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A better way of earning air miles from your everyday spending? Amex’s Nectar credit card now has one of the best rates The Sainsbury’s reward scheme announced a partnership with BA last week Shoppers can swap 400 Nectar points for 250 Avios air miles Amex’s Nectar card earns 2 points for every £1 spend – … Read more
Sainsbury’s shoppers can soon swap Nectar points for Avios air miles… but the rate is less generous than with previous Tesco scheme New tie-up means 400 Nectar points can be converted into 250 Avios points This works out at a conversion rate of 0.625 Avios per point This is less generous than the 2.4 Avios … Read more
Deadline day for Clubcard converters as Tesco’s air mile tie-up ends at midnight tonight: Should you swap? Clubcard points can currently be converted into Avios at 2.4 Avios per point This will no longer be the case from 19 January After this points can only be converted into Virgin Atlantic points if shoppers are after … Read more
I opened the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold last year and spent enough to trigger a 20,000 points bonus by spending £3,000 in the first three months, and a further £10,000 before 12 months was up. In the first year, the card doesn’t carry a fee, but from year two, it carries a £140 annual … Read more
British Airways customers who have their flights cancelled can now take refunds in the form of Avios points, as well as cash or a voucher. The scheme is open only to those who booked flights directly with BA and not through a third-party. The airline is offering cash refunds to those who call. However, like … Read more
Given the Foreign Office has now advised against all overseas travel, it’s likely cancelling holidays is further up people’s priorities than booking new ones. But for those with bucketloads of Avios or American Express points who were intending on putting them towards flights, the news might leave them at a loss as to what to … Read more
We’re in the midst of winter and many Britons are likely to have been daydreaming about a summer holiday since January. Some, who play the Avios game, could be looking to earn enough air miles to pay – or part pay – for the next trip. As a rule of thumb, the best way to earn … Read more