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

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

Qatar Airways has launched two (and a half) offers at once, and they stack. Up to 20% off flights from Europe (and yes, that does include the UK), and up to 10,000 bonus Avios, with both offers running until 17 June. And they're continuing to offer 2,000 bonus Avios for your first Qatar Airways booking, so that's stacking bonus Avios, on top of bonus Avios, on top of a discount, and you'll still get all the Avios you'd usually earn from flying too. Kept up with that? The Qsui

Qatar Airways and Finnair have both launched buy Avios sales, each with a top bonus of 50%, with Qatar's running until 25 May, and Finnair's running until 1 June, but the 50% rate only lasts until 22 May. So its a 50% bonus in both cases, but the price per Avios isn't the same. Here's how each offer works. Qatar Airways buy Avios offer Promotion period: 18 May to 25 May 2026 (23:59 Doha time) Where to buy: qatarairways.com Eligibility: Privilege Club members with at least 1 A

How many Avios do you actually need for a flight? It depends. British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Finnair, Qatar Airways and Loganair all use the Avios, but they charge wildly different amounts for the same route. Comparing them properly has, until now, meant clicking through different award charts and hoping you've worked it out correctly. So we built a tool that does it for you. The Avios Calculator: All Six Airlines, One Search compares how many Avios you need, across eve

Qatar Airways' Privilege Club is introducing some of the most significant loyalty programme security changes in years, and if you don't act now, you could find yourself locked out of the best award seats. To understand why, you need to know what's been happening across the wider Avios ecosystem, something we haven't really talked about until now. Avios fraud doesn't just effect Qatar Avios fraud has become one of the most persistent headaches in points world. The cross-progra

The complete strategy for UK families who want to use Avios for holidays without losing their minds (or their points). If you've landed on this page, chances are you've heard that Avios can save you a fortune on family flights. And they can. Most Avios guides are written for couples or solo travellers, and for good reason. It's much simpler when you're only booking two seats! Families of four are a different deal as you'll need more Avios, more seats, more planning, and if yo

On the morning of Saturday 28th, the United States and Israel launched air strikes targeting Iran. This is occurred whilst I was sitting at Heathrow waiting for my flight to Helsinki, before connecting onto Doha, Qatar, and then onwards to Clark, Philippines. Yes, my route was convoluted ( here is my detailed post very excitedly explaining it ), but to many of you I am "the Avios man", and I planned my route to show you how you too can use your Avios on a variety of airlines

Avios subscriptions are one of the quieter corners of the Avios ecosystem. Launched in 2022, they sit on the Avios website alongside buying and boosting points, but they rarely get the same attention. That’s partly because they’re slower, partly because they require steady financial commitment, and partly because for many people there’s simply a better alternative. That doesn’t mean Avios subscriptions are pointless, there is a time and a place. Here’s what an Avios subscript