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ENDS SOON: Get 60,000 or 120,000 points with Amex Business Gold or Platinum – & no bonus rules

American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card.

This 120,000 Membership Rewards points deal on Business Platinum, which closes on 8th April 2025, matches the biggest we’ve ever seen. If you only sign up for one payment card mileage promotion all year, this should be it (assuming you have a small business, buy to let etc).

There is also a 60,000 points option on ‘free for a year’ American Express Business Gold.

All restrictions on receiving a sign-up bonus have been removed as long as you hit the spending target. If your application is successful and you spend the required sum, you qualify for the bonus. Full stop.

American Express Business Platinum now offers up to 120,000 Membership Rewards points. You receive 80,000 points when you spend £12,000 within three months and a further 40,000 points when you make a single transaction between Month 14 and Month 17.

American Express Business Gold – which is free for your first year – now offers up to 60,000 Membership Rewards points. You receive 40,000 points when you spend £6,000 within three months and a further 20,000 points when you make a single transaction between Month 14 and Month 17.

To find out more, read this article which runs through the deals in detail.

You can apply for Business Platinum here.

You can apply for Business Gold (first year free) here.

In other news ….

Big news for some – pay HMRC with American Express:

Payment intermediary Bluechain now lets you pay your HMRC bills with an American Express card – and there’s a HfP special offer for joining

This week’s top travel news stories:

Loganair confirmed it will switch to Avios from next Monday ….

…. and it later released its Avios pricing – which looks pretty good

NEW: Earn and redeem Avios on Garuda Indonesia flights!

Air Canada adds flights from Edinburgh to Montreal

A new luxury Marriott Autograph Collection hotel opens in Mayfair

Belfast will be the first place outside the US to get a ‘Tempo by Hilton’ hotel

Iberia launches a new route to Orlando – Avios and Amex 2-4-1 vouchers accepted

Which 25 routes from Heathrow airport had over 1 million passengers in 2024?

Uganda Airlines is launching flights to London Gatwick, image below

Top travel deals this week:

Ryanair launches ‘Ryanair Prime’ – is it worth £79?

A good Etihad business class deal to Johannesburg launches, albeit only for the (UK) summer

Credit card news:

New Marriott Bonvoy / American Express hotel cashback deals launched

British Airways and Avios news:

Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle returns to British Airways First Class, and other champagne news

Which 37 airlines can you earn Avios on?

Where will British Airways fly the A380 in Summer 2025?

Where can you fly on British Airways from Terminal 3 for the Qantas and Cathay lounges?

What do you do if British Airways suspects you of selling Avios and closes your account?

How to earn Avios with NH Hotels and nhow – with a triple Avios offer running

Reviews:

Conny visits the Grove at Narberth in Pembrokeshire, winner of ‘Independent Hotel of the Year 2024′ and Small Luxury Hotels’ ‘Hotel of the Year 2023’. You can book this with Hilton Honors points! Image above.

Hotel news:

REGISTER NOW: Accor launches a 2x and 3x points promotion across Europe – click here to register

IHG’s Hotel Indigo coming to Menorca in 2026, with Vignette Mallorca due this year

Other interesting news:

When should you transfer hotel loyalty points to frequent flyer miles?

That’s all, folks

Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here and will be updated on headforpoints.com on Sunday morning.

If you are booking a hotel this weekend, click here to read our summary of the best bonus points offers for March and April from the big chains.

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