Hello everyone, and welcome back! Hope you have all had great weeks. This week has seen a supplementary card bonus from American Express, Virgin Atlantic drop another route, and a reintroduction of the Tier Point offer we saw last year from the BA Premium Plus Amex. Avios and Nectar are offering an Easter bonus when you convert your Nectar points to Avios, we have done another Virgin Points Bargain Bin, and Helena finally feels ready to talk about her less than stellar flight

Hello, I hope you've all had a good week! The big one this week is our final (I promise) status match roundup before the BA Club reset on 31st March. If you or someone you know is about to drop to Blue, this is the one to read as we've gone through every match worth doing, and there's even a route back into oneworld if what you really want is to keep your BA perks. Elsewhere on Points Well Made, the newly refurbished Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at Heathrow has been unveiled, we

Hello, I hope you've all had a good week! Big news from BA this week. Melbourne and Colombo are joining the network for winter 2026, along with frequency boosts on routes like Cape Town, Tokyo, and Barbados. It's the most significant route announcement we've covered on Points Well Made, and we've gone through every destination, the Avios pricing, and what's worth booking. Elsewhere, we've reviewed the American Express Centurion Lounge at Heathrow T3 (I was the third person th

Hello, I hope you've all had a good week! It's been a year since British Airways retired the Executive Club and launched the British Airways Club, so we've taken a fresh look at what's changed, what's worked, and whether the rebrand was really just a rebrand. We've also got a big one on the tier point changes coming from 1 April. Your fare type is about to matter, and American Airlines and Iberia flyers are finally being brought into the fold. Elsewhere, we dig into whether u

Well I got more than I bargained for this past week... You can read all about the pivot to rescue my trip, the curious case of the rise of points earning debit cards, a strategy to help you hit your sign-up bonuses, how to extend your companion voucher, and the culmination of Helena's points challenge to see how many Avios she can earn on her trip! As always, if you want to get in touch to change your subscription to a weekly only email, or from weekly to daily, then please d

Hello, I hope you've all had a good week! I write this from a hotel room in Helsinki, somewhere I wasn't expecting to be staying at the start of this week. Certain world events have paused my trip to the Philippines... I think I know where I'd rather be. You can read all about my planned trip at the end. In other news on Points Well Made, we've got some information on Amex only Wimbledon tickets, a free status match to Club Avolta for literally any elite status that you may h

Hello all, hope you're well. This has been a light news week. No bad thing, it means we've been able to put out some helpful guides for you all. You'll find time sensitive offers on the two British Airways American Express cards, and a little guide about saving your some money once you've earned your companion voucher. Even if it doesn't effect you directly, we've written a really handy post for all the upcoming changes that British dual citizens can expect to encounter when

It's time for your weekly Points Well Made round up! Welcome welcome welcome! And what a week of news it has been! Seriously, it has been a full time job just keeping up with it all! We've seen AirAsia announce they're return to London Gatwick, a gorgeous 50% bonus on Avios hotel stays, two new Avios-Only flights from BA, plus the most insane Status Match from Virgin Atlantic which we haven't seen since 2024! We also produced an in-depth guide to boosting your Avios, and also

From two new cards launched, to some Black Friday deals with Virgin, plus an exciting update from us, don't miss that one! Make sure to check out the third week of our Festive Friday series, helping you maximise your points over Christmas with the Gift Guide for Him. As always, some housekeeping, just as a reminder we have a new weekly only email option on the website. If you are currently subscribed to our emails and would like to switch to weekly, please email me sam@points

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