Virgin Points/Virgin Atlantic

Back in February, Virgin Atlantic ran what we called the best airline status match you'll see. BA Silver members walked away with Flying Club Gold, Bronze members got Silver, and Virgin even waived the rule that normally stops you matching more than once every five years. All because BA made huge changes switching from the Executive Club to the Club, and Virgin fancied being a bit cheeky and tried to poach a few of you. Nine months on, they're doing it again. Sort of. From to

In the miles and points world, the internet can make you feel guilty if you even dare think of buying anything but a long-haul business class flight. This is one of the reasons we started Points Well Made, to wrestle back the narrative from the spreadsheet warriors and forum gatekeepers, and bring it back to reality. I started writing this a while back, but it was spurred on by a comment written by Samantha on our guest article by Beta and Nat from Fly Smart Club .... (Thank

Virgin is in a generous mood this month, and I have rounded up everything for you in one place. There is a free 2,500 point bonus for Tesco Clubcard fans, triple points on train tickets, bonus points on Booking.com stays and a brand new partner for electric car drivers. Grab a cuppa and let’s dive in. What is the Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Points bonus? Great news! The popular Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Points bonus is back for another round. Virgin and Tesco are once again givin

This is the rare occasion where British Airways comes out ahead on IT (pick those jaws up off the floor!). When you earn either the American Express Companion Voucher, or the Barclays Cabin Upgrade Voucher, both of them go straight into your BA account. You go to book the flight online, tick the voucher, done (yes, I am simplifying the process somewhat). No phone call, no agent, no terrible sounding hold music. Virgin, meanwhile, still operates like we all have half an hour t

Today's post has been kindly written by Joel Sycamore, and you'll find him on Tiktok @travelswithjoel. Joel is 19 and just starting out in points, but he's earned a healthy stash all without a credit card! Once again, thank you to those of you who have contributed, you can read all past guest written posts here. If you would like to put yourself in of front our audience and wish to guest write, just simply DM us on Instagram or email sam@pointswellmade.co.uk with an idea, and

This offer has now ended. Got a trip you're a few points short of? Virgin Atlantic, via Virgin Red, are running another buy points promotion with up to 70% bonus when you buy or gift Virgin Points. It runs from 1 September to 4 October 2026. If you've got a redemption lined up and you're just shy of the points, this is worth a look. So what's the deal, how many bonus points do I get? Between 1 September to 4 October 2026: Under 5,000 points: no bonus 5,000 – 39,000 points: 20

In our fourth guest post, today's post has been kindly written by Beta and Nat from Fly Smart Club. They're two best friends from Brazil who use points to see their families more frequently, and take the odd holiday too! We're exceedingly happy with the response from you all to our guest writers. If you'd like to guest write, simply DM us on Instagram or email sam@pointswellmade.co.uk with an idea, and we will make it work! Hey! We are Beta & Nat from Fly Smart Club, two frie

By now I'm sure you know the BA Premium Plus Amex is having its Avios earn rate trimmed, from 1.5 Avios per £1 down to 1.25 from 7 October, with the 3 Avios earn rate on BA and BA Holidays spend also being reduced down to 1.25 Avios per £1 spent. Whilst the cuts to the Avios earn rate captured most of our attention as points collectors, it is the other half of the announcement that I want to bring your focus towards. Amex isn't just taking Avios away with the change to the BA

Virgin Trains Ticketing are running two offers currently. Book a train ticket by 20 September 2026 and you'll earn six Virgin Points per £1 instead of the usual three, and buy a digital Railcard in the same window and you'll get 2,000 bonus points on top. We covered the last time this offer ran back in March. All of the details are the same, apart from the finishing date. Double points on tickets Six points per £1 applies to journeys anywhere in Great Britain on any operator

I'm currently going through one of life's many pleasures by talking (screaming internally) to Virgin Media attempting to renew our broadband for another year, pleading for a price that doesn't make me want to go through the switching to another provider because I'm already quite busy, something I'm sure you can relate to! Considering how my live chat experience is going, I may soon be looking for a new broadband provider, which gives me an excuse to shop around on the Avios S