New American Express cashback offers appearing

After a lockdown-driven hiatus, new American Express cashback offers have started to appear this week.

Many Marriott Bonvoy American Express cardholders, including myself, have an easy win – ‘spend £10 and get £5 back’, valid to 31st March.

The key travel offer is £75 cashback on a £300 spend with Melia Hotels (website here). This is valid until 30th June. It appears on my Platinum Card which means, of course, that I can combine it with the MeliaRewards Gold status benefits that come with being an Amex Platinum cardholder. You also earn Avios when you stay with Melia.

Not all Melia hotels are taking part – the only UK participant is ME London on The Strand which I have toured, but not reviewed. It is very modern with a great rooftop bar and of course you can’t complain about the location. The only participating hotel we have stayed at is in Hamburg – see our INNSIDE Hamburg Hafen review (website here).

Non-travel offers on personal cards include £100 back on £750 spend at Dell UK.

Interestingly, my Business Platinum card has a 10% cashback offer at Dell, which presumably stacks with the £75 statement credit that Business Platinum cardholders now receive every six months.

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Want to earn more points from credit cards? – March 2023 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit card, here are our top recommendations based on the current 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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Successfully apply for either of the Barclaycard Avios credit cards by 2nd April 2023 and you will be entered into a free draw to win ONE MILLION AVIOS! Full details are on the application forms here (free) and here (paid). This competition is exclusive to Head for Points readers. T&C apply.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the best of the other deals currently available.

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers:

Until 30th March 2023, the sign up bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased to 120,000 Membership Rewards points – click here. The bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased to 60,000 Membership Rewards points – click here. T&C apply, see the application forms for details.

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending.