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News in brief:

Double Avios on Kaligo.com hotel bookings

Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has been fairly quiet on the promotional front recently.

They now have a new offer available:

You will receive double Avios – up to 40 per £1 but usually less – on all bookings made by 31st December 2017

The stay must be completed by 30th March 2018

If you live outside the UK, you will get a further 25% Avios bonus if you pay with a BA non-UK credit card from Royal Bank of Canada, Russian Standard Bank, ABSA Bank, First Carribean Bank, Butterfield, Dah Sing Bank, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, EnterCard, CornerCard

Full details can be found here.  This is a special booking page for the deal.

Like similar sites such as PointsHound and Rocketmiles, hotel bookings via Kaligo.com are treated as non-qualifying stays.  This means that you won’t receive any points in Hilton Honors, IHG Rewards Club etc or, most of the time, receive any status benefits due to you.  Marriott is the only major chain to give status benefits – but not points – on indirect bookings.

Assuming there is no price difference, this offer is best used when staying at a hotel outside one of the major chains.

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New World of Hyatt double points promotion

World of Hyatt has launched a new promotion covering the six week period until the end of the year.

You will earn double base points for every stay completed between 15th November and 31st December, although registration will end on 30th November.

Note the strict eligibility rules.  Only stays booked online at hyatt.com or via the Hyatt app will count.  Stays booked by other channels, even if they are direct (ie ringing the hotel or a Hyatt call centre) will not count.

Full details and registration can be found here.

Last day for 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus

A reminder that the 50% ‘buy Avios’ bonus which has been running this week ends at midnight.

The ba.com page to buy if you are interested is here.

The pros and cons of purchasing were discussed in my article earlier in the week.

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2024)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous 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 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 card

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

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

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.

Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa

Huge 30,000 points bonus until 12th May 2024 Read our full review

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.

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

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

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Comments (48)

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  • Nathan says:
    17 Nov17 November 07:11

    There’s only one reason I can think of for the cashpassport type card and, admittedly, it’s a bit niche. My son who is at school in NZ has one onto which I load his pocket money from the UK; the hard ceiling limit aids discipline and his being under 18 prevents other credit card options. That said his sister had a supplementary CC on my account when she was there, thanks to a fortuitous slip of the mouse at the DOB drop-down stage of the application form.

    • Alan says:
      17 Nov17 November 07:38

      I think you meant to comment on the other article 😉 In case you don’t see the comment I left on it though, I think the Revolut card would be preferable in this situation – still a hard limit, but much cheaper/easier to run! Monzo also a good option but not sure if them moving to a bank account means they’ll now have a minimum age of 18 for the card – may still be an option though.

  • Eric the half a bee says:
    17 Nov17 November 07:52

    O/T – Just noticed a message on the IHG app notifying if a new benefit for Spire Members of guaranteed 10 am check-in:

    We know that when you’re busy traveling, every second of down time is precious. That’s why we’re making check-in times as early as 10am for Spire Elite members like you.

    Just update your stay preference for an early arrival when you book a room or call ahead to the front desk and we’ll take care of it for you.

    It’s just one of the ways Spire Elite members can get more out of every trip.

  • the real harry1 says:
    17 Nov17 November 07:54

    yep I think my son might be 18 rather than 17 next time I need a supp on Plat 🙂

    Dad, son #1, two guests: son #2 & daughter all 4 get into lounge

    with the MR points, I make that 26 free lounge passes (Xmas, Easter, May/June half term, summer hols out)

    • John says:
      17 Nov17 November 08:46

      Not a good idea. When he applies for say a student current account, pay TV, mobile on his own this slip may become apparent. Something called National Hunter.

      • Stuart_f says:
        17 Nov17 November 10:06

        I doubt National Hunter would be involved. AMEX Supps aren’t credit checked.

        • the real harry1 says:
          17 Nov17 November 16:17

          pause for thought, certainly

        • John says:
          17 Nov17 November 17:26

          It’s about fraud avoidance, and not assessing credit worthiness.

          Really bad idea to put a false DOB on an application form unless you’re certain there won’t be issues down the line. Even correcting genuine errors over DOBs or middle names can be a nightmare.

  • N says:
    17 Nov17 November 09:21

    OT re Marriott Platinum challenge. Someone earlier this month said that points stays contribute towards the 9 stays in 90 days challenge for Plat. When I called to sign up for it, the lady repeated that it was paid stays only about 7 times in a 20 second call.

    Not sure who’s wrong yet!

    And is there a way I can search for the cheapest Marriott in a certain area over multiple days? Will need to do a mattress run or two for this!

  • Lee says:
    17 Nov17 November 09:34

    OT – last month there was 4500 ba avios for German resident to join Executive Club. Has anyone got it?

  • DaveF says:
    17 Nov17 November 09:43

    OT – I’ve just had all of my IHG Accelerate challenges track correctly, within 3 days of each transaction days INCLUDING the get the IHG credit card which tracked the day after the card was delivered.

    I think I might do the lottery tomorrow.

    • Kinkell says:
      17 Nov17 November 18:57

      You’re lucky. Mine are taking weeks and weeks to track….but so far so good.

  • S says:
    17 Nov17 November 09:57

    O/T Trying to follow the instructions in previous article re. dummy transfer from MR to open Eurostar Freq. Traveller account. When I search for Eurostar, all I get is the option to buy the ticket outright using 15k/30k points rather than to transfer to an EFT account. What am I missing? Thanks in advance

  • EwanG says:
    17 Nov17 November 10:21

    I correct myself, in a main article
    5 Nov
    https://headforpoints.com/2017/11/05/british-airways-run-gatwick-race/

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