The 2026 Guide to Cashing Out Orphaned Points: Balances Under 5,000
Sitting on a few thousand points after a single hotel stay or cancelled flight? Here is exactly how to extract maximum value from balances under 5,000 points in 2026.
Virgin Red’s Retail Trap: Why Spending Points at M&S Destroys Your Value
Virgin Red is pushing its M&S partnership hard in 2026. We ran the numbers to show exactly how much value you lose when you trade flights for Percy Pigs.
Virgin Voyages on points: The true cost of a free cruise in 2026
A Virgin Voyages cruise is one of the best ways to spend American Express Membership Rewards in 2026. But before you transfer your points, you need to understand the hidden cash taxes and brutal cancellation rules.
Dodging the April 2026 APD Hike: The Best European Hubs for Reward Flights
The UK is now the most expensive country in the world to fly out of in a premium cabin. Here is exactly how to use European hubs to legally bypass the April 2026 APD hike.
Did You Know You Can Use Your Emirates Skywards Miles On EasyJet?
Emirates is widely regarded to have one of the best first-class/business-class cabins in the world so why would you use your points on EasyJet? Well, Emirates has a hard expiry policy with miles generally expiring 3 years after they’ve been…
Tesco to Virgin Points Conversion Rate Cut
If you have a Tesco Clubcard it’s likely that you recently received an email detailing cuts to partner rewards. From the 14th of June, the conversion rate for all partner rewards drops from 3X face value to 2X face value…
Are Points Useful When Backpacking?
Whilst we normally talk about using your points for luxury hotels and business class flights they are also a useful tool if you want to go backpacking. Surprised? Well, whilst it’s unlikely you’ll be splurging out on luxury hotels backpacking,…
Can You Get Low Tax Reward Flights To New York?
Do you fly to New York using Avios or Virgin Points? Fed up of paying in the region of £700 worth of taxes & fees in addition to your points? In this post, we want to look at a new…
What Are The 2022 Avios Peak Dates?
In this article, we are going to take a look at the 2022 Avios Peak dates for British Airways, Iberia & Aer Lingus. As each Airline sets its own peak/off-peak dates you could pick up a great deal by flying…
Can You Spend Nectar Points On Hotels?
If you’ve been searching for another ‘travel’ way to use your Nectar points you’re in luck! You can now spend Nectar Points on Hotels through Nectar Hotels. Previously you could only earn through Nectar Hotels so it’s a welcome development!…
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