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It's been an interesting week for news. We've had some nice news from BA, annddd some less good news, as you will see below. American Express have added three new benefits to the Platinum Card, some of which you could describe more as just a discount rather than a true benefit or credit. Sam has written an interesting piece on the Barclays Avios Rewards card and a new offer for switching to them, thoroughly recommend giving that a read. And I have written a guide to all the b

Anyone who knows us is well aware that our three week New Zealand adventure last year was quite possibly out best holiday ever. We absolutely loved it – and Queenstown quickly became one of our favourite places in the country, if not the world. This lakeside gem, tucked among dramatic alpine peaks, is equal parts adrenaline, beauty, and brilliant food. Whether you're here for the thrills, the eats, or just the views, Queenstown delivers in every possible way. If you're planni

A reader got in touch with us after our Barclays Avios Rewards piece with a simple question. (If you missed it, here’s the quick version. Barclays Premier is Barclays' premium current account for higher earners. New customers who switch can get up to £600: £450 up front, then up to five payments of £30. Once you’re in, you can add Barclays Avios Rewards for £12 a month. That gets you 1,500 Avios every month, a 25,000 Avios joining bonus, and an anniversary reward each year of

When British Airways changed how you earned tier points last year, it went from a per-flight basis, to an amount based on how much you spent, promising that the new way would be "simplifying the way we reward your loyalty." Well, they've gone and muddied the waters again. Only a day after some good news, BA has updated its tier point requirements and bonuses for 2027/28. The amount of tier points needed for Silver goes up by 500 tier points and Gold by 1,000. The extra tier p

Let’s face it. One of the best perks on the British Airways American Express Premium Plus card was the 3 Avios per £1 rate for spend with British Airways. This was annoyingly scrapped earlier this month for a 1.25 Avios earn rate. We know how many of you were disappointed by this. But, in exciting news, and straight from BA Holidays themselves, we can tell you that from 24 November, members of the BA Club will be able to collect 6 Avios for every £1 spent on BA Holidays packa

British Airways has announced its newest Avios-Only flights, and this time they’re for next summer. You can fly Heathrow to Palma, Majorca, or Heathrow to Heraklion, Crete, in August 2027, right in the middle of the school holidays. If you haven’t come across these before, Avios-Only flights are dedicated BA services where every seat, in every cabin, can only be booked as a Reward Seat using Avios. They’re open to members of The British Airways Club. The most important thing

If you hold an American Express Platinum Card, there are three new benefits that have been added to your card today. lululemon: £75 back, twice a year, when you spend £150 or more Oura: £150 back, once a year, when you spend £300 or more on an Oura Ring Calm: a free Calm Premium subscription, normally £49.99 a year All three of these new benefits run until 19 October 2029, so they'll at least be with us for three years. This brings the UK version of the Platinum card into clo

This offer has now ended. Qatar Airways is running a buy Avios sale with a bonus of up to 60%, and today is the last day. The offer closes at 23:59 Doha time, which is 9:59pm UK time tonight! Sorry we didn't get round to covering this one sooner... The offer Promotion period: 15 October to 19 October 2026 (23:59 Doha time, 9:59pm UK) Where to buy: Here! Eligibility: Privilege Club members who have "earned" at least 1 Avios since joining Minimum purchase: 5,000 Avios to get a

We’ve got a guest post this week from Jordan at Spend Less, Travel More, and it’s a refreshing take. A lot of people in this hobby of ours just talk about maximising redemption value and chasing business class, but Jordan makes a strong case for using your points in economy, especially if you haven’t got a massive stash to begin with. It’s not a crime to redeem in economy, and their year of travel is proof of that. On the cards front, Barclays is paying new customers up to £6

Have you ever been searching through the BA website for Avios tickets and come across a fare that looks like this? If you haven't, then what this ticket is offering you is a flight from Heathrow to Doha, and then a flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo Haneda. See what's missing? A whole flight between Doha and Hong Kong! Now, we are a proponent of "springboarding", which is basically travelling as far as you can with points, before using cash to travel the rest of the way. So you m

Ad | This article has been produced in partnership with Yonder and contains affiliate links. If you apply through one of our links, Points Well Made may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us keep the lights on and carry on creating independent travel rewards content. If you're like us, your rent or mortgage is probably the biggest payment you make each month, (boooooooo!) and I wouldn't be surprised if at the moment you were earning zero points on this (

"Why do you have an Amex? Not many places take those!" Heard that one before? As much as I would like to say it's not true, there is a kernel of truth to it. So if you're looking to collect as many Avios as possible, you'll probably already have a British Airways Amex, but you'll want a backup card that earns Avios too. In the UK that means Barclaycard, with your choice either of: Barclaycard Avios is free. It earns 1 Avios per £1, gives you 5,000 Avios when you spend £1,000

Did you know you can get Avios every month just for having a bank account? You don’t have to spend anything or remember to use a particular card. You pay a monthly fee, and by default you’ll get more Avios back than the fee is worth! It’s called Barclays Avios Rewards, an add-on you can switch on if you have a Barclays Premier current account. And there’s a good offer on right now. Barclays is paying new customers up to £600 to switch their current account to Premier, plus a

You'll get Hilton Honors Gold if you take out either the Hilton Honors Plus debit card or the Amex Platinum, but is it any good? Over this series we're going to go through the five complimentary hotels statues bundled into the Amex Platinum's £650 annual fee, because it's easy to let them sit unused in your account without ever working out what they're actually worth. First up is Hilton Honors Gold, and there's one reason Hilton Gold stands apart from the others: Breakfast. Y

Today's post has been kindly written by Jordan Sinclair, one half of Spend Less, Travel More. Take a guess what they like to do with their points? When people talk about points and companion vouchers, it’s usually all about aiming for that lie-flat business class seat on a long haul flight. I have to admit, that was also my goal when I first set out collecting points a few years ago. But for now, I’ve shifted my priorities. You’ll hear points gurus bang on about getting the b

Hello, hello, hello and welcome back to another news you might have missed here at Points Well Made. It has been a week of exciting news and offers. We started the week strong with an offer from Rocketmiles to earn 75% more Avios on hotel bookings, beating Avios Hotels! Then, British Airways announced the long awaited details of the A380 refurbs ... which look fantastic. We popped out a reminder about the BA Premium Plus American Express card changes, something we know none o

The Hilton Honors Plus debit card welcome bonus is back at 50,000 points, and you have until 14 December 2026 to apply. The standard bonus for this card is 15,000 points. In March it was doubled to 30,000, and in July it jumped to 50,000 for the first time, until 7 September. This time it works slightly differently. You earn 10,000 points on your first transaction with the card, and you will get the remaining 40,000 points when you spend £2,500 in foreign currency within six

This offer has now ended. The weather has turned, and it's already too cold for me. I'm not built for winter. I need a holiday. Conveniently (for me at least), BA Holidays has brought back its Pay with Avios boost. Until 23:59 on Tuesday 13 October, British Airways Club members get 33% more value from their Avios when they use them as part payment on a package. This time the offer is for holidays between 5 January and 30 September 2027. If you were hoping to knock some money

I'm a big fan of this announcement. Terminal 5 has frankly always been rubbish for non-BA lounges, with just the pokey Club Aspire lounge for those of us not able to access the Galleries lounge. In recent weeks we had confirmation that the Club Aspire lounge will be renovated, expanded, and turned into a No. 1 lounge, so that's one tick. Now we have confirmation that American Express is going to open one of its Centurion Lounges in Terminal 5. This will be the second Centurio

It's Wednesday 7th October. We should be getting excited for Halloween, or enjoying a crisp Autumn day. Instead, we're all waking up depressed and angry because today is the day that the changes to the British Airways Premium Plus American Express Card have officially kicked in. I am being over-dramatic here as I am often want to do, but I think it is warranted. We told you this was coming back in July, but now it's real. If you skipped the July warnings, or you just want the