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News you may have missed at Points Well Made - 2nd August
Hey, hey hey! Welcome back to another news you may have missed. This week has seen another offer from Qatar Airways on top of their Australia one. British Airways has rejigged it's Middle East flights once again, so if you are headed there soon with them, do check this out. We've also produced a handy list of shows which you can utilise your Virgin Points on at the O2 should you wish to. Naturally my recommendation is of course Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring wi

Helena
16 hours ago4 min read


News you may have missed at Points Well Made - 26th July
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another news you may have missed. A slightly calmer week on the news front, however Sam and I did spend two fantastic days at this year's Farnborough International Airshow on Monday and Tuesday as Press. I went to the Airline Leasers Summit (part of the Aerospace Global Forum) whilst Sam got to enjoy a Boeing 777X interior reveal event. We were also some of the first media in the world to see inside United Airlines' brand new Airbus A321XLR

Helena
Jul 264 min read


News you may have missed at Points Well Made - 19th July
Welcome back to another Sunday round up, and goodness what a week it has been. Half of our planned articles were shelved because there was just far too much going on. There is a plan in the near future to move to multi-posting if you were wondering, but not quite yet. First up in the week we had a wonderful guest writer Neil (otherwise known of ManofMilesUK) who wrote us a great article all about whether solo travellers have an advantage in the points and miles world. Huge th

Helena
Jul 194 min read


News you may have missed at Points Well Made - 12th July
Hello, I hope you're all tolerating the heat! The Hilton Honors Plus debit card welcome bonus has jumped to 50,000 points, the highest it's ever been. For context, the standard bonus is 15,000. It was 30,000 in March. This is the first time the welcome bonus alone has covered the annual fee, and you've got until 7 September to apply. If you've been on the fence about this card, that fence just got a lot harder to sit on. Helena has written up our 10-day trip to Slovenia, cove

Sam
Jul 124 min read


News you may have missed at Points Well Made - 5th July
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another Sunday round up. Iberia has a flight-shaped loophole running for the next week: buy an Iberia gift card at up to 10% off. IHG and Revolut have launched two new UK debit cards earning IHG One Rewards points and status, one free, one £18 a month, but not really built for the average cardholder. Barclaycard has updated its Avios card rules from 31 July, mostly housekeeping, but for once one change actually works in your favour. Elsewhe

Helena
Jul 54 min read


News you may have missed at Points Well Made - 28th June
Greetings from Slovenia, If you missed this part in last Sunday's email, we've given ourselves the week off (shock!). So instead of posting new stories, we've put together some of our more useful/interesting/entertaining posts for your pleasure. Normal service will resume next week. Thank you for bearing with us whilst we allow ourselves to recharge. It has been needed. Sam 10 Surprising Ways to Earn Avios (That You’re Probably Missing!) If you're a regular traveller or have

Sam
Jun 284 min read


News you may have missed at Points Well Made - 18th June
Hello all, Aer Lingus has announced its own Avios-only flight to New York, with every seat on the plane bookable in Avios alone. Economy starts at 23,400 Avios return and business at 90,000. That's two Avios-only transatlantic flights in two weeks, after BA and Amex did theirs last week. Meanwhile, Qatar Airways has quietly made it nearly impossible to book Avios flights for friends and family (thank you to Marcus on Instagram for the tip), and we've published our review of t

Sam
Jun 215 min read


News you may have missed at Points Well Made - 14th June
Another Sunday roundup, and this week has been a HUGE one. The headline is a big: British Airways and Amex have announced a one-off return flight to New York where every seat is paid for in Avios alone, no taxes, no surcharges, nothing. Economy starts at 25,000 Avios return, which is more than 50% off the usual price. Read it. There are also two time-sensitive offers to catch before they close. Iberia has up to 30% off Avios reward flights until 15 June, and Qatar Airways is

Helena
Jun 144 min read


News you may have missed at Points Well Made - 7th June
Another Sunday, another round up of this week's news. There is currently an offer with JP Morgan to get 10,000 Avios for investing £500, Uber have changed the number of Avios you can earn, and we're not fans of the changes. BA have also announced two new Avios-only flights for October half term to Tenerife and Reykjavík. Virgin Red are offering a 70% bonus when you buy or gift Virgin Points, Amex have announced some of their Wimbledon perks for this year, and we've also combe

Helena
Jun 74 min read


News you may have missed at Points Well Made - 31st May
What's happened this week then? The new BA Avios reward flight taxes and fees went live this week. The Avios prices haven't changed (that happened back in December), but the cash element has, and we've built a tool so you can check every route and every cabin. Some of the increases are eye-catching, particularly on the cheaper routes where the percentage jump is steepest. We've also published a full guide to every UK credit card that comes with airport lounge access, covering

Sam
May 314 min read
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