What you missed on Head for Points last week
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NEW: Get a 30,000 points bonus (converts to 30,000 Avios) with ‘free for a year’ Amex Gold
American Express has launched a special sign-up bonus on American Express Preferred Rewards Gold – apply here. The bonus is increased from 20,000 to 30,000 Membership Rewards points which converts to:
- 30,000 Avios
- 30,000 Virgin Points
- 30,000 Etihad, Flying Blue, Asia Miles, Delta, Qantas or SAS miles
- 22,500 Emirates Skywards miles
- 20,000 Singapore Airlines miles
- 60,000 Hilton Honors points
- 45,000 Marriott Bonvoy points
- 90,000 Radisson Rewards points
- 2,000 Club Eurostar points
….. and many other non-travel rewards.
You receive 30,000 Membership Rewards points after spending £3,000 in three months.
Even better, you get:
- four passes for any airport lounge in the Priority Pass network
- 24 x £5 credits to spend at Deliveroo (max one per order and two per month)
- up to 12,500 bonus Membership Rewards points each year based on your spending (2,500 points per £5,000 spent)
The card is free for the first year. If you keep it beyond the first year there is an annual fee of £195. You receive a further four airport lounge passes and more Deliveroo credits on renewal.
Our main article on the 30,000 points bonus is here. Make sure you read the bit about whether or not you qualify for the bonus.
You can apply for American Express Preferred Rewards Gold with the special bonus on this page of the Amex website.
The representative APR is 87.3% variable, including the annual fee. The representative APR on purchases, and in the first year which has no fee, is 30.0% variable.
In other news ….
Avios deal of the week:
Buy Avios for just 0.88p via Finnair Plus! It is VERY easy to transfer them, instantly and free, to your British Airways Executive Club account afterwards as our article explains. Click here to buy.
This week’s top travel news stories:
We try the new Qatar Airways caviar service in business class (photo above, no dodgy brunch service here!)
British Airways to suspend Bahrain and Kuwait “by the end of Q1 2025”
…. whilst Dallas and Miami flights also see cuts, with American Airlines taking over
We speak to Tony Douglas, CEO of Riyadh Air: “we have to be better” than Emirates and Qatar Airways
DragonPass now selling fast track security passes for 75 airports – no membership required
Eurostar announces date to restart direct trains from Amsterdam
Virgin Hotels Shoreditch joins Preferred Hotels
Now open: the new Hilton Woking hotel, image below
Top travel deals this week:
Save 25% on British Airways flights from London City Airport as it celebrates 25 years of flying
Hyatt has launched a new sale for Europe and the Middle East – would stack with the ‘£100 back on £250 Hyatt spend’ Amex offer currently running
Save 30% on the Avios price of ‘The Wine Flyer Essential Mixed Christmas Selection’
Get a 25% bonus when you buy World of Hyatt points – an excellent deal because the purchase limit is also doubled to 110,000 points. Click here to buy.
Get 80% bonus Avios with Avis car rentals
A new refundable Accor hotel sale begins for Europe and North Africa stays
Is it worth converting Emirates Skywards points into Heathrow Rewards?
Reviews:
Step inside Cathay Pacific’s First Class as Rhys flies from Hong Kong to London. It’s a tough job but someone has to do it.
Hotel news:
Marriott teams up with Nectar with a new partnership
Get a 2025 soft landing from Marriott Bonvoy if you don’t requalify
New Marriott Bonvoy buy points offer launched – click here to buy
Dublin Airport’s Radisson Blu hotel will rebrand next year
Get a 75% bonus on IHG transfers from HSBC credit cards – but it’s still a bad deal
See Paul McCartney at The O2 using your Marriott Bonvoy points
When do your Marriott Bonvoy points expire? How can you stop it?
Credit card news:
Get 80,000 points with Amex Platinum! A new offer just launched.
A secret tip for Marriott Bonvoy American Express cardholders potentially worth £150 per year
Nectar unveils a new look for its American Express credit card
Do you have a Limited Company?
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here and will be updated on the site on Sunday morning.
Don’t forget to visit our forum if you have any questions relating to frequent flyer or hotel loyalty programmes or loyalty credit cards.
See you next Saturday,
Rob, Rhys and Katie @ Head for Points
