You don’t need tens of thousands of Avios to put […]

You don’t have to collect thousands and thousands of Avios points to start making use of the rewards they have to offer. Surprisingly, many people let their Avios sit unused and let expire. If you don’t use your Avios points within 36 months of collection – and have no point activity in that time – you lose your points!

A full return flight upgrade is on offer from the (relatively) new Barclays Avios Rewards upgrade, as part of the Barclays Premier account. This means booking a flight in Premium Economy gives you an immediate boost up the cabin into Business Class for your entire return flight, with all the finery it has to offer.

By taking out the Virgin Atlantic Plus Credit Card through Virgin Money you’ll collect 15,000 Virgin Points as a bonus – as long as you make your first spend on your card within the first three months. You may be wondering what you can do with them, what value they have and importantly where you can fly to with them

Many of the Avios earning bank accounts and methods have closed during the coronavirus outbreak, and subsequent lockdowns and travel restrictions. Barclays though have relatively recently launched the Barclays Avios Rewards account – but how do you get it, is it worth it and what are the benefits?

If you’ve recently received a bonus from your BA Amex Rewards Premium credit card, or you may have switched to a Barclays Avios Rewards Account, you may find your BA Avios account has 25,000 new Avios Points, just waiting to be spent