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Sam Eastwood
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Founder and Writer of Points Well Made/AvGeek/If found, please give beer
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🚨 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 🎟️

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October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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🚨 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.

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August 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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A/C broken on the ground on this @flyswiss.bsky.social flight, plus the worst boarding process I've ever experienced... I have thoughts...
July 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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An unfortunate true story!
pointswellmade.bsky.social Points Well Made @pointswellmade.bsky.social · Jun 26
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 👇

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June 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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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 👇

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June 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Flight 6/6 of my 72 hour, points odyssey, let's go home! Flying Virgin Atlantic Upper Class, looking forward to this one
June 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Unlike any other lounge in the world, incredible

Al Safwa, Doha
June 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Flight 4/6 ATH - DOH, there are maybe 40 people in economy for this flight, but it looks like I've been Qatared for flight no5
June 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Do views get better than this? The Cathay Pacific lounge at Heathrow could be the best here
June 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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6 flights. 72 Hours. All on points. 😮‍💨

BA Club Europe ✈️ Air France Biz ✈️ Qatar First ✈️ Virgin Upper Class… all booked with Avios or Virgin Points.

Follow along on our Instagram for lounge reviews, cabin pics + travel hacks👇

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Six Flights, 72 Hours, Booked With Points, Here's How...
Six flights, over 72 hours. Starting this afternoon, that's what I've got coming up, all in the name of bringing you fine people the content you desire. Plus, I booked it all using Avios or Virgin Po...
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June 15, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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🥓 Buy sausages, win Avios?! Yup – scan Jolly Hog at Sainsbury’s + link Nectar to BA for a shot at 100k points.
🔥 vseats = a free new tool to find Virgin Atlantic seats fast
💸 BA Holiday Sale = up to £300 off when you book by 19 June

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Buy Sausages, Get Avios? Helpful Virgin Seat Tool - vseats.io, British Airways Holiday Sale - News You May Have Missed
Helpful Tool to Find Virgin Reward Seats - vseats.iovseat.io is a helpful new, free-to-use tool, which has been created to help find the cheapest rewards seats on Virgin Atlantic. Whilst I have advoca...
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June 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Sublime
airportarchitecture.byerussell.com Airport Architecture @airportarchitecture.byerussell.com · Jun 14
Western Sydney (opening 2026), by COX Architecture, Zaha Hadid Architects, and Woods Bagot. 📷 Brett Boardman and Trevor Mein via Woods Bagot. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DK4aFTtsg2...
June 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Want to save hundreds of pounds and stack hundreds of points? 💷✨

We hit the West End for Book of Mormon and walked away with 626 @VirginAtlantic Points + 144 @AmexUK Points + saved £200 all while having an epic night out 🍣🎭🍸

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How We Earned 770 Points in One Evening, and saved ourselves £200: A Reward-Lovers Night at the Theatre
In just one evening, we racked up 626 Virgin Red Points and 144 American Express Membership Rewards Points, all while enjoying dinner and a show in London’s West End. Let’s walk through how we turn...
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June 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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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
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Emirates A380 Economy – £297 one-way from Singapore. Big plane. Big vibes. Big views.

🎬 IFE: crashed twice
🍫 Food: sugar coma achieved
🧳 615 passengers = overhead bin hunger games
👶 Kids got Polaroids. We got profiteroles. Fair.

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Emirates A380 Economy Review - Dubai to Gatwick - EK9
This flight was part two of our journey back from Singapore to London, having found a bargain fare of only £297 each one way, we decided to fly with Emirates. Find our part one review of that flight h...
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June 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Thursday travel hack: You could be earning FREE Avios just by shopping like normal. No apps, no hassle, just register your card once and earn points on every swipe.

Wine? Avios. Boots run? Avios. Brunch? Yep. Avios.

Full how-to 👇

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Thursday Travel Tips: Things You Didn’t Know - Earn Avios In-Store by Registering Your Cards
This week, we’re staying closer to home and focusing on something that can make a huge difference to your points balance: registering your credit or debit cards with the Avios store to earn points whe...
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June 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Awful news about #AI171, horrible pit in my stomach hearing, and then seeing the news
June 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Do you want cheaper flights? Buying jeans on ASOS, booking a hotel, or switching your broadband can all earn you Avios to get you there cheaper?

Full details down below for 10 Ways to Earn Avios👇

#Avios #travel #points #AwardTravel #TravelWithPoints

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10 Surprising Ways to Earn Avios (That You’re Probably Missing!)
If you're a regular traveller or have been reading our website (points go to you), you've likely heard of Avios, the rewards currency that can help you save on flights, upgrades, hotels and more and t...
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June 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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🌿✨ Singapore, but chic & affordable! ✨

Dreaming of Marina Bay Sands but not the £££? Oasia Downtown is a lush spot with skyline views, cocktails, & bubble baths. Obsessed.

#travel #points #OasiaDowntown #LuxuryForLess #SingaporeStaycation

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Oasia Downtown Singapore Hotel Review: A Chic Urban Escape In A Beautiful City
Looking for a stylish, well-located hotel in Singapore without the Marina Bay Sands price tag? Oasia Downtown might just be the perfect fit.The final stop on our two-week adventure brought us back to ...
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June 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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What a day at Heathrow yesterday, tryout's for the Olympics on the tarmac!

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HEAVY DEPARTURES FT: AIR CHINA 747-8i
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June 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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🚗💡 New: You can now earn up to 6 Avios per £1 with Eurotunnel! Drive to France and collect points like you're flying 🇬🇧✈️🇫🇷

You can spend Avios on Eurotunnel travel too. Road trips just got way more rewarding.

#travel #points #travelpointhacks #Avios

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LeShuttle and Avios Announce Rewarding New Partnership
In a move set to delight frequent travellers and points collectors alike, LeShuttle has officially launched a new partnership with Avios, the global loyalty currency used by British Airways and other ...
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June 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Global Airlines dropped a 1,500 word manifesto, on LinkedIn of all places, to stop the speculation, so we thought we'd speculate!

🛫 Flew an A380
📉 Half-empty “on purpose”
📲 “No marketing”
🎥 YouTubers “loved it”

What do we think though?

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Global Airlines Say Stop Speculating: A Speculation Piece
There’s a special place in our hearts for dreamers in aviation. Anyone who’s ever looked at a mothballed A380 and thought, “You. You shall be glamorous again” deserves a lot of credit.But dreaming and...
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June 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Helena finally flew Emirates Economy on the 777 - and let’s just say it wasn’t all gold trim & glamour.

Old screens, heatwaves, printed menus (in Economy?!)… and way too much chocolate

Is Emirates still top-tier or just coasting on reputation?

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Emirates Economy Review: Boeing 777 (Singapore to Dubai, EK315)
As one of the world’s most recognisable airlines, Emirates has long been on my aviation bucket list. Whether flying in their ultra-luxe First Class or back in Economy, I’ve always been curious: does t...
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June 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Sitting on a stash of Avios? This could be your moment

For a limited time, Loganair Reward Flights are just 3,250 Avios one way, that’s 50% off the usual rate!

No catch, no faff. Just half-price flights using your points.

📅 Book by 10 June

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Fly for Half the Avios: Loganair’s Limited-Time Deal
If you're sitting on a stash of Avios and wondering how to get the most value from them, this is could be the deal for you. For a limited time, Loganair are offering Reward Flights for just 3,250 Avio...
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June 6, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Biggest travel mistake? Booking hotels the wrong way.

You could be earning Avios while sipping cocktails by the pool 🍹

Hotels, villas, even Airbnbs', all can earn you points.
It’s easy. It’s free. And it adds up fast.

(Save + tag your travel buddy!)

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Thursday Travel Tips: Things You Didn’t Know - Earn Avios on Accommodation
Hello, and welcome to a new little series that we are calling Thursday Travel Tips - Things You Didn’t Know.This is the series where we are going to focus on a plethora of travel tips. From things you...
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June 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM