Important dates for your diary – offers about to close which you shouldn’t miss (Oct 2024)
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The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon. Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running offers for HfP readers has made it very clear that a large proportion like to leave things to the last minute ….
It pulls together the different deals mentioned in our daily articles and on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus Points Offers and Top UK Credit Card Offers pages.
Hotel promotions and ‘buy points’ offers
Here are registration links for the current hotel promotions from the major chains:
- Hilton Honors – earn 2,500 bonus points on all stays, cash or reward, until 31st December – register here
- IHG One Rewards – earn 3,000 bonus points for every two cash nights you stay, not necessarily, consecutive, until 31st December – register here
- IHG One Rewards – get triple base points for every stay between 1st October and 31st December at five niche brands (voco, avid hotels, EVEN Hotels, Atwell Suites and Garner Hotels) – register here
- Marriott Bonvoy – earn 2,000 bonus points on every cash stay of 2+ nights, doubled to 4,000 bonus points if you have the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card (requires separate registration), until 26th November. Registration closes on 12th November – register here
- Radisson Rewards – earn 7,000 bonus points on your next three cash stays (500 on 1st stay, 3,000 on 2nd stay, 3,500 on 3rd stay) until 2nd November. Only bookings made after registration count – register here
- World of Hyatt – earn double base points (so 10 per $1 equivalent) on stays in EMEA and Asia Pacific between 7th October and 20th December. Registration closes on 4th November – register here
The following hotel ‘buy points’ offers are currently running:
- Hilton Honors – get an 80% to 100% bonus with a doubled or tripled annual limit when you buy points by 27th November – click here
- IHG One Rewards – get an 80% bonus when you buy points by 1st November – click here
Debit card offers
Yes, we have debit card offers now, following the launch of the two Hilton Honors Debit Cards.
Until 30th November 2024, the NEW Hilton Honors Plus debit card is offering a sign-up bonus of 12,000 Hilton Honors points. The card also comes with Hilton Honors Gold status for as long as you keep it. Click here for more details and click here to apply.
Until 30th November 2024, the NEW Hilton Honors debit card is offering a sign-up bonus of 3,500 Hilton Honors points. The card also comes with Hilton Honors Silver status for as long as you keep it. Click here for more details and click here to apply.
Credit card offers
Until 18th November 2024, the sign-up offer on the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard is increased to 30,000 Virgin Points. You receive 18,000 points with your first purchase and a further 12,000 points when you spend £3,000 within three months. Click here to read our full article on the offer. Click here to apply.
Dates for your diary
Tuesday 29th October
Last day to book Virgin Atlantic flight redemptions before the new pricing model begins
Thursday 31st October
Last day for HSBC Premier customers to save 15% on Heathrow Express tickets
Last day to get 1,000 Miles & More miles on every Hyatt stay in EMEA
Last day to get up to 5,000 bonus Heathrow Rewards points on clothing or luxury goods
Friday 1st November
Last day to get an 80% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards points – click here to buy
Saturday 2nd November
Last day for Radisson stays to count towards the 7,000 bonus points promotion – click here to register
Monday 4th November
New Eurostar travel classes come into force, as well as new catering in Eurostar Premier
aether, the new VIP ‘pay to use’ private terminal at Manchester Airport, opens
Last day to register for Hyatt’s double points promotion across its EMEA and Asia Pacific hotels (stay by 20th December) – click here to register
Wednesday 6th November
Last day to get a 70% bonus buying Virgin Points – click here to buy
Thursday 7th November
Last day to get 15,000 American Express Membership Rewards points with an £800 Etihad flight booking
Monday 11th November
Last day to get 3,000 Emirates Skywards miles with a hotel booking (stay by 31st January)
Tuesday 12th November
Last day to register for Marriott’s autumn bonus points promotion (stay by 26th November) – click here to register
Last day to get 2,000 Avios for issuing your first British Airways American Express supplementary card
Last day to get £75 cashback on a £300 hotel spend with multiple hotel groups via ‘Amex Stays’
Monday 18th November
Last day to get 30,000 Virgin Points as a sign-up bonus on the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard – click here to apply
Thursday 21st November
Last day to get a 30% bonus when you transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to Virgin Points
Last day to get an 80% to 100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors points – click here to buy
Sunday 24th November
Last day to book a new Accor hotel and earn quadruple Accor Live Limitless points (stay by 12th January) – click here to register
Tuesday 26th November
Last day to stay for Marriott’s autumn bonus points promotion – click here to register by 12th November
Saturday 30th November
Last day to earn 12,000 Hilton Honors points as a sign-up bonus on the new Hilton Honors Plus debit card – click here to apply
Last day to earn 3,500 Hilton Honors points as a sign-up bonus on the new Hilton Honors debit card – click here to apply
Last day to book an IHG hotel stay to earn 10 Miles & More miles per $1 spent (stay by 31st December)
Last day to receive between 2,500 and 300,000 Avios (or a cash investment boost) with Nutmeg’s pension transfer offer
Last day to get £50 back via American Express on a £250 pre-paid UK Hertz car rental
Last day to register to earn double World of Hyatt base points at Mr & Mrs Smith hotels (stay by 24th December)
Monday 2nd December
Last day to book a Turkish Airlines flight for £100 American Express cashback
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