We love a u-turn. The British government are especially good at this cheeky little move. When the publish outcry is heard in the upper echelons of any organisation, occasionally we get some sensible decisions. Well, good on you Qatar Airways for deciding your most recent policy was a mistake. We'll forgive you this time, but perhaps in future, just don't do it! Back in July 2026, we brought you this news that the Qatar Airways' Privilege Club loyalty programme had brought in

Article Updated Tuesday 15th September 12:15. Confirmed on Tuesday 15th September by Avios, the 500% balance boost has been extended to 23:59 on Friday 18th September. The 400% and 500% Balance Boost options are back on avios.com from today until 23:59 on Wednesday 18 September. If you read our piece in January when a version of this offer last ran, you'll remember the big draw was being able to go back and boost anything you'd earned in the last year. This time it's the bog

Round two of Qatar Airways' monthly Avios sale has kicked off, and if you're not sure what I'm talking about, here is Helena's take on round one last month. The short-ish version is that each month Qatar Airways knocks 25% off the Avios price for certain airports, and you get ten days to book. Because Avios move freely between British Airways Club and Privilege Club, this is relevant even if you've never been on a Qatar plane (it is nice, would recommend). The important bit,

The timing of this couldn't be more perfect. You've been messaging us about HSBC for the last few weeks and finally we have some good news. From 1 September to 30 September 2026, HSBC Premier cardholders can convert their HSBC reward points to British Airways Club Avios and get 20% extra Avios on top. That's a nice little uplift if you were already planning a transfer, not quite as nice as their 25% bonus they ran in February, but still pretty decent. How do you earn HSBC rew

In our fourth guest post, today's post has been kindly written by Beta and Nat from Fly Smart Club. They're two best friends from Brazil who use points to see their families more frequently, and take the odd holiday too! We're exceedingly happy with the response from you all to our guest writers. If you'd like to guest write, simply DM us on Instagram or email sam@pointswellmade.co.uk with an idea, and we will make it work! Hey! We are Beta & Nat from Fly Smart Club, two frie

By now I'm sure you know the BA Premium Plus Amex is having its Avios earn rate trimmed, from 1.5 Avios per £1 down to 1.25 from 7 October, with the 3 Avios earn rate on BA and BA Holidays spend also being reduced down to 1.25 Avios per £1 spent. Whilst the cuts to the Avios earn rate captured most of our attention as points collectors, it is the other half of the announcement that I want to bring your focus towards. Amex isn't just taking Avios away with the change to the BA

In the latest instalment of the ongoing run of 25th anniversary activity from Amex and BA, we have three new Avios offers to load to your British Airways American Express cards. Admittedly this isn't as exciting as a bargain Avios-only flight to New York, but at least this one won't be horrifically oversubscribed... There's a route to bonus Avios for all British Airways American Express cardholders, whether that's through hotels, everyday shopping or a wine delivery. Here's h

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, today's news should give you a little "boost" to want to. The welcome bonuses, for both the free card and the Premium Plus card, have been enhanced, and are currently running until 6th October 2026. Here's what you need to know before these offers skip away from you. Just a quick heads-up: Points Well Made is here to di

The other week, we brought you the news about the launch of the new and improved Avios Reward Flight search. It's great, but it's not perfect, so here are a few things we would like to see changed. 355 days in advance? Neither the Avios website, nor the Avios app appear to show flights 355 days in advance, only up to the end of July. Here is an example for London to Mumbai, August 2027, where flights should be showing to the middle of the month now. This fault is also true wi

Update, 21 August 2026: Since publishing this piece we have had a number of messages and emails from readers. Some had success. Others did not. Our own experience now looks like it was in the minority. It would be unfair, then, to call this the definitive new way of booking reward seats. We would recommend keeping the US number to hand for now, just in case. I've lost track of the number of times I have had to painstakingly try and explain how to book British Airways flights