Bits: free in-flight books and magazines with Amazon Prime, Hilton Asia-Pacific flash sale
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Free books and magazines with Amazon Prime
If you are looking for reading material for your next long-haul flight, you will be interested in the latest perk that Amazon Prime has added to its list of services – Prime Reading.
With Prime Reading you can download 1,000 books and 40 magazines – the latest issues – for free. The magazine selection looks pretty decent with Vogue and Wired being just two of the magazines I’m personally interested in (YMMV).
All you need to access the titles is a Kindle or the Kindle app on an Android or iOS smartphone or tablet.
If you aren’t an Amazon Prime member yet, you can sign up here for a free 30-day trial. You can take a look at the full selection of books and magazines included in Prime Reading here.
Hilton running a ‘40% off’ APAC flash sale
Hilton is currently running an Asia-Pacific flash sale. Discounts offer up to 40% off the Best Available Rate, although the sale rooms will be non refundable and require pre-payment.
Offers are focussed on the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Korea, Maldives, India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. The Millennium Hilton Bangkok is pictured above.
Note that China, Macau and Japan are excluded.
You need to book by Sunday night (well, 8am Monday morning to be precise) for travel before 31st December.
Full details are available via the Asia Pacific Hilton website here.
How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards (March 2024)
There are various ways of earning Hilton Honors points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.
Do you know that holders of The Platinum Card from American Express receive FREE Hilton Honors Gold status for as long as they hold the card? It also comes with Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Radisson Rewards Premium and MeliaRewards Gold status. We reviewed American Express Platinum in detail here and you can apply here.
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Did you know that the Virgin Atlantic credit cards are a great way of earning Hilton Honors points? Two Virgin Points can be converted into three Hilton Honors points. The Virgin Atlantic cards are the only Visa or Mastercard products in the UK which can indirectly earn Hilton Honors points. You can apply here.
You can also earn Hilton Honors points indirectly with:
- American Express Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
- American Express Rewards Credit Card (10,000 bonus Amex points)
and for small business owners:
- American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
- American Express Business Platinum (40,000 bonus Amex points)
The conversion rate from American Express to Hilton points is 1:2.
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.
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.
(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.)
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