Bits: win with The Times and The Telegraph travel awards, no more Nectar points on easyJet
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News in brief:
Win great prizes with The Times Travel Awards
Voting is now open for the annual Times / Sunday Times / Sunday Times Travel Magazine awards. It is worth taking a look because entering gets you into a prize draw.
You can enter very quickly because there is a drop-down list of nominees in each of the 11 categories. You can whizz through the whole thing in a couple of minutes.
…. and don’t forget The Telegraph either
Voting is also underway for the annual Telegraph travel awards.
The 20 prizes on offer for voters are exceptional, most are valued at around £20,000 to £30,000 each.
Full details can be found here.
No more Nectar points when booking easyJet
easyJet and Nectar have ended their deal whereby you could earn Nectar points when booking easyJet flights.
The rate was not exceedingly generous in any event, and required you to book via a special link on the Nectar website. You received earn 1 Nectar point for every £1 you spend on easyJet, which is equivalent to 0.5% back. It is 0.5% more than you would have got back otherwise though!
You can still redeem Nectar points for easyJet flights – see here. The rate is no better than spending your points in Sainsbury’s (£2.50 per 500 points) and so I wouldn’t recommend it.
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How to maximise your miles when paying for flights (April 2025)
Some UK credit cards offer special bonuses when used for buying flights. If you spend a lot on airline tickets, using one of these cards could sharply increase the credit card points you earn.
Booking flights on any airline?
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold earns double points (2 Membership Rewards points per £1) when used to buy flights directly from an airline website.
The card comes with a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points. These would convert to 20,000 Avios or various other airline or hotel programmes. The standard earning rate is 1 point per £1.
You can apply here.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

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Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
Buying flights on British Airways?
The British Airways Premium Plus American Express card earns double Avios (3 Avios per £1) when used at ba.com.
The card comes with a sign-up bonus of 30,000 Avios. The standard earning rate is 1.5 Avios per £1.
You do not earn bonus Avios if you pay for BA flights on the free British Airways American Express card or either of the Barclaycard Avios Mastercards.
You can apply here.

British Airways American Express Premium Plus
30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review
Buying flights on Virgin Atlantic?
Both the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard and the annual fee Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard earn double Virgin Points when used at fly.virgin.com.
This means 1.5 Virgin Points per £1 on the free card and 3 Virgin Points per £1 on the paid card.
There is a sign-up bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points on the free card and 18,000 Virgin Points on the paid card.
You can apply for either of the cards here.

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard
3,000 bonus points, no fee and 1 point for every £1 you spend Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard
18,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review
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