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✈️ Points Well Made | Enhancing Your Travel
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Flights using Virgin Points are now on sale for Virgin Atlantic's new flight to Seoul!

Headline prices:

Economy = Good
Premium = Great value
Upper Class = Disappointing

Use the Virgin Atlantic Reward Seat Checker or vseats.io to hunt for those seats you want!
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🌏✈️ £100 OFF Cathay Pacific Flights!

Get £100 off per person on round-trips from London/Manchester to Asia, Australia & NZ.

📍 Tokyo • Singapore • Bali • Sydney • Bangkok & more
⏰ Book by 15 Nov 2025
🎫 First 200 tickets only!

More info: www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/enjoy-1...
November 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"nearly 80 percent of air traffic controllers are absent at New York–area facilities"

A truly shocking number.

If you're travelling to/from the US in the next few days, please do not get angry at staff at the airport if there are delays, they're all just trying to do their best!
November 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Turn Your Train Tickets Into Flights ✈️🚂

Your UK train travel can earn Avios! Top rates:
🚄 Heathrow Express: 5 Avios/£1
🚄 Trainpal: 4 Avios/£1
🚄 Transport for Wales: 3 Avios/£1
🚄 Trainline/Uber: 1 Avios/£1

Book via Avios eStore (or link Uber account)

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/earn-av...
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🚨 Route News Alert!

✈️ Virgin Atlantic launches Heathrow-Phuket from Oct 2026 - 3x weekly on 787-9
✈️ @americanair.bsky.social returns to Edinburgh-JFK from March, flying daily using their brand new A321XLR

Both routes go on sale early November 2025 🎟️

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/new-poi...
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ever heard a dog barking on your easyJet flight? 🐕✈️

That "ARF ARF" sound on Airbus A320s isn't a stowaway pet – it's the hydraulic system!
It's the sound of engineering keeping you safe!

Want more detail? www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/why-do-...
October 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🎉 Limited time alert! The BA Amex referral bonus is now boosted to 15,000 Avios (applicants) + 8,000 Avios (referrers) — that's double the usual reward!

⚠️ Only available via referral link, NOT on the Amex website. Expires 11th Nov.

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/limited...
October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Spend 5,000 Virgin Points on train tickets with Virgin Trains Ticketing, you’ll get 1,000 points back.

But...

👉 Train tickets = around 0.55p per point
👉 Long-haul flights = many pence per point
👉 5,000 Virgin Points only gets you £25 off your train

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/redeem-...
October 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🪟✈️ TRAVEL NIGHTMARE: You book a window seat... only to find a BLANK WALL! 😱

This happens because of high-density seating, wing placement & internal systems taking up window space.

We've got the tips you need for how you can avoid this!

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/window-...
September 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Loyalty vouchers aren't equal! 😠

BA: Simple & reliable. Use Avios, get second seat free.
Virgin: Confusing mess. Value varies by status, no guaranteed upgrades, ever-changing prices.

Full breakdown 👇

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/virgin-...
September 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🚨 Our 40 page FREE Avios Guide is finally here! 🚨

Nearly 40 pages of insider secrets that could save you thousands on flights ✈️
This isn't another basic points guide. This is the guide we wished we had when we started our points collecting journey.

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/free-avios-g...
August 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
🎉 Win 50,000 Virgin Points!

Virgin Red are giving away 50,000 points on Instagram. To enter:
1️⃣ Follow @virginred.bsky.social on Instagram
2️⃣ Like the post
3️⃣ Tag who you’d take on your next adventure

Open to UK residents, closes 18 Aug 2025.

👉 Full details: www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/double-...
August 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A match made in… the safety manual.

From 1st October, Emirates passengers can still carry power banks in their hand luggage - but the use, or charging them in-flight will strike you strictly off the guest list.

Link down below 👇

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/emirate...
August 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Flying with a baby doesn’t have to be chaotic, or expensive.

If your little one is under two, you might be missing out on huge savings (and points seats) by not knowing what UK airlines offer!

Curious how to unlock better seats? Link down below!

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/flying-...
July 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You’re doing breakdown cover ALL wrong… and it’s costing you free flights! (And yes, this really did happen to us…)

You could be earning THOUSANDS of Avios just for protecting your car.

All the how's and why's down below 👇

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/thursda...
June 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My Short-Haul Packing Secrets REVEALED

It's the video no one asked for! From zen-mode flights to beach-ready moments, here’s what actually goes into my carry-on bag

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/what-s-...
June 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Unboxed luxury, courtesy of our Amex Platinum

POV: You remembered your Harvey Nichols credit just in time

If you’ve got the Amex Platinum and haven’t used your January to June dining & Harvey Nichols credits... this is your last call.

www.pointswellmade.co.uk/post/dont-le...
June 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
United Airline's first flight to Greenland is now airborne, currently the most tracked flight on Flightradar
June 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Is there a better sound? Can't name one.
June 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Lake Maharlu, Iran

We flew over last month on our way back to London onboard an Emirates A380. Not what you expect to see out of the window, a somewhat haunting experience

#travel #points #Milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #TravelHacks #pointswellmade #Emirates #A380
June 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Club Suite 1.2 coming soon to the British Airways A380 👀

Small tweaks to a good product, but we're intrigued as to how good straps will be...
June 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🚨 Sound On!

I think we’re going to need a bigger plane?

This British Airways plane in its natural habitat of Terminal 5, on the look out for some smaller planes for its dinner!

#travel #points #travelhacks #milesgamestrong #britishairways #Jaws
June 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Singapore Changi unveils the design for the newest terminal. Terminal 5 will host all Singapore Airlines and Scoot flights, and is scheduled to be completed mid 2030's.

#travel #points #travelpointhacks#pointswellmade #travelhacks #milesgamestrong #virginatlantic #globalairlines #changiairport

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May 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Global Airlines takes to the sky from Glasgow to New York JFK with paying passengers for the first time. See Helena's blog post "Should We Take Global Airlines Seriously?" from Thursday!

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May 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Sunday round up!
News you might have missed...

5,000 Virgin Point Bonus for Tesco Clubcard auto conversions set up before 20th July. See the Tesco Clubcard website for more information.

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May 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM