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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

Great news - the popular Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Points bonus promotion is back for another round! Virgin/Tesco are once again giving away 5,000 Virgin Points to new auto-exchange sign-ups. If you're a Tesco Clubcard holder and love to travel, this is your chance to score an extra 5,000 Virgin Points - and it couldn't be easier. Virgin Red is offering a bonus of 5,000 Virgin Points when you sign up for the first time to auto transfer your Tesco Clubcard points into Virgin Po

Finnair is running a promotion offering up to a 40% discount on purchased Avios between 27th October and 2nd November 2025. The points can be transferred instantly and for free to your British Airways Club account via the Avios website once they appear in your Finnair Plus account. The discount tiers are: 25% off when buying 5,000 – 19,000 Avios 30% off for 20,000 – 49,000 Avios 35% off for 50,000 – 84,000 Avios 40% off for 85,000+ Avios Are you following us social media? If

Have you been paying attention to all that we've written this week at Points Well Made? Because this week was a big one! We've got how to save hundreds on hotels, the best Avios redemption we've ever done (we may never beat this one!), barking planes, earning 11,000 points on broadband, and much more! Save Hundreds on Hotels: The Best Current American Express Hotel Offers "American Express is well known to all of you for being a great way of earning those oh so valuable point

You've probably heard it, that peculiar barking sound from an Airbus A320 (flown by easyJet, Jet2 BA, etc), usually just as you've settled in for a pleasant flight. It sounds rather like an indignant dog has taken up residence in the cabin. Rest assured, there is no dog. The noise is perfectly normal, though that may or may not be comforting depending on your attitude towards strange noises onboard aircraft. What I would say though, is don't be like this passenger who wanted

As part of our journey to New Zealand earlier in the year, we cashed in our Avios, all 360,000 of them, for a once in a lifetime trip to the other side of the world. I'll ruin the end of this piece, it was worth every single one of them. This review is from Doha to Auckland onboard Qatar Airways' Airbus A350-1000, featuring 46 of their flagship Q-Suite product in Business Class, and 281 Economy seats. For the first leg from Heathrow to Doha onboard Qatar Airways' A380, you ca

Welcome back to our Thursday Travel Tips series – where we help you turn everyday spending into extraordinary travel rewards. This week, we’re diving into one of the lesser known earning opportunities available right now – and most people don’t even realise it exists. Make your broadband work for you and earn points on switching Switching your home broadband could earn you thousands of Avios or Virgin Points in one go. If you’re paying for internet anyway (and let’s face it,

For flyers who participate in multiple airline loyalty programs, a frustrating reality has emerged: not all airline partnerships are created equal, especially when it comes to digital booking platforms. I have had issues myself in the past trying to change frequent flyer numbers on British Airways and Malaysian Airlines. Airline booking systems are layers upon layers of legacy technology (if you can even call it that) which do struggle at times to talk to each other. In the c

If you’ve ever tried to book a Qatar Airways flight using Avios and found yourself wondering why some seats seem to cost roughly double , you’ve stumbled upon the mysterious world of Flexi Awards. You haven't done anything wrong, and Qatar isn’t secretly charging you for extra legroom and a mint on the pillow. It’s simply their way of giving you another chance to redeem when the usual “cheap” seats are gone. Two Types of Reward Seats When booking a flight with Qatar Airways u

American Express is well known to all of you for being a great way of earning those oh so valuable points. But did you know they also offer valuable promotions through the Amex Offers section of its app? Be it travel, food or shop related, these offers can be added directly to your card and are an easy way to save money on without using discount codes. Also included often are hotel offers and if you hold either the British Airways (BA) Amex Card or the Platinum Amex Card, you

We didn't shy away from it this week, we went heavy on Nectar. We don't discriminate, at Points Well Made we just bring you the best deals around. Remember, 400 Nectar = Avios. Collecting the most points possible means collecting points from as many sources as possible, whether that be from you food shopping, credit card spending, broadband switching etc etc Keep reading to the bottom for some excellent non-Nectar points opportunities! 9500 Nectar Points for Switching Energy

If you’ve been thinking about applying for the British Airways American Express Credit Card, now could be the ideal time with some new bonus Avios available. There is no increased bonus on the Amex website, but a limited time referral offer is currently running that significantly increases the number of Avios you can earn to 15,000! This promotion expires on 11th November 2025, so acting soon is essential if you want to take advantage. Just a quick heads-up:  Points Well Made

After a several-year hiatus, Virgin Atlantic is going to Cancun. Starting today - 19th October - Virgin will launch three weekly flights from London Heathrow to Mexico's Caribbean coast. If this sounds familiar, that's because it is. Virgin last flew this route pre-pandemic from Gatwick, and now they're giving it another go with Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday departures on the A350-1000. Upper Class on Virgin's A350-1000 It's currently the only direct option from Heathrow to C