Bits: video of ‘The Concorde Bar’ in Singapore, IHG sale ending, new Amex cashback offers
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News in brief:
Check out ‘The Concorde Bar’ on YouTube
Back in October, I published a brief reader review of ‘The Concorde Bar’ in the new British Airways lounge in Singapore.
This is a new model which BA is rolling out. Instead of a separate First Class lounge, there will be a separate room where you can go. The ‘bar’ does not have much in the way of dedicated facilities however.
A HfP reader made a short YouTube video of the Singapore ‘Concorde Bar’ which you can see here.
If you are heading to Dubai soon this should be of particular interest. The 2nd ‘Concorde Bar’ will be in the new BA lounge in the new Concourse D, should it ever open. I have lost track of exactly how late Concourse D is now and it is a little frustrating as I was hoping to use it next month.
Last 48 hours for the IHG Winter sale
A quick heads up that the IHG Winter sale, covering Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental etc ends on Sunday night.
You can save up to 30% on stays at 600 InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo hotels across Europe. The sale rates are valid for stays until 29th February.
Full details of the IHG Winter Sale can be found at this special website.
The picture below is the new InterContinental Bordeaux which will be reviewed next month.
New American Express cashback offers
Four new American Express statement credit offers launched this week, with a very loose Valentines Day theme:
Hawes and Curtis fashions: Spend £100, to receive a £20 statement credit
Sofa.com: Spend £1,000, to receive a £100 statement credit
Monica Vinader jewellery: Spend £150 to receive a £25 statement credit
Appleyard Flowers: Receive statement credit to the value of 10 per cent of your total spend
These all run until the end of March except for Monica Vinader which expires on 29th February. American Express cardholders should find some or all of these offers under the ‘Offers’ tab on their online statement page.
Hawes & Curtis and sofa.com can also be accessed on the cardmemberoffers.co.uk site instead.
Holders of Lloyds, MBNA, Barclays and TSB Amex cards can register via the Amex Connect site here.
Want to earn more points from credit cards? – March 2024 update
If you are looking to apply for a new credit card, here are our top recommendations based on the current sign-up bonuses.
In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.
You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:
Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard
Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review
Barclaycard Avios Mastercard
5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review
You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the best of the other deals currently available.
British Airways American Express Premium Plus
25,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard
15,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review
Earning miles and points from small business cards
If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers:
SPECIAL OFFER: You receive a huge 120,000 Membership Rewards points if you apply for American Express Business Platinum by 9th April 2024. You receive 80,000 points for spending £12,000 within 90 days and a further 40,000 points if you retain the card for 14 months. Click here to apply.
SPECIAL OFFER: You receive 60,000 Membership Rewards points if you apply for American Express Business Gold by 9th April 2024. Remember that the card is FREE for the first year. You receive 40,000 points for spending £6,000 within 90 days and a further 20,000 points if you retain the card for 14 months. Click here to apply.
British Airways Accelerating Business American Express
30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review
American Express Business Platinum
Crazy 120,000 points bonus (to 9th April) and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
Huge 60,000 points sign-up bonus (until 9th April) and free for a year Read our full review
Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa
Get a 10,000 points bonus plus an extra 500 points for our readers Read our full review
For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending.
Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card
2% cashback on all your business spend for 3 months (1% thereafter) and no annual fee Read our full review
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