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In the hope, if not the expectation, that we will see a return to some international travel soon, we have revived this ‘last chance’ feature.  It ran every two weeks for a number of years until we suspended it last March.

The aim of this feature is to summarise offers that are ending soon.  Years of experience of running offers for HfP readers has made it very clear that a large proportion like to leave things to the last minute ….

It pulls together the different deals mentioned in our daily articles and on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus Points Offers and Top UK Credit Card Offers pages.

Remember that the British Airways ‘20% off all flights’ flash sale ends today.

Important dates for your diary - miles and points offers about to close

Hotel promotions

Here are registration links for the current hotel promotions from the major chains:

Hilton Honors – double or triple points on stays between 3rd May and 6th September – register here

IHG Rewards – earn double base points on your 2nd stay after registration and 3x base points on third and subsequent stays after registration.  Offer runs between 15th May and 16th August.  Register here.

Radisson Rewards – earn 1,000 bonus points per night up to 30th September. You must register before booking. Register here.

World of Hyatt – triple base points on stays of 2+ nights between 20th July and 15th September – register here

Marriott and Accor are not currently running global promotions.

Accor IS running a double points promotion for Europe until 5th September – register here.

Dates for your diary

Sunday 25th July (ie TODAY)

Last day to save 20% on ALL British Airways flights in the Olympic flash sale

Wednesday 28th July

Last day to transfer Nectar points into Avios to have a chance of winning a share of 2 million Avios

Thursday 29th July

Last to get a 100% bonus buying Hilton Honors points

Saturday 31st July

Last day to receive bonus points for adding a supplementary card to American Express Gold, British Airways and British Airways Premium Plus credit cards

Last day to receive bonus points for adding a supplementary card to Marriott Bonvoy, Nectar, Green, Harrods and American Express Rewards credit cards

Last day to qualify for a free reward night when you join InterContinental Ambassador

Last day to earn double elite night credits with Shangri-La Golden Circle stays

Last day to join IHG Rewards if you want to take part in the ‘do two stays and get a free night’ new member promotion

Monday 2nd August

Last day to book in the IHG hotel Summer sale (stay by 30th January)

Wednesday 4th August

American Express cuts the cashback rates on its Platinum Cashback cards for existing cardholders

Sunday 8th August

Last day to enter Virgin Red’s Wish List competition

Thursday 12th August

Last day to earn bonus points for spending on your Marriott Bonvoy American Express

Friday 13th August

Last day to get a 75% bonus buying IHG Rewards points (direct link)

Saturday 14th August

Last day to get a 70% bonus buying Virgin Points

Monday 16th August

Last day for stays to count towards the IHG Rewards Summer hotel bonus points promotion

Friday 20th August

Last day to register for Hyatt’s ‘Bonus Journeys’ promotion (stay by 15th September)

Wednesday 25th August

Last day to get a 25% discount buying World of Hyatt points

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Comments (4)

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  • ankomonkey says:
    25 Jul25 July 09:21

    You missed first Freedom Week – ending today. A few people have mentioned it in this week’s chat threads.

  • Mike says:
    25 Jul25 July 21:07

    I don’t think it ends. Freedom Day / Freedom Week was just the beginning of the return to normal ( aka Freedom)

  • Gene says:
    26 Jul26 July 12:58

    Do Amex/hotel loyalty programmes typically offer transfer bonuses during specific months of the year? By any chance, is there a summary timeline for the year? I’m wondering if I should hold off transferring if any transfer bonus is coming up soon.

    • Rob says:
      26 Jul26 July 15:15

      There are virtually never Amex bonuses. The odd one may occasionally appear (Hilton and Marriott) but they are rare. However, there is NO REASON to transfer Amex points unless you have a booking coming up. Why bother? You are giving up hugely valuable flexibility for literally no benefit.

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