and remind that you only have 6 days left to claim a huge 15,000 Avios bonus when applying for the British Airways American Express Credit Card. This limited-time referral offer ends on 11th November 2025, and it’s one of the most generous Avios promotions of the year for both new and existing cardholders. What’s This About Bonus Avios with the British Airways Amex? For a short time onl

Update: Flights using Virgin Points are now on sale. Remember when Virgin Atlantic paused ticket sales for their Seoul route back in July , citing "pending South Korean permit approvals" and posting that playful "Seoul's calling – just not quite yet" message? Well, Seoul is apparently calling Virgin Atlantic now, because tickets are finally – sort of on sale. And we do mean sort of . The new daily service launches on 29 March 2026, with fares starting from £799 in Economy, £1

This is actually one of my favourite Amex offers I've seen in a while. American Express has launched a new offer with easyJet Holidays that could save you £200 on your next holiday booking. Why do I love this offer? All too often Amex partners with brands too high-brow for you and I, I don't need £10 back from a brand that sells £200 face creams! But this really is an offer that everyone who reads this can benefit from. What Is This easyJet Holiday Amex Offer? Spend £1,000 or

Now this has been a blockbuster week. News aplenty, new records set on Points Well Made for readership, and an obituary for an old friend. This is everything that you might have missed this week! Up to 40% Discount on Avios Purchases via Finnair – But There's a Catch... Finnair is offering a tiered discount promotion on Avios purchases through November 2nd, with savings ranging from 25% off for smaller amounts up to 40% off when buying 85,000 or more Avios. These points trans

I won't lie, if you told me I had to fly in one direction out of the UK right now I would be grabbing my passport and heading East so fast! And with Cathay Pacific offering a deal like this, Sam has had to hide the credit cards so I don't just book us flights! Unfair right! Singapore could be your destination of choice! If so, head to Gardens By The Bay! What’s the Deal? Let's jump into it! Between now and 15th November 2025, travellers booking round-trip flights from London

Well, this is a bit sad, isn't it? 25 years on, SeatGuru has officially shut its doors. If you've flown at some point, chances are you've used this website at some point to figure out which seats to avoid on your next flight. What's Happened? SeatGuru launched way back in 2001, and for years it was the go-to resource for checking aircraft seat maps. They offered colour-coded seats showing you which ones were brilliant, which ones were fine, and which ones you absolutely shoul

Great news if you're already a Virgin Atlantic credit cardholder! Virgin Money have quietly rolled out a refer-a-friend scheme that lets you pocket 5,000 Virgin Points every time someone you refer successfully signs up and meets the spending requirements. About time! While Amex cardholders have been racking up referral bonuses for years, Virgin has finally joined the party! How Does It Work? The process is straightforward: Grab your unique referral code from the Virgin Money

Virgin Atlantic has announced a new seasonal service between London Heathrow and Phuket, operating three times weekly from 18th October 2026. The route will be flown on the Boeing 787-9, with flights departing London on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at midday, arriving the following morning at 7:10am. Return services leave Phuket at 9:20am arriving back at Heathrow at 4:00pm. Daydreaming out of the 787 window... Package holidays through Virgin Atlantic Holidays go on sale f

If you’re a British Airways American Express cardmember, there’s a brand-new opportunity to earn bonus Avios on your next British Airways holiday. Whether you hold the free Blue Card or the Premium Plus Card, you can collect up to 5,000 extra Avios simply by booking your next trip. This limited-time offer is available to the first 100,000 cardmembers, so if you’re planning a getaway, now’s the perfect moment to make your spending go further. If you are planning a holiday for