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LAST CHANCE: Got a Limited Company? Get points worth 20,000 Avios!
If you have a limited company or LLP, we are running an exclusive special offer with Capital on Tap and its small business Visa credit card.
The deals ends on Monday 9th December, so you need to act this weekend.
This is a hugely powerful card. You earn points worth 1 Avios or 1p of cashback for every £1 you spend and it comes with no FX fees and no ATM fees.
Until 9th December, you will receive 5,000 points (worth 5,000 Avios or £50) for making your first purchase, and a further 15,000 points (worth 15,000 Avios or £150) if you spend £15,000 within three months.
This means you will receive a total bonus of 20,000 points (worth 20,000 Avios or £200) if you hit the £15,000 spend target. You will also receive your standard ‘1 point per £1’ as well.
The £15,000 spend target is lower than the £20,000 target which applied when we last ran this offer. If you felt you couldn’t hit the target last time, you may be able to do it now.
There is an annual fee of £99.
You can find out more in this article. You must apply via this exclusive HfP link to get the bonus. You should select the £99 ‘Business Rewards’ card and not the ‘Pro’ card.
Your interest rate is based on your business profile and can be as low as 14.95% APR variable.
In other news ….
This week’s top travel news stories:
Icelandair receives its first-ever Airbus, and we were (literally) there, image above!
Book now: BA launches four new ‘Avios Only’ flights for August 2025
Cathay starts flights to Brussels and Munich from Hong Kong, bookable with Avios
Lots of reward seats to Australia are about to drop, for both Avios and Virgin Points as Virgin Australia adds 28 weekly flights to Doha
Tesco Clubcard adds easyJet Holidays as a redemption partner
How to ‘buy’ status with each of the six major hotel groups – there are lots of cunning routes you may not know about
Priority Pass adds a restaurant in Manchester Airport
Qatar Airways has a Qsuite guarantee! Swap for free if your aircraft changes
Which UK airport restaurants offer £18 credit to Priority Pass cardholders?
The Liffey Lounge opens in Dublin Airport, image below
SAS launches flights to Seoul, bookable with Virgin Points
Emirates’ A350s are getting a new business class …. but not yet
The Escape Lounge at East Midlands Airports is closing for two months
Marriott opens the Delta Colchester hotel
Top travel deals this week:
Book now to save up to 20% in the Hilton winter sale
Get £100 cashback at Mondrian hotels with American Express
Get a deal on a Virgin Wines Advent calendar
Get triple Avios at Bicester Village
Becoming an SAS points millionaire:
A reader is taking part in the SAS Million Points Challenge and is documenting his journey for us:
- “I’m doing the SAS million points challenge – here’s why”
- The SAS million points challenge route – 15 flights on 15 airlines for £3,000, to earn points worth potentially £10,000+
- Barry’s SAS million point challenge – airline 1, Air Europa
- Barry’s SAS million point challenge – airline 2, Air France
- Barry’s SAS million point challenge – airline 3, TAROM
British Airways and Avios news
NEW: Convert Avios to Marriott Bonvoy points, although it’s not a good rate
Where can you fly on Aer Lingus with your BA Amex companion voucher? We look at the route network
Reviews:
Rhys head to Vietnam:
- Grand Mercure Hanoi review: an excellent new hotel
- Hilton Saigon review in Ho Chi Minh District 1, newly opened this year
- Park Hyatt Saigon review: colonial style in the city
Meanwhile, in the UK, Conny visits Swinton Park Hotel in the Yorkshire Dales which you may remember for the BBC’s ‘Amazing Hotels’ series.
Hotel news:
What are the best hotel promos for December 2024?
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here.
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, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points
