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PLANE AVIOS TIP OF THE WEEK
Avios has launched its biggest shopping promotion of the year: 50% bonus Avios on over 1,000 retailers for Black Friday 2025. Whether you’re doing Christmas shopping, grabbing early sales or just topping up essentials, this is the easiest way to earn a huge stack of Avios fast. With boosted earning rates, double-dips and some brands offering massive first-time customer bonuses.

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Redeeming Avios on JetBlue Flights: How to Maximise Your Qatar Airways Privilege Club Points
For travellers who collect Qatar Airways Avios, one of the more exciting partnerships in recent years is with JetBlue Airways. This collaboration means you can now redeem Avios for JetBlue flights, including the highly sought-after JetBlue Mint business class.
In this guide, I’ll explain how the redemption works, what to expect in terms of Avios pricing, and whether using Avios on JetBlue is good value.

Mr Plane Guy


Free Flight Upgrade with Avios? Here’s How the Barclays Voucher Really Works
You’ve probably heard whispers about the Barclays Avios Upgrade Voucher, that digital golden ticket hiding in your British Airways Executive Club account that can bump you up a cabin without spending a single extra Avios point.
Sounds good? It is. But there’s a knack to using it, and a tool that makes it ten times easier. Here’s the full story, written by someone who’s actually used one.

Mr Plane Guy


Buy Avios from Finnair and Get Up to 40% Off, Thank You (or as Finnair Says, Kiitos)!
Finnair has just dropped a frosty deal that’s making Avios collectors melt up to 40% off when you buy Avios through Finnair Plus until 2 November 2025.
That means you can stock up on Plane Points & Miles for as little as 1.26 euro cents each around 1.47p one of the best Avios prices we’ve seen this year (and cheaper than anything in the last BA sale).

Mr Plane Guy


How to Turn Your Energy Bill into Avios My Weekly Avios Bonus Tip
If you collect Avios, you already know you don’t always have to fly to earn them. Some of the best Avios hacks come from everyday life like this one, which literally powers your home and your points balance.
This week’s Avios bonus tip is all about turning your energy bill into Avios. ⚡
Right now, when you switch to Sainsbury’s Energy, you can earn up to 8,000 Nectar points and because Nectar converts directly into Avios, that’s around 5,000 Avios toward your next reward fl

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Plane News This Week, 12th October 2025
United Airlines will operate a new 737 MAX service from Newark to Glasgow, providing another transatlantic option for UK travellers. This route adds capacity and flexibility for passengers looking to fly between the US and Scotland. Frequent flyers will benefit from additional miles and loyalty opportunities. The new service highlights the growing range of UK-US flights available in 2025.

Mr Plane Guy


Qatar Airways x Hilton Honors: The Avios Boost Every Traveller Needs
Right now, thanks to a limited-time partnership between Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Hilton Honors, you can save 10% off your flights and earn up to 6,000 bonus Avios. Combine that with your American Express Gold Card or Hilton Debit Card, and this becomes a powerhouse travel hack that turns every booking into an Avios-earning machine.
This is not your average points deal. This is the kind of offer that gets you closer to your next Qsuite upgrade, Doha stopover, or Maldi

Mr Plane Guy


Flying Blue’s 20th Birthday Surprise: Multiply Your Miles and Multiply Your Fun
So, dust off that Flying Blue login, check your eligible miles, and decide whether multiplying is the right move for you. With options to scale up as high as 20x (plus that cheeky 30% bonus), this could be the best time in years to build your balance.
If you’ve been dreaming about sipping champagne in business class or just hopping around Europe on weekend getaways, your Flying Blue miles could be your golden ticket.
Celebrate like it’s your birthday, even if it’s theirs.

Mr Plane Guy


How to Fly to the Best Christmas Markets in Europe Using Avios and Reward Points
Few travel experiences compare to wandering through a European city square in December, warmed by mulled wine as fairy lights sparkle above and choirs sing carols. From Cologne’s Gothic cathedral to Riga’s cobbled old town, Europe’s best Christmas markets combine festive tradition, local culture, and unbeatable atmosphere.
The problem? December flights are some of the year’s priciest. London to Cologne can hit £250 return, and even budget airlines hike fares. But if you’re s

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How Buying Your Holiday Clothes Could Pay for Your Flight with Avios
When most people think about earning Avios, they picture booking flights with British Airways or swiping a credit card. But here’s a little travel hack I love: you can earn thousands of Avios simply by shopping online for the stuff you were already going to buy.
That new suitcase? Those summer trainers? The sunglasses you’ll inevitably leave on the beach bar table? All of those purchases could be quietly stacking Avios in the background. And one of the easiest ways to do it

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Review: Is Flying British Airways Business Class in Europe Worth the Extra Cost?
I 'travel mathed' myself in to paying way more for this flight, considering it's the same seat had I flown economy.

Mr Plane Guy
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