Pointszilla

A quiet oasis in a busy city

I’m not sure how we ended up here. At some point back in 2022, we decided to travel to Doha, and I’m very glad we chose this hotel. A later trip to Doha took us to the excellent Mon...

Leveraging Barclays and Barclaycard to earn points

Back in 2021, Barclays launched two Avios-related products: its Avios-earning credit card and the Avios add-on for its Barclays Premier accounts. The cards were a much-needed competitor for the American Express Avios cards and offer some interesting perks. They’re easy to use and understand, and are a good option if you do...

A valuable way to utilise unused lounge passes

Both Priority Pass and Dragonpass offer benefits beyond airport lounges. Priority Pass allows you to use any complimentary lounge entry passes that you have and instead get a discount at a restaurant. Dragonpass goes one better: you can use a pass to get a cash discount, or you can keep your pass and get a % reduction on your ...

Uber has launched a new way to earn points

It’s the points-earning partnership that we were waiting for: you can now earn Avios from the takeaways that you get delivered. This expands on the Avios and Uber partnership that already allowed you to earn points whenever you took a ride (or even booked a train)

What’s been announced?

Uber has expanded its relations...