Bits: Avios & Charles Tyrwhitt sale, Iberia multi-partner bonus, tour McLaren factory with Hilton

News in brief:

Charles Tyrwhitt discount codes launched – and earn Avios

Avios has recently partnered with shirt maker Charles Tyrwhitt to offer Avios points whenever you shop with them.  This includes purchases in any of their stores, where the staff will take your avios.com or British Airways Executive Club number and ensure that 4 Avios per £1 are added to your account.

Tyrwhitt is currently running its end-of-season.  From today until 6th July, you can get additional savings on online orders via their site with these codes:

CTJULY5 – £5 off £50

CTJULY10 – £10 off £90

CTJULY15 – £15 off £125

The discount works on sale and non-sale products and you will also earn 4 Avios per £1.  Details of the Avios partnership are on the Tyrwhitt website here.  The shirts included in the sale can be found here.

You will also be entered into a competition to win 1 prize of 250,000 Avios and £2,500 of Charles Tyrwhitt vouchers, or 75 runners-up prizes of 10,000 Avios plus £100 of vouchers.  Anyone earning Avios points via Tyrwhitt before 16th July will be automatically entered, although remember that the sale ends on the 6th.

Heading to Spain?  Try Iberia’s multi-partner Avios bonus

Iberia Plus has brought back its annual Summer multi-partner Avios bonus.

Once registered, you will receive a bonus based on the number of partners you visit before the end of August.

If you are in Spain, you might be able to get something out of this.   Repsol and Cepsa are petrol stations so easily doable, Budget is running a bonus offer up to 1,000 Avios anyway if you need a car, Cabify (an Uber clone) is offering 400 bonus Avios for first time user as well as being part of this offer, ElTenedor (otherwise known as TheFork, a restaurant app) offers 250 Avios per booking etc.  IberiaPluStore is the Iberia online shopping portal – you may be able to find an online merchant you can use despite being in the UK.

You’ll need to spend a bit of time looking up the collection rules for each partner, but you can earn up to 10,000 bonus Avios on top of the normal earnings from these partners.

Visit the McLaren-Honda factory with Hilton Honors

Hilton Honors has arranged another tour of the McLaren-Honda factory at the Norman Foster-designed McLaren Technology Centre in Woking.

Last time I wrote about this offer, HfP readers bought the seven available packages by 9am.  If you are interested in this – there are four packages still available as at 10pm Sunday – do not hang around.

The date is the afternoon of Monday 4th September.  The cost is 75,000 Hilton HHonors points for two people.

The factory is not normally open to the public so this is a rare opportunity to take a look inside.   Your children should also still be on holiday on this date, unlike the last McLaren tour they arranged.

You can redeem your points for a pair of tickets here.

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 65,000 free subscribers, click the button below or visit this page of the site to find out more. Thank you.

How to earn Hilton Honors points and status from UK credit cards (March 2025)

There are various ways of earning Hilton Honors points from UK credit and debit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

There are two dedicated Hilton Honors debit cards. These are especially attractive when spending abroad due to the 0% or 0.5% FX fee, depending on card.

You also receive FREE Hilton Honors status for as long as you hold the debit cards – Gold status with the Plus card and Silver status with the basic card. This is a great reason to apply even if you rarely use it.

We reviewed the Hilton Honors Plus Debit Card here and the Hilton Honors Debit Card here.

You can apply for either card here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 30th April 2025, the annual fee on the basic Hilton Honors debit card is halved from £60 to £30. The sign-up bonus is also easier to earn – you need to spend £1,000 either in the UK or abroad within three months. The usual bonus rule requires you to spend the full £1,000 outside the UK.

NEW: Hilton Honors Plus Debit

10,000 bonus points, Hilton Gold status and NO FX fees Read our full review

NEW: Hilton Honors Debit

2,500 bonus points, Hilton Silver status and 0.5% FX fees Read our full review

There is another way of getting Hilton Honors status, and earning Hilton Honors points, from a payment card.

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

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)

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

and for small business owners:

• American Express Business Gold (20,000 bonus Amex points)
• American Express Business Platinum (50,000 bonus Amex points)

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 8th April 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 60,000 points. You receive 40,000 points when you spend £6,000 within three months and a further 20,000 points if you spend on the card between Month 14 and Month 17. Points convert 1:1 into Avios and many other programmes. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 8th April 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to 120,000 points. You receive 80,000 points when you spend £12,000 within three months and a further 40,000 points if you spend on the card between Month 14 and Month 17. Points convert 1:1 into Avios and many other programmes. Click here to apply.

The conversion rate from American Express to Hilton points is 1:2.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Hilton Honors points.