The Shard – you cannot use your $100 food and drink voucher until August

If you took part in the Shangri-La Golden Circle birthday promotion last Autumn, you will now be sitting on enough points to get $100 (x 2 if your partner took part) off a meal at any Shangri-La hotel.  For most Head for Points readers, that means a meal in The Shard.

The hotel opens on May 6th.  Shangri-La is already taking bookings for TĪNG, the Chinese restaurant and lounge on level 35.  GŎNG on level 52 will not open until July.

Beware, though!

Shangri-La has just announced by email to a couple of HfP readers that Golden Circle redemptions will not be allowed until August 1st.  This applies to both free night awards and food and drink discounts in the restaurants.

If you have already made a booking at TĪNG, you should therefore cancel it and rebook for a date after 1st August.

This is obviously disappointing, although I can’t blame Shangri-La for wanting to maximise its revenue whilst the hotel is the centre of attention for the first few months of its life.  It won’t be going anywhere, after all.

PS. If you are not a regular Head for Points visitor, why not sign up for our FREE weekly or daily newsletters? They are full of the latest Avios, airline, hotel and credit card points news and will help you travel better. To join our 70,000 free subscribers, click the button below or visit this page of the site to find out more. Thank you.

Hotel offers update – June 2025:

Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 15th July 2025, the sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card is TRIPLED to 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points. This would convert into 25,000 Avios or into 40 other airline schemes. It would also get you at least £300 of Marriott hotel stays based on our 0.5p per point low-end valuation. Other T&C apply and remain unchanged. Click here for our full card review and click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th August 2025, the sign-up bonus on the Hilton Honors Plus debit card is TRIPLED to 30,000 Hilton Honors points. You will also receive Gold Elite status in Hilton Honors for as long as you hold the card. Click here for our full card review and click here to apply.

Want to buy hotel points?

• Marriott Bonvoy is offering a 30% to 50% bonus (varies by individual) when you buy points by 16th July 2025. Click here to buy.

• World of Hyatt is offering a 20% bonus when you buy points by 21st July 2025. Click here to buy.