Right, this is it. The moment a lot of you have been waiting for. If you registered your interest back in June for that ridiculous BA and Amex Avios-only flight to New York, the wait is nearly over. American Express have finally announced that booking opens at 12 noon BST tomorrow, 15 July, on the dot. If you missed the original post, quick recap: one-off charter flight, LHR to JFK and back, paid for entirely in Avios with zero taxes and fees, starting at 25,000 Avios return

British Airways has announced two separate promotions today, both worth knowing about if you've got Avios or you're planning to buy some. One is a 40% bonus on purchased or gifted Avios. The other lets you use fewer Avios to unlock the same savings on BA Holidays packages. They run on different timelines and work in completely different ways, so let's take them one at a time. 40% bonus Avios when you buy or gift If you need to top up your balance to hit a redemption target, t

This article is sponsored by Reward Flight Finder who are offering Points Well Made readers 20% in July 2026. Link down below. One of the most common destinations we get asked about regarding reward flights using Avios is Japan. A week doesn't go by without someone emailing, DM'ing, or commenting about how to do it. Japan has, over the last couple of decades, emerged as one of the most popular destinations for UK holidaymakers. Whether that's a paid booking or a reward flight

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

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

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

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