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Get a 70% bonus when you buy Virgin Points – worth it?

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points. This new 70% bonus offer runs until 23rd June. After that it will drop to 60% until 18th July. If you are short of .....

Virgin Atlantic has brought back its biggest ever deal for buying Virgin Points. This new 70% bonus offer runs .....

10 Jun 202510 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

My 1p rule for picking the best ‘Avios and cash’ combination to book

We receive many emails from people who struggle to make sense of the different cash vs Avios pricing options. I occasionally mention my ‘1p rule’ for getting my preferred option, and I .....

We receive many emails from people who struggle to make sense of the different cash vs Avios pricing options. .....

9 Jun 20259 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

Review: the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card

This is our review of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are .....

This is our review of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of .....

8 Jun 20258 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

Get a free £5 to spend with LNER trains when you join ‘LNER Perks’

LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched its ‘LNER Perks’ loyalty programme almost five years ago after dropping Nectar. The scheme now claims to have one million members. To persuade .....

LNER, the East Coast rail franchise holder, launched its ‘LNER Perks’ loyalty programme almost five years .....

8 Jun 20258 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Review: the Tesco Bank Mastercard credit card

This is our review of the Tesco Bank Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying .....

This is our review of the Tesco Bank Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Review: the Nectar Credit Card from American Express

This is our review of the Nectar Credit Card from American Express. In January 2021, Avios and Nectar launched a partnership. You can transfer Nectar points into Avios – and vice versa – .....

This is our review of the Nectar Credit Card from American Express. In January 2021, Avios and Nectar launched .....

7 Jun 20257 June 2025 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

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