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

ITA Airways is set to expand its UK presence with the launch of daily flights between Rome Fiumicino (FCO) and London Heathrow (LHR), beginning 29th March 2026. This new route marks a major step forward for the Italian flag carrier as it strengthens its European footprint and builds greater connectivity under the Lufthansa Group. Who are ITA Airways? ITA Airways (Italia Trasporto Aereo) is the national airline of Italy, founded in 2020 as the modern successor to Alitalia. Fro

American Express has launched a targeted offer for Virgin Atlantic that's worth adding to your card if you're planning to book flights before the end of November. What is this Virgin Atlantic Offer? The offer is a generous one, spend £800 or more online at Virgin Atlantic, get £100 back. The offer is valid until 27th November 2025 and is limited to the first 70,000 cardmembers who save it to their card by going into the "Offers" section in the app. Are you following us social

Great news - the popular Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Points bonus promotion is back for another round! Virgin/Tesco are once again giving away 5,000 Virgin Points to new auto-exchange sign-ups. If you're a Tesco Clubcard holder and love to travel, this is your chance to score an extra 5,000 Virgin Points - and it couldn't be easier. Virgin Red is offering a bonus of 5,000 Virgin Points when you sign up for the first time to auto transfer your Tesco Clubcard points into Virgin Po

Finnair is running a promotion offering up to a 40% discount on purchased Avios between 27th October and 2nd November 2025. The points can be transferred instantly and for free to your British Airways Club account via the Avios website once they appear in your Finnair Plus account. The discount tiers are: 25% off when buying 5,000 – 19,000 Avios 30% off for 20,000 – 49,000 Avios 35% off for 50,000 – 84,000 Avios 40% off for 85,000+ Avios Are you following us social media? If

Have you been paying attention to all that we've written this week at Points Well Made? Because this week was a big one! We've got how to save hundreds on hotels, the best Avios redemption we've ever done (we may never beat this one!), barking planes, earning 11,000 points on broadband, and much more! Save Hundreds on Hotels: The Best Current American Express Hotel Offers "American Express is well known to all of you for being a great way of earning those oh so valuable point

You've probably heard it, that peculiar barking sound from an Airbus A320 (flown by easyJet, Jet2 BA, etc), usually just as you've settled in for a pleasant flight. It sounds rather like an indignant dog has taken up residence in the cabin. Rest assured, there is no dog. The noise is perfectly normal, though that may or may not be comforting depending on your attitude towards strange noises onboard aircraft. What I would say though, is don't be like this passenger who wanted

For flyers who participate in multiple airline loyalty programs, a frustrating reality has emerged: not all airline partnerships are created equal, especially when it comes to digital booking platforms. I have had issues myself in the past trying to change frequent flyer numbers on British Airways and Malaysian Airlines. Airline booking systems are layers upon layers of legacy technology (if you can even call it that) which do struggle at times to talk to each other. In the c

If you’ve ever tried to book a Qatar Airways flight using Avios and found yourself wondering why some seats seem to cost roughly double , you’ve stumbled upon the mysterious world of Flexi Awards. You haven't done anything wrong, and Qatar isn’t secretly charging you for extra legroom and a mint on the pillow. It’s simply their way of giving you another chance to redeem when the usual “cheap” seats are gone. Two Types of Reward Seats When booking a flight with Qatar Airways u