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LAST DAY: Get 6,000 points when you add a free supplementary to your Amex Gold or BA Amex

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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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th August 2025, the sign-up bonus on the Hilton Honors Plus debit card is TRIPLED to 30,000 Hilton Honors points. You will also receive Gold Elite status in Hilton Honors for as long as you hold the card. Click here for our full card review and click here to apply.

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Until tonight (Saturday) American Express has doubled the bonus you get when you add a supplementary card to:

  • American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
  • the British Airways American Express card
  • the British Airways Premium Plus American Express card

Supplementary cards are free, so this is a very easy pile of points worth up to 6,000 Avios or 6,000 Membership Rewards.

What bonus can I get for adding a supplementary card?

This offer is only available on the FIRST supplementary card added to your American Express account. If you already have a supplementary card in issue, you will not get the bonus if you add another one to the same account.

You MUST use this page of the American Express website to apply.

This is what you receive:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Receive 3,000 Membership Rewards points when the additional card is approved, plus a further 3,000 if your additional card spends £500 in the first three months

British Airways American Express

Receive 1,000 Avios when the additional card is approved, plus a further 1,000 if your additional card spends £300 in the first three months

British Airways Premium Plus American Express

Receive 3,000 Avios when the additional card is approved, plus a further 3,000 if your additional card spends £500 in the first three months

How long does the offer run?

Not long! The offer ends tonight, Saturday 31st July.

If you have any of the three cards above and have never issued a supplementary card in the past, now is as good a time as you will get.

You must use this special page of the American Express website to add your supplementary card. If you use any other page of the Amex website, your bonus will not track.

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

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Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

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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.

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.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th August 2025, the sign-up bonus on the Hilton Honors Plus debit card is TRIPLED to 30,000 Hilton Honors points. You will also receive Gold Elite status in Hilton Honors for as long as you hold the card. Click here for our full card review and click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card

30,000 Avios and the famous annual Companion Voucher voucher Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

50,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

18,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review

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:

The American Express Business Platinum Card

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

The American Express Business Gold Card

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 0.8 Avios per £1 Read our full review

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business Card

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

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Comments (18)

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  • Justin says:
    31 Jul31 July 04:44

    Has anyone actually received the additional bonus 3k bonus after the £500 spend from their supplementary card? (Gold Card)

    It’s been two weeks and still nothing for me.

    • Gothbe says:
      31 Jul31 July 06:31

      Same here

    • Tim says:
      31 Jul31 July 10:32

      Same here. I am however getting unexplained double points on all my spending (on the main card) so I don’t intent to raise any issue with Amex. I’ll just sit tight and see what I end up with.

      • Justin says:
        31 Jul31 July 11:56

        There was an offer available to the first x amount of customers:
        “Earn 1 additional point per £1 spent up to 1,000 points for 2 months.”

        I’m assuming you must’ve added that to your card at some point?

  • Louie says:
    31 Jul31 July 05:41

    I’m fighting with Amex at the moment over the 2k bonus for the AERRC 1st supp. I did use the right link but they are saying that I do not qualify, though they won’t give me any reason why. Hubby and mum also applied exactly the same way, mum got hers (immediately), no sign of hubby’s either yet (though much more recent application).

    • Louie says:
      31 Jul31 July 23:36

      Well at least hubby now has his, so just one fight on my hands. Amex CS is getting worse and worse I find.

  • KBuffett says:
    31 Jul31 July 06:43

    If you’ve a supp in the past and cancelled it, is there a time period after which you are eligible for the bonus again?

    • G says:
      31 Jul31 July 07:35

      I’ve generally found as long as there is no supp on the account when you apply you get the ‘first’ supp bonus. But the few times I did this I did leave around a week or two from cancelling old supp to applying again

  • Paul says:
    31 Jul31 July 07:48

    Is it still possible to get an “own name” supp (ostensibly eg to track business expenses etc) and if so what’s the best way to request it?

    • Andyf says:
      31 Jul31 July 07:53

      Yes, I would be interested in this. Clever name play perhaps?

    • Pid says:
      31 Jul31 July 08:16

      Just put in your name, nothing clever needed.

      • Andyf says:
        31 Jul31 July 10:11

        So for Example main card Andrew second card Andrew? They would let this through?

    • Genghis says:
      31 Jul31 July 08:16

      Yes. Just add supp as “other” relationship. Triggers any eligible bonuses

      • Paul says:
        31 Jul31 July 10:43

        Nice one, thanks Genghis

      • Andyf says:
        31 Jul31 July 17:31

        I’ve just done this in my own name to track business expenses which will be much easier. Hopefully it should work fine.

  • Definitas says:
    31 Jul31 July 10:28

    I have just applied for a Gold supp via the link. Presumably the application will track back to today to qualify for the bonus regardless of when the card is issued?

  • Jonathan says:
    31 Jul31 July 20:38

    Anyone tried the link for the Nectar or the ARCC as the Amex website no longer mentions any extra bonus for adding a supplementary card?

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