Points & Miles

Learn how to earn and redeem airline miles, hotel points and travel rewards. Our articles cover frequent flyer programmes, credit cards, airport rewards and loyalty schemes to help you travel further for less. We also have dedicated guides for the British Airways Club and Air France KLM Flying Blue.

How Many Avios Will I Earn on a British Airways Flight?

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Historically, frequent flyer schemes were simply a case of airlines issuing air miles to their frequent flyers, who could then cash them in for cabin upgrades or free flights. Things have moved on considerably over the years and there are now many different ways of earning Avios in the British Airways club.

However, rewarding flying remains a key pillar of all airline loyalty schemes and BA Club members need to understand how their future flight bookings will impact their Avios bank balance.

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Loganair Loyalty Guide: Earning and Spending Avios

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Loganair Loyalty, it may not surprise you to know, is the loyalty scheme for Loganair. Like British Airways and other airlines, Loganair uses Avios as it’s loyalty currency

Unlike most airline loyalty schemes, Loganair Loyalty is refreshingly simple. Flights earn a fixed number of Avios based on the ticket type, while almost every reward flight costs the same 6,500 Avios each way, regardless of the route.

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The Complete Guide to UK Car Rental Loyalty Programmes

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With the exception of Budget, all the major car hire companies offer loyalty programmes to their customers which include status benefits for regular renters. Some schemes also offer the opportunity to earn points that can be redeemed against future rentals, or alternatively enable rentals to earn points in various airline frequent flyer schemes.

Should You Collect Airline Miles or Car Rental Points? This is probably the main driver behind choosing the right scheme for you. If you are an occasional renter or someone who is unlikely to use points for free car rentals, choosing a scheme that offers airline miles will usually make the most sense. If you are a frequent renter, then a scheme with status benefits such as free upgrades or a free additional diver may be more for you.

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Amex Express Membership Rewards: The Complete UK Guide

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Membership Rewards are the loyalty currency of American Express. Membership Rewards are earned on the Amex Platinum, Amex Gold and Amex Rewards personal credit cards, and the Amex Platinum and Amex Gold business cards. In addition if you have an American Express Corporate Card from your employer, you may also be able to collect Membership Rewards. The number of points earned per transaction varies according to the card used by the member.

Membership Rewards points are flexible, meaning that you have a variety of options of how you spend them, from pseudo cash discounts to points transfers to travel programmes. Importantly, the points are held in your American Express account until you are ready to spend or transfer them out.

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59 Ways To Turn Work Travel Into Free Flights, Hotel Stays and Tax Savings

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If your employer spends thousands of pounds each year on flights, hotels, rail travel and expenses for your business trips, there is a good chance you are missing out on valuable rewards and savings.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to maximise the personal benefits from work travel without costing your employer an extra penny.

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Uber Avios Changes: Winners and Losers Explained

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At MaxYourTrip, we haven’t yet covered Avios earning on Uber but as changes to how points are awarded have just been announced, we thought it would be a good opportunity to do a short report.  The changes are good news for travellers using airport transfers and those who pre-book their journeys but less favourable for most other users.

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Over 90 different ways to earn Avios

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Avios is a common loyalty currency used by the frequent flyer programmes of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling, Qatar Airways, Finnair and Loganair. Avios points can be spent on a range of things including hotels and car rentals but for many people, the most attractive use is for booking reward flights and flight upgrades.
As well as earning Avios by flying, each airline works with different partners around the world which means that there are many different ways of adding to your Avios balance. To optimise earning, serious collectors often join multiple airline programmes that issue Avios.

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How we used Avios to score Business Class Flights to the World Cup

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My cousin and I love watching sport and over the years we have been lucky enough to visit many big events across the world together, including the Olympics, Euros and Ryder Cup. However neither of us had ever been to the big one – the FIFA World Cup – and as we both have a milestone birthday coming up this year, we decided to try and change that and attend the 2026 event.

How we used Avios to score Business Class Flights to the World Cup Read More »

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