The festive season has officially begun. I have totally already had my first mince pie (no regrets). I have bought my first Christmas present (for my nieces' cat!) and I could not be happier about it! We’re continuing our mission here at Points Well Made: to help you earn Avios or Virgin Points on your Christmas shopping just by buying the things you were already going to buy anyway. It’s the easiest win. And we love an easy win. By starting your shop via the Avios eStore or

From 10 November to 28 December 2025, British Airways Club members can earn a whopping 50% bonus on Avios earned through the Avios shopping portal. This seven-week promotion covers Black Friday, and the entire Christmas shopping period – making it one of the best opportunities of the year to turbocharge your points balance. Don't know how my family would feel about this... What's the bonus Avios offer? From now until 28 December 2025, British Airways Club members will receive

The countdown to Christmas is officially on and I am loving it! Advent calendars have come a long way from the simple chocolate-filled versions of childhood - today, they’re a festive ritual in themselves. Whether it’s fine wine, indulgent beauty treats, fun LEGO builds, or even daily dog or cat biscuits, there’s an advent calendar for everyone on your list. This year, we are on a mission here at Points Well Made. We want to help you earn as many Avios or Virgin Points on you

We wrote about this back on 18th October, however this is your public service announcement and remind that you only have 6 days left to claim a huge 15,000 Avios bonus when applying for the British Airways American Express Credit Card. This limited-time referral offer ends on 11th November 2025, and it’s one of the most generous Avios promotions of the year for both new and existing cardholders. What’s This About Bonus Avios with the British Airways Amex? For a short time onl

Goodbye Thursday Travel Tips, hello Festive Fridays! Our popular Thursday series is taking a pause for the rest of 2025, and for a very exciting reason… we’re launching a brand-new series designed to help you make the most of your Christmas shopping. Starting Friday 7th November, Festive Fridays will show you how to earn Avios and Virgin Points on your Christmas gifts, yes, really! Welcome to Festive Fridays, where we will show you how to earn Avios or Virgin Points on your g

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

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

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

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,