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Virgin Atlantic has launched a limited-time promotion aimed at leisure travellers, offering a fast-track to Silver status through a single holiday booking, and a chance to make Gold. It’s one of the most generous Tier Point offers we’ve seen Virgin Atlantic offer, but as always, the detail matters, so keep reading on! Virgin Atlantic tier point offer: key details Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is offering 300 bonus Tier Points to the lead booker on qualifying bookings made throu

It was pointed out to me by a follower this bank holiday weekend that seemingly all Avios business class availability on Iberia to North and South America has disappeared from November onwards. Others reported that BA availability was also missing over this weekend ( Reddit #1 , Reddit #2 ), but this has since reappeared. But it begs the question, what's happening? Using Reward Flight Finder's Worldwide Map search , I searched for a return trip between the dates of 1st Novem

There are very few places left where you are properly, gloriously unreachable, and goodness what a joy it is. No emails. No phone call. No “just looping you in” messages that absolutely did not need looping. Please. For all of our sakes stop. looping. me. in! For years, the inside of an aircraft cabin has been one of them. The last bastion of quiet. A rare pocket of forced peace. And now? British Airways is in the process of rolling out high-speed WiFi powered by Starlink (ye

Hello everyone, and welcome back! Hope you have all had great weeks. This week has seen a supplementary card bonus from American Express, Virgin Atlantic drop another route, and a reintroduction of the Tier Point offer we saw last year from the BA Premium Plus Amex. Avios and Nectar are offering an Easter bonus when you convert your Nectar points to Avios, we have done another Virgin Points Bargain Bin, and Helena finally feels ready to talk about her less than stellar flight

This is a very different type of flight review for my flight back to Heathrow from Johannesburg with British Airways in economy on the A380. Partly because it’s less of a traditional, neatly structured assessment and more of an opinion piece, but bear with me. Having spent 8 days with zero signal, and zero worries on safari (me and my noble steed Polo below), I was looking forward to heading home. It isn’t often you step off a flight and feel a genuine sense of disbelief that

Guess what is back? It's Bargain Bin time!! I've been digging through Virgin Atlantic’s wonderfully chaotic dynamic pricing to find the redemptions that are good value… and a few that absolutely aren't! Those are at the bottom of the article if you feel the need to projectile spit your tea/wine/water over your phone/tablet/laptop/however you read our wonderful updates. As always I have used vseats.io for this article. This is not an ad, it's just my preferred way to find the

Avios and Nectar have teamed up to offer bonus points on conversions between the two this Easter. The promo runs until 30 April 2026, works in both directions, and the bonus you receive depends on whether you convert manually or set up auto-conversion. Quick reminder about Avios and Nectar Nectar is Sainsbury's loyalty scheme. You earn Nectar points on your weekly shop, at Argos, through various Nectar app offers, Esso garages, and a handful of other partners. Those points c

We told you they were coming back. British Airways has now confirmed the full details of this year's tier point earning offer for Premium Plus cardholders, and the good news is that the structure is identical to last year. Enrol by 25 January 2027 and spend by 1 February 2027 to earn up to 2,500 British Airways Club tier points on card spend. Here's the breakdown: 750 tier points when you spend £15,000 750 more tier points when you spend a further £5,000 (£20,000 total) 1,00

Virgin Atlantic has today confirmed what many suspected was coming, their London Heathrow to Riyadh route is done. Permanently. In an email to affected customers, the airline said: "Following the escalation in the Middle East, we have been continuously reviewing our flying programme, based on the latest intelligence and regulatory guidance, and to ensure we can operate a stable and reliable schedule, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel our services between London H

If you missed this the first time round, you are forgiven. American Express has once again launched boosted supplementary card bonuses for Gold and Platinum holders, but you would not know it unless you went digging. We buried it inside our article on the new March 2026 sign-up bonuses , so it deserves its own moment in the spotlight. This is one of the easiest piles of Membership Rewards points you will ever pick up. No spending target. No extra annual fee. Just add a card a

Hello, I hope you've all had a good week! The big one this week is our final (I promise) status match roundup before the BA Club reset on 31st March. If you or someone you know is about to drop to Blue, this is the one to read as we've gone through every match worth doing, and there's even a route back into oneworld if what you really want is to keep your BA perks. Elsewhere on Points Well Made, the newly refurbished Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at Heathrow has been unveiled, we

There’s a particular mood to a late-night long-haul departure if you're leaving from Heathrow. It’s a strange mix of exhaustion, anticipation, and quiet hope that the stars aligns just enough to allow for a few solid hours of sleep somewhere over Africa. On paper, British Airways’ overnight service to Johannesburg in World Traveller Plus (premium economy) should do exactly that. In reality, this flight delivered a combination of a good level of comfort, strong service, but a

American Express reintroduced minimum income requirements for its UK credit cards back in 2023, after several years of taking a more holistic view of applicants' finances. Between 2016 and 2023, Amex looked at the broader picture. Household income, the gap between what you earned and what you spent, your overall financial health. A single person living at home on £25,000 was treated very differently to someone earning £35,000 with a mortgage and two kids. It made sense. But A

Virgin Trains Ticketing is running two offers until 19th April that are worth knowing about if you collect Virgin Points and travel by train. But before we get into it I need to clear something up. Virgin Trains Ticketing works with any operator across the UK. It's a common misconception that the booking system is only for Virgin Trains (even though Virgin Trains hasn't been a thing since 2019), but I use it where I live for South West Trains all the time. If you haven't used

Right, this is it, this is the last status match post I'm doing for a while (unless something truly extraordinary happens). I'm conscious how many posts I've done on the subject, but you may want to send this one to that BA loyalist in your life. In just under a week, 31st March 2026, a large number of BA's Bronze, Silver and Gold members are going to lose the perks they've had for years as its become too difficult to retain with the changes they've made. This means no more l

The Hilton Honors debit cards have gone through a mid-life refresh, makings changes for new and existing cardholders. They’re adding new features to both cards, cutting the fee for the standard card, and boosting the sign-up bonus on the Plus card until 28 May 2026. Overall, you may find the changes a bit marmite depending on if you're a Hilton roadwarrior, or more of a Hilton casual. If you're not familiar with these cards, a quick recap. Hilton partnered with Currensea in S

The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at Heathrow has had a facelift. The first phase of a redesign is now complete, and it brings some interesting additions to what was already one of the better airline lounges at the airport. We've covered the Clubhouse in detail in our full review , but here's what's new. The Gallery Virgin has expanded the seating in The Gallery, with the redesign leaning into a London-inspired aesthetic. This includes artwork commissioned from UK-based artists,

Hello, I hope you've all had a good week! Big news from BA this week. Melbourne and Colombo are joining the network for winter 2026, along with frequency boosts on routes like Cape Town, Tokyo, and Barbados. It's the most significant route announcement we've covered on Points Well Made, and we've gone through every destination, the Avios pricing, and what's worth booking. Elsewhere, we've reviewed the American Express Centurion Lounge at Heathrow T3 (I was the third person th

The complete strategy for UK families who want to use Avios for holidays without losing their minds (or their points). If you've landed on this page, chances are you've heard that Avios can save you a fortune on family flights. And they can. Most Avios guides are written for couples or solo travellers, and for good reason. It's much simpler when you're only booking two seats! Families of four are a different deal as you'll need more Avios, more seats, more planning, and if yo

I wrote a couple of days ago about the new United Airlines debit card from Currensea, and if you haven't read that yet, click here to give it a read . It's a solid product for the right person, particularly if you fly United regularly or want access to Star Alliance redemptions. But there's a problem, and it's not with the card itself. It's with how difficult it is to earn United miles in the UK in any meaningful volume. The earning problem The debit card earns 0.67 miles per