As I often do, I was on the BA website this week pricing up a flight from London to Berlin. Once I'd chosen my flight, BA had already made a choice for me, that I'd want to pay 10,000 Avios plus £2.50, ticked and ready to go. I can't lie, £2.50 is a nice number. Berlin for less than a flat white. It's the figure you'll see in every "I flew to Europe for £2.50" reel and all of the BA marketing, and I completely get why, who doesn't want a flight for only £2.50? But there were

When British Airways changed how you earned tier points last year, it went from a per-flight basis, to an amount based on how much you spent, promising that the new way would be "simplifying the way we reward your loyalty." Well, they've gone and muddied the waters again. Only a day after some good news, BA has updated its tier point requirements and bonuses for 2027/28. The amount of tier points needed for Silver goes up by 500 tier points and Gold by 1,000. The extra tier p

Let’s face it. One of the best perks on the British Airways American Express Premium Plus card was the 3 Avios per £1 rate for spend with British Airways. This was annoyingly scrapped earlier this month for a 1.25 Avios earn rate. We know how many of you were disappointed by this. But, in exciting news, and straight from BA Holidays themselves, we can tell you that from 24 November, members of the BA Club will be able to collect 6 Avios for every £1 spent on BA Holidays packa

British Airways has announced its newest Avios-Only flights, and this time they’re for next summer. You can fly Heathrow to Palma, Majorca, or Heathrow to Heraklion, Crete, in August 2027, right in the middle of the school holidays. If you haven’t come across these before, Avios-Only flights are dedicated BA services where every seat, in every cabin, can only be booked as a Reward Seat using Avios. They’re open to members of The British Airways Club. The most important thing

Have you ever been searching through the BA website for Avios tickets and come across a fare that looks like this? If you haven't, then what this ticket is offering you is a flight from Heathrow to Doha, and then a flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo Haneda. See what's missing? A whole flight between Doha and Hong Kong! Now, we are a proponent of "springboarding", which is basically travelling as far as you can with points, before using cash to travel the rest of the way. So you m

The weather has turned, and it's already too cold for me. I'm not built for winter. I need a holiday. Conveniently (for me at least), BA Holidays has brought back its Pay with Avios boost. Until 23:59 on Tuesday 13 October, British Airways Club members get 33% more value from their Avios when they use them as part payment on a package. This time the offer is for holidays between 5 January and 30 September 2027. If you were hoping to knock some money off using Avios for a Chri

It's Wednesday 7th October. We should be getting excited for Halloween, or enjoying a crisp Autumn day. Instead, we're all waking up depressed and angry because today is the day that the changes to the British Airways Premium Plus American Express Card have officially kicked in. I am being over-dramatic here as I am often want to do, but I think it is warranted. We told you this was coming back in July, but now it's real. If you skipped the July warnings, or you just want the

I love it when airlines expand, grow and shake up what they do. So when British Airways announced new First Class suites and a full refresh for its dated A380s, I was thrilled. Sorry to say it, A380, I adore you, but the BA interior has been looking rough for a while. If you're curious, here's my experience in World Traveller and World Traveller Plus earlier this year. Well, BA has now launched the cabin in person, and it has shown off the new seats going into every cabin, fr

Nectar collectors and Avios fans have a limited-time opportunity to supercharge their British Airways Avios pot. Between 1st and 31st October 2026, you can earn a 20% bonus Avios when you convert your Nectar points either as a one off conversion or if you opt in to auto-converting into Avios, and subsequently convert your points. First time hearing about Nectar converting to Avios? Here's a handy guide for you! How the Nectar to Avios bonus works The standard conversion rate

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, now's the time to hop off it. The enhanced welcome bonuses on both the free card and the Premium Plus card end on 6th October 2026, which gives you just one week left to apply. Here's what you need to know. Just a quick heads-up: Points Well Made is here to dish out the juicy details on miles and points, but we're not y