We're not just here to get you more points, but to save you more money, and easyJet's 30th birthday celebration is offering exactly that. I don't know what you did for your 30th, but I bet it wasn't flying your mates on the cheap! easyJet are marking their 30th birthday with what they're calling their "biggest flights deal ever": up to 30% off selected seats for 30 hours only. If you've been eyeing a winter or spring getaway, easyJet's flash sale is running until 3pm tomorrow

From money off holidays, to bonus bonanza's, this week had it all at Points Well Made. Make sure to check out the first week of our Festive Friday series, helping you maximise your points over Christmas! The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed a new weekly only email option on the website. If you are currently subscribed to our emails and would like to switch to weekly, please email me sam@pointswellmade.co.uk . easyJet Holidays Amex Offer: Spend £1,000, Get £200 Back Amer

I’m, not saying they’re perfect, but hear me out. British Airways was once the gold standard of aviation - flying with the slogan "The World's Favourite Airline". Then came decades of cost-cutting, IT disasters, catering fiascos, and a general sense that the airline had given up trying. BA became shorthand for past glory, the kind of brand that survives on geographic position, and corporate contracts rather than anyone actively choosing to fly with them. Now, after years of d

The countdown to Christmas is officially on and I am loving it! Advent calendars have come a long way from the simple chocolate-filled versions of childhood - today, they’re a festive ritual in themselves. Whether it’s fine wine, indulgent beauty treats, fun LEGO builds, or even daily dog or cat biscuits, there’s an advent calendar for everyone on your list. This year, we are on a mission here at Points Well Made. We want to help you earn as many Avios or Virgin Points on you

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

Before my recent flight to Menorca, I decided to spend a few hours and review the No 1 Lounge at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. I love having lounge access, and this time I was utilising my Priority Pass which comes with the American Express Platinum Card. Having visited in the past, I was curious to see how it’s holding up in 2025, what’s changed, what’s improved, and whether it still offers good value compared to Gatwick’s other lounges. A quick disclaimer on photos. Whe

Goodbye Thursday Travel Tips, hello Festive Fridays! Our popular Thursday series is taking a pause for the rest of 2025, and for a very exciting reason… we’re launching a brand-new series designed to help you make the most of your Christmas shopping. Starting Friday 7th November, Festive Fridays will show you how to earn Avios and Virgin Points on your Christmas gifts, yes, really! Welcome to Festive Fridays, where we will show you how to earn Avios or Virgin Points on your g

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

Welcome back to Thursday Travel Tips – where we show you how to turn everyday spending into extraordinary travel rewards. We’ve already explored how broadband and mobile contracts can earn thousands of points. But what if I told you that your train travel – from daily commutes to weekend trips – can steadily build your Avios balance too? There are multiple ways to earn Avios every time you travel by rail in the UK. Whether you're booking long-distance journeys, grabbing a Rai

The Bargain Bin is back - and it’s better than ever! If you’ve been stockpiling Virgin Points and wondering when to pounce, this might be your moment. Between now and early 2026, there are some seriously sharp deals hiding in plain sight. As always, we’ve been keeping a close eye on vseats.io , the go-to tool for Virgin collectors that surfaces those “wait, is that right?” redemptions across routes and cabins. Where might you be able to fly with a points redemption? From Bo

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