Hello everyone,It's been an interesting week of news and posts here on the website.We started off with a new guest post from Joel Sycamore who ran through his playbook for earning and using Virgin Poi...

Good news for anyone who travels as a family with children. The UK government announced on 2 October 2026 that airlines are set to be banned from charging parents to sit next to their kids under the a...

RevPoints are one of the more interesting loyalty currencies in the UK, and the redeeming side of it is far deeper than "transfer to an airline and hope for the best."Between twelve airline transfer p...

Greetings from Kefalonia,We're in the middle of our holiday to this wonderful little Greek island, and we're planning to actually take a little bit of time off. We won't be posting quite so much this ...

Right, if you've been following along you'll know we've already dragged you the length of the South Island (twice, because apparently one blog post wasn't enough chaos for us to cram in). Ferries have...

Emirates Skywards, the loyalty programme shared by Emirates and flydubai, has launched a double Miles offer for autumn 2026. Register, book and fly within the window, and you'll earn 100% bonus Miles ...

We love a u-turn. The British government are especially good at this cheeky little move. When the publish outcry is heard in the upper echelons of any organisation, occasionally we get some sensible d...

Today's post has been kindly written by Henry Ross, CEO of Ruma Travel. Ruma Travel is a free reward flight search engine that compares the price in points and cash and tells you which is better value...

Hello, hello, hello. And welcome back to another "News you may have missed."It's been a big one for launches this week, so buckle in. First up, Currensea and the Lufthansa Group have finally pulled th...

You'd be forgiven if you didn't know Tesco Clubcard points could pay for your easyJet holiday.Most people treat Clubcard vouchers as a way to knock a few quid off the weekly shop, or maybe stretch to ...

Round two of Qatar Airways' monthly Avios sale has kicked off, and if you're not sure what I'm talking about, here is Helena's take on round one last month. The short-ish version is that each month Qatar Airways knocks 25% off the Avios price for certain airports, and you get ten days to book. Because Avios move freely between British Airways Club and Privilege Club, this is relevant even if you've never been on a Qatar plane (it is nice, would recommend).The important bit, and this is the reaso

Currensea and the Lufthansa Group have launched the Miles & More debit card for UK travellers today. This is the fourth co-branded card from Currensea after Hilton, Marriott and United. We've had an early look ahead of launch, and here's everything the Lufthansa Group Miles & More debit card (catchy name) includes.Quick facts: Lufthansa Group Miles & More debit card at a glanceIf that's enough for you, you can read more and apply for the Lufthansa Group Miles & More debit card here. For everyon

Hello, hello, hello. And welcome back to another "News you may have missed."We've had an interesting week, of news, offers and me managing to double post one day because I forgot to unschedule an arti...

This guide is a paid partnership with Travel Smarter, who also gifted Helena and Sam a Premium membership. We may earn affiliate commission from the links in this guide, but all views remain our own.A...

You've heard of Amex. You've heard of Barclays, and if you read us regularly you've heard of Currensea too. But how about HSBC doing reward cards?If you haven't, there's a good reason. HSBC's reward c...

American Express has re-launched its supplementary card bonus offer, and the rewards on several cards are higher than usual. If you hold a card that qualifies and have never added a supplementary card...

The timing of this couldn't be more perfect. You've been messaging us about HSBC for the last few weeks and finally we have some good news.From 1 September to 30 September 2026, HSBC Premier cardholders can convert their HSBC reward points to British Airways Club Avios and get 20% extra Avios on top. That's a nice little uplift if you were already planning a transfer, not quite as nice as their 25% bonus they ran in February, but still pretty decent.How do you earn HSBC reward points?Simply put,

In our fourth guest post, today's post has been kindly written by Beta and Nat from Fly Smart Club. They're two best friends from Brazil who use points to see their families more frequently, and take the odd holiday too!We're exceedingly happy with the response from you all to our guest writers. If you'd like to guest write, simply DM us on Instagram or email sam@pointswellmade.co.uk with an idea, and we will make it work!Hey! We are Beta & Nat from Fly Smart Club, two friends running two very d

Hello, I hope you're all well and enjoying the rain, for now... Here's what we've covered this week at Points Well Made.Both British Airways American Express cards have doubled their welcome bonuses....

Welcome back to part two of our South Island self drive itinerary. I am going to be vain enough to say that our full South Island and North Island itinerary for New Zealand was damn-near perfect. Did ...

By now I'm sure you know the BA Premium Plus Amex is having its Avios earn rate trimmed, from 1.5 Avios per £1 down to 1.25 from 7 October, with the 3 Avios earn rate on BA and BA Holidays spend also being reduced down to 1.25 Avios per £1 spent.Whilst the cuts to the Avios earn rate captured most of our attention as points collectors, it is the other half of the announcement that I want to bring your focus towards.Amex isn't just taking Avios away with the change to the BA Premium Plus, it's gi

In the latest instalment of the ongoing run of 25th anniversary activity from Amex and BA, we have three new Avios offers to load to your British Airways American Express cards. Admittedly this isn't ...

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, today's news should give you a little "bo...

Virgin Trains Ticketing are running two offers currently. Book a train ticket by 20 September 2026 and you'll earn six Virgin Points per £1 instead of the usual three, and buy a digital Railcard in th...

For once, we've got a transfer bonus that isn't exclusive to the Americans. Revolut is running a 20% bonus on RevPoints converted to Avios from now until 30 August. If you've been stacking RevPoints a...

Travelling New Zealand by campervan is one of, if not THE, best way to experience the country, and our South Island road trip was nothing short of epic. Mountains, glaciers, lakes, Middle-earth locati...

Revolut is an interesting loyalty propositions in the UK, not as traditional credit card, but as a debit-based account used by millions of people across the country. RevPoints, Revolut's own loyalty programme, launched in 2024 and has since grown into a rewards currency many people are utilising, with airline transfer partners now numbering over thirty programmes globally and a fast-expanding set of redemption options. This guide explains what Rev Points are, what Revolut is, and an explanation

We need to have a talk about devaluations, because that's what Air France/KLM are doing with their Flying Blue programme. But the way they're devaluing their programme may not be the way you expect.Th...

I'm currently going through one of life's many pleasures by talking (screaming internally) to Virgin Media attempting to renew our broadband for another year, pleading for a price that doesn't make me...

In our third guest post, today's post has been kindly written by Robbie Watson, on Instagram as @robbiewatson, where you can follow along with his travels, whether that's extreme day trips, value/poin...

A short and sweet one from us today.Long have we bemoaned the fact we rarely, if ever, get to see the bonus point conversions our American brothers and sisters enjoy. Every few months another US bank ...

It seems like the industry is taking their summer holidays all at once, but that's no bad thing, because it's given us a chance to get some guides out for you all.Did you know you can book Avios fligh...

That may sound like a funny question, surely I have to take it as soon as I've earned it? Not quite.There are two ways to earn a Cabin Upgrade Voucher, and the answer is different for each.If you've n...