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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

Quick one if you're holding the Amex Platinum. Have you used your dining credit this half of the year? If you have, lovely, carry on. If it's slipped your mind, consider this your nudge, because on 1 July it resets. Every six months the Amex Platinum gives you £200 in dining credit to spend at participating restaurants. You get £100 to spend in the UK and £100 abroad, so £400 across the year. The current half runs until 30 June, and nothing carries over into the next one, so

Yesterday, the Foreign Office decided to lift their travel warnings for much of the Middle East with the agreement of a memorandum of understanding towards lasting peace between the US and Iran. This effectively reopens travel to, or via, the region for many of you who heed the Foreign Office warnings for "all but essential travel". This change in advice also re-validates your travel insurance policy, as a standard restriction within a travel insurance policy is that if the F

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. You will be forgiven if you haven't heard of Yonder. So, allow me to introduce them. Yonder launched in 2022 as a debit and credit card provider, and has since quietly built a following of t

After rightly updating their policies to crack down on fraud within Avios, Qatar Airways have snuck in a new change that could render Avios flights on Qatar virtually unobtainable if you want to book for friends and family. Thank you Marcus (@m.aspell) for tipping us off to this one on Instagram. What changes did Qatar make? First, let's briefly recap the initial batch of changes that were prompted by a wave of Avios thefts (you can read Helena's full write up here), whereby

New York is the Avios destination of the moment. Last week it was British Airways and Amex announcing their cash-free Avios-only flight from Heathrow. Now Aer Lingus has answered with its own first ever Avios-only flight across the Atlantic, Dublin to New York, every seat on the plane payable in Avios alone. This is a 10 year celebration of the Aer Lingus AerClub, and these flights have been discounted 10% from the usual amount, meaning that economy starts at 23,400 Avios ret

Finnair has launched another buy Avios sale, with discounts of up to 40%, running from 15 to 18 June 2026. Last month they ran a sale which reached 50%, so at first glance this one looks worse. It isn't. Last month was a bonus, where you pay full price and get extra Avios on top. This one is a discount, where you just pay less for the same Avios. And a 40% discount beats a 50% bonus. Sounds like a terrible game of rock, paper, scissors. What's on offer You'll need to buy at l

Marriott Bonvoy has boosted the welcome bonuses on both of its Currensea debit cards to the strongest levels we've ever seen. The Premium card now earns 40,000 points, the base card 15,000, and you've got until 15 September 2026 to apply. We covered the cards in full at launch: how they work, how they link to your bank, how they compare to the Hilton Honors debit cards, and how to turn the points into Avios or Virgin Points. If any of that is new to you, start there and come

Another Sunday roundup, and this week has been a HUGE one. The headline is a big: British Airways and Amex have announced a one-off return flight to New York where every seat is paid for in Avios alone, no taxes, no surcharges, nothing. Economy starts at 25,000 Avios return, which is more than 50% off the usual price. Read it. There are also two time-sensitive offers to catch before they close. Iberia has up to 30% off Avios reward flights until 15 June, and Qatar Airways is

If I have a BA Companion Voucher from my BA Amex and a Barclays Cabin Upgrade Voucher from my Barclaycard Avios or Barclays Avios Rewards, can I use both on the same booking? Not on the same booking, no. But you can use both on the same trip if you are willing to make two separate bookings. How the two vouchers actually differ Worth a quick recap, because they do not do the same thing. The BA Companion Voucher gets two people on a return flight in any cabin. You pay Avios for

Two quick ones for you here! Hilton and Qatar Airways are giving away 1,000 Avios if you complete a Hilton stay between 1 June and 31 August 2026. Register, stay, wait for the points to turn up. It pays out once, on your first qualifying stay in that window. Not per night, not per stay. What you need Two memberships: Hilton Honors and Qatar Airways Privilege Club. If you've only got the Hilton side, you can make a Privilege Club account here for free. Then three things have t