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In a less eventful post compared to the last few days, we thought we'd do a quick Avios route round-up of what's being added, and what's going away. BA's going to see Father Christmas British Airways are to start flying from Gatwick to Rovaniemi on 4 December 2026, Mondays and Fridays, twice a week, through the winter. For those who don't know, you may know Rovaniemi as Lapland. Gatwick to Ivalo (also Lapland) carries on as before. Cabin Off-peak Peak Economy 15,000 Avios 16,

Updated at 10:00 Thursday 16th July We have had a statement from an IAG Loyalty spokesperson: "As you know Avios-Only flight to New York sold out yesterday afternoon following exceptional demand. Customers who registered their interest can still join a waitlist on our website should any tickets become available through cancellations. We know customers experienced technical issues accessing the booking page, due to the very high volumes of booking requests. We're sorry for the

Right, this is it. The moment a lot of you have been waiting for. If you registered your interest back in June for that ridiculous BA and Amex Avios-only flight to New York, the wait is nearly over. American Express have finally announced that booking opens at 12 noon BST tomorrow, 15 July, on the dot. If you missed the original post, quick recap: one-off charter flight, LHR to JFK and back, paid for entirely in Avios with zero taxes and fees, starting at 25,000 Avios return

In a Points Well Made first, today's post has been kindly written by Neil Woodhouse, otherwise known on Tiktok and Instagram as ManofMilesUK. We would like to extend this invitation to any of you who may wish to guest write, just simply email sam@pointswellmade.co.uk with an idea, and we will try and make it work! Hi, I'm Neil – or as some may know me, ManofMilesUK – and let me show you the good, the bad and the uncomfortable reality of being a solo-travelling points collecto

Hello, I hope you're all tolerating the heat! The Hilton Honors Plus debit card welcome bonus has jumped to 50,000 points, the highest it's ever been. For context, the standard bonus is 15,000. It was 30,000 in March. This is the first time the welcome bonus alone has covered the annual fee, and you've got until 7 September to apply. If you've been on the fence about this card, that fence just got a lot harder to sit on. Helena has written up our 10-day trip to Slovenia, cove

If you'd told me a year ago that Slovenia would become one of my favourite countries I've ever visited, I'd have probably questioned you. But here we are, and I am slightly annoyed at myself for not going sooner. Yes, as a country it's small, but it's so wildly underrated, and it packs an almost unfair amount of beauty and charm into its borders. Sam and I based ourselves across three very different spots: the capital Ljubljana, the disgustingly scenic Lake Bled, and the Adri

The Hilton Honors Plus debit card welcome bonus has been boosted again, and this time it has jumped to its highest ever level! The standard bonus for this card is 15,000 points. In March it was doubled to 30,000. It's now being offered with 50,000 points, and you have until 7 September 2026 to apply. You earn 20,000 points on your first transaction with the card. You will get the remaining 30,000 points when you spend £2,500 in foreign currency within six months. We covered b

British Airways has announced two separate promotions today, both worth knowing about if you've got Avios or you're planning to buy some. One is a 40% bonus on purchased or gifted Avios. The other lets you use fewer Avios to unlock the same savings on BA Holidays packages. They run on different timelines and work in completely different ways, so let's take them one at a time. 40% bonus Avios when you buy or gift If you need to top up your balance to hit a redemption target, t

This article is sponsored by Reward Flight Finder who are offering Points Well Made readers 20% in July 2026. Link down below. One of the most common destinations we get asked about regarding reward flights using Avios is Japan. A week doesn't go by without someone emailing, DM'ing, or commenting about how to do it. Japan has, over the last couple of decades, emerged as one of the most popular destinations for UK holidaymakers. Whether that's a paid booking or a reward flight

You may have already noticed two new offers appear in your American Express app. (If you don't already, do keep an eye on this section as you never know when you may be able to save some money on something you were going to buy anyway!) For any offer, make sure to save the offer to your card first, or else the offer will not track when you make your purchase. The first is from Virgin Atlantic for spend £2,000, get £200 back. This offer will work if you are buying reward fligh

The debit cards we keep banging on about, the United, Hilton and Marriott Bonvoy ones, are all run by Currensea. These cards don't come with a new bank account. Instead they link to the current account you already have. So before you get excited about 40,000 Bonvoy points or a heap of United miles, you'll need to check that Currensea works with your bank. The banks supported by Currensea AIB Bank of Ireland Bank of Scotland Barclays Chase Coutts Danske First Direct Halifax HS

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another Sunday round up. Iberia has a flight-shaped loophole running for the next week: buy an Iberia gift card at up to 10% off. IHG and Revolut have launched two new UK debit cards earning IHG One Rewards points and status, one free, one £18 a month, but not really built for the average cardholder. Barclaycard has updated its Avios card rules from 31 July, mostly housekeeping, but for once one change actually works in your favour. Elsewhe

Back in 2019, Japan Airlines brought in a little icon on their seat map's showing where a baby or toddler (between 8 days and 2 years old) has been booked. And I love it. I also can't quite believe it took this long to invent, but there you go. Thanks to a feature on ITV's This Morning, the conversation around it has come back up again and I'm intrigued by it. Let's get the obvious bit out of the way first, because I know it's coming the second I post this. Babies are allowed

British Airways has announced an update to it's Club World amenity kits, sort of. You see, if you've flown in Club out of Gatwick since November 2025, then these "new" amenity kits may seem familiar to you, as they were introduced for Gatwick-only late last year. From next month, August 2026, Heathrow flights will also be getting these new amenity kits. Featuring four designs by British artists, the amenity kits are stocked with Anatome products, which according to our reside

Barclays has updated some rules on its two Avios credit cards which apply from 31 July 2026. Most of it is just a bit of housekeeping, but one of the changes is good news, for once! A quick reminder of the two cards There are two Barclaycard Avios cards. The Barclaycard Avios Plus earns 1.5 Avios per £1, costs £20 a month, comes with a bigger welcome bonus and a yearly cabin upgrade voucher once you've spent £10,000. The free Barclaycard Avios earns 1 Avios per £1, has no fee

The British Grand Prix is at Silverstone this weekend, 3 to 5 July. If you're going and you've got an American Express on you, the good news is that there's a bit more on offer than there was last year. We covered Amex's British Grand Prix perks last year, and most of what was on offer has carried over, but there are two new things this year at Silverstone, and the merchandise offer been improved. Here's what's actually on the table/track/tarmac. Spend £75 on merch, get £15 b

IHG and Revolut have teamed up to release two new debit cards in the UK. Both earn IHG One Rewards points and hand you IHG status. One is free, and the other costs £18 a month. But the intended customer for these cards is not your average joe. Quick bit of background, IHG One Rewards is the loyalty scheme behind Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Kimpton, Six Senses, etc. These are debit cards, not credit cards. That means no credit check to worry about and no APR t

For the next week, you can get up to 10% off an Iberia gift card, which in turn can be used to purchase an Iberia flight, including an Avios redemption. I think we've all bought gift cards on sale in the past, usually through an employers discount site such as Reward Gateway, but purchasing one to buy a flight may be new to you. Buying a voucher is simple, simply visit this link. The discount you will get is up to 10% off. To get the full 10% off you have to purchase a vouche

Greetings from Slovenia, If you missed this part in last Sunday's email, we've given ourselves the week off (shock!). So instead of posting new stories, we've put together some of our more useful/interesting/entertaining posts for your pleasure. Normal service will resume next week. Thank you for bearing with us whilst we allow ourselves to recharge. It has been needed. Sam 10 Surprising Ways to Earn Avios (That You’re Probably Missing!) If you're a regular traveller or have

Hello all, Aer Lingus has announced its own Avios-only flight to New York, with every seat on the plane bookable in Avios alone. Economy starts at 23,400 Avios return and business at 90,000. That's two Avios-only transatlantic flights in two weeks, after BA and Amex did theirs last week. Meanwhile, Qatar Airways has quietly made it nearly impossible to book Avios flights for friends and family (thank you to Marcus on Instagram for the tip), and we've published our review of t