Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
In January 2021, Avios dropped its long-standing partnership with Tesco and agreed a new deal with Sainsbury’s.
As part of this, Nectar points and Avios became interchangeable. 400 Nectar points become 250 Avios, whilst 300 Avios become 400 Nectar points.
As a Nectar point is worth 0.5p when spent in Sainsbury’s or Argos, your Avios now have a minimum value of 0.67p each.
The articles below explain the partnership in detail as well as explaining how you can earn and spend Nectar points.
If you are sitting on a stash of Nectar points, there is an interesting offer at the moment which can get you 1p per Nectar point. This is double the usual redemption rate and so well worth having. .....
If you are sitting on a stash of Nectar points, there is an interesting offer at the moment which can get you .....
11 Dec 201811 December 2018
Expedia and Nectar have announced that they are ending their partnership on 15th December. At present, you can earn Nectar points on all Expedia bookings at the following rates: Package .....
Expedia and Nectar have announced that they are ending their partnership on 15th December. At present, you can .....
13 Nov 201813 November 2018 • 150 comments
With Anika in a Business Premier seat on her way to Amsterdam for the inaugural Eurostar service, I put my Shopper Points hat on yesterday and headed over to the Sainsbury’s head office on .....
With Anika in a Business Premier seat on her way to Amsterdam for the inaugural Eurostar service, I put my .....
5 Apr 20185 April 2018
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 .....
News in brief: Win great prizes with The Times Travel Awards Voting is now open for the annual Times / Sunday .....
30 Jul 201730 July 2017 • 27 comments
We have never covered Nectar points much. The little coverage we did give it has now migrated over to Shopper Points since we launched that site last December. Head for Points mainly focusses on .....
We have never covered Nectar points much. The little coverage we did give it has now migrated over to .....
30 Sep 201630 September 2016 • 82 comments
My recent easyJet flight from London Southend to Paris reminded me of a little trick for booking easyJet which is often forgotten. easyJet does not appear on cashback websites. They are not on .....
My recent easyJet flight from London Southend to Paris reminded me of a little trick for booking easyJet which .....
9 May 20169 May 2016 • 21 comments
This is my review of the American Express Nectar credit card. Head for Points mainly focusses on credit cards which offer airline miles or hotel loyalty points for your spending. However, as .....
This is my review of the American Express Nectar credit card. Head for Points mainly focusses on credit cards .....
10 Aug 201510 August 2015
It seems that some of the pressure put on Virgin East Coast to save East Coast Rewards has paid off. Virgin is not keeping East Coast Rewards, of course, but the transition is better than .....
It seems that some of the pressure put on Virgin East Coast to save East Coast Rewards has paid off. .....
26 Feb 201526 February 2015 • 20 comments
It seems that loyalty schemes which announce major changes do occasionally listen to customer feedback. I’m not talking about the Avios changes, of course, but the changes to (ie abolition .....
It seems that loyalty schemes which announce major changes do occasionally listen to customer feedback. .....
6 Feb 20156 February 2015 • 11 comments
Whilst Head for Points does not officially cover Nectar points, it is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards at 1:1. You can move your 30,000 American Platinum or 20,000 American .....
Whilst Head for Points does not officially cover Nectar points, it is a transfer partner of American Express .....
16 Nov 201416 November 2014 • 31 comments
I don’t cover Nectar much on Head for Points because it offers little in the way of travel rewards. I have written about the ability to use your points to book easyJet flights and how the .....
I don’t cover Nectar much on Head for Points because it offers little in the way of travel rewards. I .....
15 Oct 201415 October 2014 • 52 comments
Back in April, the First group of train companies (Great Western, Capital Connect etc) began to offer Nectar points when you booked directly via their websites. It is ironic that the train companies .....
Back in April, the First group of train companies (Great Western, Capital Connect etc) began to offer Nectar .....
18 Aug 201418 August 2014 • 10 comments
As a rule I do not cover ways of collecting Nectar points on Head for Points. Whilst you can redeem them for travel, primarily via easyJet or via Expedia, there is nothing ‘special’ .....
As a rule I do not cover ways of collecting Nectar points on Head for Points. Whilst you can redeem them for .....
27 May 201427 May 2014 • 11 comments
We don’t cover Nectar points on Head for Points much (although remember you can make a cheeky £100 (20,000 points) by applying for and cancelling the Amex Nectar credit card). However, when .....
We don’t cover Nectar points on Head for Points much (although remember you can make a cheeky £100 .....
10 Apr 201410 April 2014 • 18 comments
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