Bits: new Amex deals, Expedia and Hotels.com flash sales, more miles at Bicester Village

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News in brief:

New American Express cashback deals launched

A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit your BA Amex, SPG Amex, Amex Gold or Amex Platinum online account over the weekend.

These include:

£10 back on £70 spend at World Duty Free (old offer, extended to 9th August)

£10 back on £50 spend at House of Fraser (old offer, extended to 9th August)

£25 back on £85 spend at achica.com

£10 back on £70 spent at Argos (think ‘gift cards’!)

None of these deals have yet appeared at the cardmemberoffers.co.uk website so, until they do, you can only register if they appear on your online statement.

Expedia and Hotels.com flash sales

Both Expedia and hotels.com are due to be launching 72-hour flash sales this morning.  (Both are owned by the same company, so this is not a coincidence!)

At the time of writing the deals are not live so I am not sure what will be on offer, but if you are looking to book a hotel in the next couple of days it may be worth a look.  Both sales are valid for bookings completed by 26th July.

The Expedia sale should be here, the hotels.com sale should be here.

Up to 400% bonus Lufthansa miles at Bicester Village

Designer shopping centre Bicester Village is offering quadruple Miles & More miles when you spend over £450 in one day.  This means 4 miles per £1 spent.  There are smaller bonuses for smaller levels of spending.

This offer runs from tomorrow until 15th July.  Full details can be found here.  Similar offers are running for Singapore Airlines, Jet and Malaysia Airlines as you can see here.

Bicester Village is also an Avios partner although they do not seem to be participating in this promotion.  That said, I would keep an eye out in case something launches in the next few days.

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How to earn Star Alliance miles from UK credit cards (June 2025)

None of the Star Alliance airlines currently have a UK credit card.

There is, however, still a way to earn Star Alliance miles from a UK credit card. 

The route is via Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty points convert to over 40 airlines at the rate of 3:1.

The best way to earn Marriott Bonvoy points is via the official Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card. It comes with 20,000 points for signing up and 2 points for every £1 you spend. At 2 Bonvoy points per £1, you are earning (at 3:1) 0.66 airline miles per £1 spent on the card.

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.

There is a preferential conversion rate to United Airlines – which is a Star Alliance member – of 2 : 1 if you convert 60,000 Bonvoy points at once.

The Star Alliance members which are Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are: Aegean, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines.

You can apply here.

Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card

60,000 points (to 15th July) and 15 elite night credits each year Read our full review