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When are peak and off-peak dates for Avios redemptions?Avios Tips

When are peak and off-peak dates for Avios redemptions?

What are Peak and Off-Peak redemption rates for Avios flights, and what dates in 2025 and 2026 are cheaper for reward flights?
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How many Avios reward seats does BA have on each flight?

How many Avios seats are available on each BA flight, and how can you leverage your searches to increase the reward seat availability?
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Can you buy access to Qatar lounges in Doha?
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Aether: Service updates, Summer offer and a discount

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What are ‘Avios-Only’ flights and where can you fly in 2025?
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What are ‘Avios-Only’ flights and where can you fly in 2025?

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Which airlines and aircraft have onboard bars and lounges?

Which airlines and aircraft have onboard bars and lounges?

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Qatar Airways Lounge at Manchester Airport
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Qatar Airways Lounge at Manchester Airport

If you're travelling from Manchester with Qatar, which lounge do you have access to right now, and what lounges in the future?
How to buy BA tier points using Avios
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How to buy BA tier points using Avios

Can you buy tier points from British Airways using Avios instead of cash? You might be surprised to hear that you can, and it's instant.
How to convert Avios points into gift cards
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How to convert Avios points into gift cards

How can you turn unwanted Avios points into gift cards? It's not easy, but it's possible. I break down two different ways to get value from your points.
The brand new BA “lounge” at Manchester Airport
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The brand new BA “lounge” at Manchester Airport

There's a brand new lounge for BA passengers at Manchester Terminal Three. Here's why you shouldn't get excited about it.
What happens when your luggage goes missing with British Airways?Avios Tips

What happens when your luggage goes missing with British Airways?

When your luggage goes missing with BA, what should you do and what happens next? Will BA pay compensation for misplaced cases?
Get Radisson VIP status if you have Avanti PlatinumNews

Get Radisson VIP status if you have Avanti Platinum

A valuable perk from Avanti, which makes their already-very-decent Club Avanti scheme even better. Now you can get Radisson VIP status.
How do you earn BA tier points from your Amex card?News

How do you earn BA tier points from your Amex card?

Back in 2024 BA promised that you could earn tier points via their Amex card. Their self-imposed deadline has passed, and the scheme is no closer to launching.
Finnair launches Avios subscriptionsAvios Tips

Finnair launches Avios subscriptions

Buying Avios got slightly easier. Finnair has launched their Avios Subscription service, very similar to the BA one, with a few differences.
Review: The Pearl Lounge at Bahrain Airport
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Review: The Pearl Lounge at Bahrain Airport

The Pearl is the best non-airline lounge that we've visited. Read on to find out why, and how to access it at Bahrain airport.
Review: BA Business Class (Heathrow to Seattle)
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Review: BA Business Class (Heathrow to Seattle)

What's it like to fly BA Business Class on a really long-haul? I took a ten hour flight from London to Seattle to test out the Club Suite and experience.
Interview: Capital On Tap’s Product Director Nik Haukohl
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Interview: Capital On Tap’s Product Director Nik Haukohl

With some big changes taking place at Capital On Tap we sat down with Nik Haukohl to chat about their customers, and their future.
Review: British Airways lounge at Heathrow T5B
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Review: British Airways lounge at Heathrow T5B

British Airways lounge at Heathrow T5 is spacious, well designed and has enough food and drink options to keep you happy. Read on to see more of this lounge.

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Avios Advice: Three things to do when you’re getting started
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Avios Advice: Three things to do when you’re getting started

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The British Airways Club: Goodbye Executive Club, hello big changes

The British Airways Club: Goodbye Executive Club, hello big changes
What’s it like to walk underneath Heathrow airport?
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What’s it like to walk underneath Heathrow airport?

Far below Heathrow T5 is a walkway that takes you from T5A to T5B and then T5C. If you want to avoid people for ten minutes, this could be right up your street.
Earning Avios from wine: the ultimate guide
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Earning Avios from wine: the ultimate guide

Buying wine online or in-store? You could be earning thousands of Avios. I breakdown all the different ways to pickup Avios on wine, no matter how you buy it.
Which US cities have daytime flights to Europe?
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Which US cities have daytime flights to Europe?

Daytime flights from the US should help reduce jetlag. Here's my list of every daytime US to Europe flight, with airlines, flight numbers and times.
Hotel Review: Mondrian, Doha: Stunning, Comfortable
Hotel Review

Hotel Review: Mondrian, Doha: Stunning, Comfortable

Can beautiful hotels be practical? The Mondrian in Doha is both beautiful, practical AND well-priced. So, what's the catch?

What is Pointszilla?

We're an independent website that features hotel, flight and lounge reviews, alongside news and tips on how to make the most out of your points. We're based in the UK, so we're more likely to be talking about Avios and Virgin points, and we cover both consumer and SME points collection. Like most other travellers we're on a constant lookout to see how we can make more from our points, or find new ways to collect them.

Since we started collecting points with the original BA Amex card we've learnt a lot and made some mistakes along the way. Our site is here to help you avoid those, and get the most from your points.

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