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 400 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 0.5p each.
The articles below explain the partnership in detail as well as explaining how you can earn and spend Nectar points.
Our review of the Nectar American Express credit card is here and you can apply here.
When Nectar and Avios began their partnership in January 2021, it opened up Sainsbury’s Bank as another potential route for indirectly earning Avios. When it comes to earning Avios from .....
When Nectar and Avios began their partnership in January 2021, it opened up Sainsbury’s Bank as another .....
2 Jan 20232 January 2023 • 13 comments
Nectar has its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. As you will see, it is a white label version of Rocketmiles, which is itself part of Agoda. It isn’t hugely .....
Nectar has its own hotel booking site, which you can find at hotels.nectar.com. As you will see, it is a white .....
31 Dec 202231 December 2022 • 5 comments
Sainsbury’s Bank has, until 18th January, boosted the bonus on the Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card. This free Mastercard usually has a sign-up bonus of 8,000 Nectar points, which converts .....
Sainsbury’s Bank has, until 18th January, boosted the bonus on the Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card. .....
31 Dec 202231 December 2022 • 44 comments
Europcar is a major player on the car rental scene in Europe (the company is based in France) although it has a lower profile than the two big boys, Hertz and Avis Budget. It was, historically, .....
Europcar is a major player on the car rental scene in Europe (the company is based in France) although it has .....
23 Dec 202223 December 2022 • 12 comments
Nectar has a ‘card linked offers’ programme called Nectar Connect. This allows you to earn Nectar points (and therefore Avios) when you link your credit and debit card details to your .....
Nectar has a ‘card linked offers’ programme called Nectar Connect. This allows you to earn Nectar .....
30 Nov 202230 November 2022 • 37 comments
For the second year running, the best Black Friday travel deal may actually be over at eBay. Between noon and 1pm today (Friday) you will earn 30 Nectar points per £1 spent at eBay. This converts to .....
For the second year running, the best Black Friday travel deal may actually be over at eBay. Between noon and .....
25 Nov 202225 November 2022 • 33 comments
Last year, Nectar and eBay ran a very generous Black Friday offer. For one hour – between noon and 1pm on Black Friday – you received a crazy 50 Nectar points per £1 you spent. The offer .....
Last year, Nectar and eBay ran a very generous Black Friday offer. For one hour – between noon and 1pm .....
20 Nov 202220 November 2022
Today, 16th November, is the day that the ‘Avios to Nectar’ exchange rate is meant to adjust. (I say ‘meant to’ because it hasn’t, so far – see the PS. at the .....
Today, 16th November, is the day that the ‘Avios to Nectar’ exchange rate is meant to adjust. (I .....
16 Nov 202216 November 2022 • 38 comments
In a ‘surprising but perhaps not surprising’ move, British Airways has announced a devaluation of the ‘Avios to Nectar’ exchange rate. This is NOT a two way devaluation. The .....
In a ‘surprising but perhaps not surprising’ move, British Airways has announced a devaluation of .....
2 Nov 20222 November 2022 • 360 comments
News in brief: Redeem IHG One Rewards points for concert tickets After a fallow few months, IHG One Rewards – the rewards programme for InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo .....
News in brief: Redeem IHG One Rewards points for concert tickets After a fallow few months, IHG One Rewards .....
27 Oct 202227 October 2022 • 18 comments
Sainsbury’s Bank has, until 9th November, boosted the bonus on the Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card. This free Mastercard usually has a sign-up bonus of 8,000 Nectar points, which converts .....
Sainsbury’s Bank has, until 9th November, boosted the bonus on the Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card. .....
23 Oct 202223 October 2022 • 31 comments
Avios points can be transferred to Nectar points at an attractive rate – 1 Avios gets you 0.8p of Nectar points. Details of how to link your British Airways Executive Club and Nectar accounts .....
Avios points can be transferred to Nectar points at an attractive rate – 1 Avios gets you 0.8p of Nectar .....
12 Oct 202212 October 2022 • 23 comments
Today is the day that the new iPhone 14 is available for sale, although you will need to wait until 7th October for the larger iPhone 14 Plus. As I’m sure many HfP readers will be considering an .....
Today is the day that the new iPhone 14 is available for sale, although you will need to wait until 7th .....
16 Sep 202216 September 2022 • 159 comments
With the economic situation looking difficult, we are getting an increasing number of emails asking: Surprisingly, the answer is (sort of) ‘Yes’. Even more surprisingly, the conversion .....
With the economic situation looking difficult, we are getting an increasing number of emails asking: .....
4 Sep 20224 September 2022
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