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I love it when airlines expand, grow and shake up what they do. So when British Airways announced new First Class suites and a full refresh for its dated A380s, I was thrilled. Sorry to say it, A380, I adore you, but the BA interior has been looking rough for a while. If you're curious, here's my experience in World Traveller and World Traveller Plus earlier this year. Well, BA has now launched the cabin in person, and it has shown off the new seats going into every cabin, fr

If you want Avios from a hotel stay, the usual move is Avios Hotels. Book through it and you collect 10 Avios per pound on a standard booking, which is usually very good. Until 15 October there's a better option. Book through Rocketmiles with a Qatar Airways Privilege Club account and you'll get a 75% Avios bonus, pushing it above the earn rate of Avios Hotels. We've got a London hotel we need to book this month, so I ran the same room through both for the dates we need, and

Hello everyone, It's been an interesting week of news and posts here on the website. We started off with a new guest post from Joel Sycamore who ran through his playbook for earning and using Virgin Points at 19 years old. We had so many messages about this post and how much people enjoyed it, so huge thanks to Joel for this brilliant piece of writing. We ran a reminder that those lovely big welcome bonus offers on the British Airways Amex cards run out on the 6th October, so

Good news for anyone who travels as a family with children. The UK government announced on 2 October 2026 that airlines are set to be banned from charging parents to sit next to their kids under the age of 14. Name correction fees are also on the way out. But don't get too excited just yet as neither takes effect immediately. Here's the full rundown. What is the new rule on children's seating? Airlines will have to seat children under 14 next to a parent or accompanying adult

We've got a couple of transfer bonuses to bring you today. First, American Express are running a 40% transfer bonus into Hilton Honors points which takes it to levels you should actually be interested in. Second, you can get up to a 35% bonus into Avios via Qatar Airways Privilege Club. Just to be clear and break it up from the Hilton offer, this is not from American Express to Qatar Airways (sorry, the headline can only be so long). Instead it is from ALL Accor, Shangri-La C

Nectar collectors and Avios fans have a limited-time opportunity to supercharge their British Airways Avios pot. Between 1st and 31st October 2026, you can earn a 20% bonus Avios when you convert your Nectar points either as a one off conversion or if you opt in to auto-converting into Avios, and subsequently convert your points. First time hearing about Nectar converting to Avios? Here's a handy guide for you! How the Nectar to Avios bonus works The standard conversion rate

American Airlines and Currensea have launched two AAdvantage debit cards in the UK, and I've gone through everything they include in a separate article. This piece is about the bits that make these cards interesting. Every mile you earn from spending on these cards also earns an AAdvantage Loyalty Point, and Loyalty Points are how American decides your status. There is no cap on how many Loyalty Points you can earn with these cards. This compares to the British Airways Premiu

Currensea and American Airlines have launched the AAdvantage debit card for UK travellers today, and we've been given an advance look. The keen-eyed amongst you may have spotted the apps had gone live on both Apple and Android since Monday. It's the fifth co-branded loyalty card from Currensea, after Hilton, Marriott, United and, just a few weeks ago, Lufthansa. This time there are two versions: Platinum at £75 a year, and Black at £195 a year. What sets these ones apart is t

This offer has now ended. If you've been sitting on the fence about applying for either the British Airways Premium Plus American Express, or the free British Airways American Express, now's the time to hop off it. The enhanced welcome bonuses on both the free card and the Premium Plus card end on 6th October 2026, which gives you just one week left to apply. Here's what you need to know. Just a quick heads-up: Points Well Made is here to dish out the juicy details on miles a

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

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another news you may have missed. We know it's been rather a quiet week from us, as we have been away recharging in Kefalonia. The time away has really reset us for when we get back, but until Monday, we are going to carry on enjoying and soaking up all the relaxed Greek vibes, food and sun we can. This week saw us write about Iberia Family Accounts and how you can utilise these to pool together your families Avios. We've also written the t

Well, here we are. The final stop on our New Zealand self drive series, and if I'm honest, I've been putting off writing this one. There's something about closing out a trip like this that makes you want to hold onto it a little longer. We've taken you through volcanoes and vineyards, alpine crossings and thermal valleys, and now it's time for the last leg. Sulphur pits, hot springs, a very loud noise reveal, and the small matter of a childhood dream finally coming true in a

RevPoints are one of the more interesting loyalty currencies in the UK, and the redeeming side of it is far deeper than "transfer to an airline and hope for the best." Between twelve airline transfer partners, a handful of airlines that you can get gift cards for, in-app hotel bookings, and a few smaller redemption routes most people never think to check, there's strategy to be had here too, once you know the order of preference. This is part three of our three part series on

If you collect Avios through Iberia Club, you’ll know that building a meaningful balance can often take time. For many travellers, Avios end up scattered across multiple accounts, useful in theory, but rarely enough in one place to unlock the rewards you actually want. That’s exactly what the Iberia Family Account was designed to solve. Introduced early February this year, it allows you to combine Avios with others into a single shared balance, making it significantly easier

Greetings from Kefalonia, We're in the middle of our holiday to this wonderful little Greek island, and we're planning to actually take a little bit of time off. We won't be posting quite so much this week, and if news breaks, we may not be able to cover it straight away. If that is the case, do keep an eye on our Instagram or Facebook, as those will be the places we will be posting to. Where were we .... First up, we've got a guest post from Henry Ross, CEO of Ruma Travel, o

Right, if you've been following along you'll know we've already dragged you the length of the South Island (twice, because apparently one blog post wasn't enough chaos for us to cram in). Ferries have been boarded, fjords have been ogled, and I have shamelessly cried at scenery on more than one occasion. But now we're onto the North Island, and honestly? It's a completely different beast. If the South Island was all jaw-dropping mountains and "how is this real life" lakes, th

In May this year we launched our Avios calculator because, honestly, finding the prices of Avios flights, and then comparing the prices was just too much hassle. There was no one tool where you could directly compare the prices across all the Avios airlines (British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Qatar Airways, Finnair, and Loganair), which is why we made one to tell you how much any flight would cos in Avios. That was a good first attempt, let's call it, but we've now decided

This one night stay was gifted by Staybridge Suites Heathrow. All views and thoughts are the author's own. My list of airport hotel needs is short. A room that is comfy, clean and pleasant to look at. I don't quite understand people who say things like "oh it doesn't need to be pretty or that comfy, you're only sleeping in it." I need it to be comfy, because otherwise I won't sleep, and everyone wants an aesthetically pleasing room, it just makes the stay feel so much grander

Update: as of 15:40 17/10, flights have been I loaded onto the BA website, but cannot be purchased. British Airways is adding two new destinations in Tanzania next summer, and one plane will fly to both. From 29 May 2027, British Airways will fly from Gatwick to Kilimanjaro three times a week, then continue to Zanzibar before heading home. The route runs until 31 October, which covers the school holidays and the main safari season. But that's not all... How the Kilimanjaro/Za

This offer has now ended. Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme shared by Emirates and flydubai, has launched a double Miles offer for autumn 2026. Register, book and fly within the window, and you'll earn 100% bonus Miles on top of whatever you'd normally collect. It's a solid offer, and it's simple enough that there's no reason not to take advantage if you've got a trip on the horizon. Here's everything you need to know before you book. When does the offer run? Registrat