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Get £200 American Express cashback on a Relais & Chateaux hotel stay

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American Express has launched a new offer with the Relais & Chateaux hotel group.

You will receive £200 cashback on a spend of £1,000+ by 20th October.

A lot of top independent hotels in the UK are part of Relais & Chateaux. The offer is valid across Europe and is especially strong in France. Some US hotels are also taking part.

Grantley Hall

Whilst you are asked to book via the Relais & Chateaux website, the offer is triggered by checkout spend.

This means that you could book via American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts (if you have The Platinum Card) for the extra benefits it brings – as long as you choose ‘pay on departure’. I would also strongly recommend asking our luxury hotel booking partner Emyr Thomas (click here) for a quote as he can usually get you extra benefits on your stay.

From the UK list, I would highlight:

…… but there are plenty more to choose from.

PS. I also have a ‘£100 back on £500 spend at The Peninsula or Mandarin Oriental’ and ‘£80 back on a £300 spend at Enterprise Rent-A-Car‘.

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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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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.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

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

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The Platinum Card from American Express

40,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

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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:

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased to up to 80,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 80,000 Avios. You will receive 8 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased to up to 40,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 40,000 Avios. You will receive 4 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. The card is FREE for your first year. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

American Express Business Platinum

Up to 80,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

Get up to 40,000 points as a sign-up offer and FREE for a year Read our full review

Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa

10,000 points bonus – plus an extra 500 points for our readers Read our full review

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

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

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.

Barclaycard Select Cashback Business Credit Card

1% cashback uncapped* on all your business spending (T&C apply) Read our full review

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Comments (25)

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  • Lou says:
    30 Jul30 July 06:19

    For cabin luggage, I heartily recommend CabinMax. Unless you’re flying BA, in which case it’s the Samsonite B-Lite 3 56cm Spinner all day long

    • Susan says:
      30 Jul30 July 07:01

      Always amazed at the spinner love, those wheels take away so much packing space. Not an issue F on Qatar but definitely HBO BA.

      • Lou says:
        30 Jul30 July 08:28

        I’m talking specifically about the B-Lite 3 56cm case. I can get 2 weeks worth of clothes in that case. In fact, I often use it as a hold luggage case too

    • Nick says:
      30 Jul30 July 08:03

      Why do you heartily recommend them? Neither is in the sale

  • Adam says:
    30 Jul30 July 08:11

    No R+C offer for me, but a great offer on Amex Travel – spend 300, get 100 back! Those were ok for cumulative spend in the past, right?

    • Rob says:
      30 Jul30 July 08:48

      Someone else mentioned this but it seems to be very restricted so I kept it out.

      • dougzz99 says:
        30 Jul30 July 08:58

        I have it on Plat.

      • brian says:
        30 Jul30 July 08:59

        Did anyone who received the recent Amex Travel offer also get out earlier in the year?

        • James C says:
          30 Jul30 July 10:51

          Yes. I’ve had both although whilst I saved the one earlier in the year I was unable to use it.

    • SM says:
      30 Jul30 July 10:10

      Have it on two of our plat cards.

    • Naomi says:
      1 Aug1 August 14:36

      No R&C offer for me either… gutted as I really want to go to a hotel in that group anyway!

  • Charlie says:
    30 Jul30 July 08:24

    No R&C for me either (Gold). Any idea what triggers these? I have used this offer in the past so wondering if that be why

    • NigelHamilton says:
      30 Jul30 July 08:59

      I also haven’t got any of the above offers(plat). Haven’t used this one before but did use a £100 credit on SLH very recently. Perhaps there’s a limit on this type of offer. I’ve noticed other offers I’ve previously used not come back even when widely available (Hilton, LNER etc)

      • tony says:
        30 Jul30 July 23:45

        Don’t think that’s it. I used the slh offer and got the R&C one as well. Presumably many variables going into the mix here…

        Also got £100 off £500 at Peninsula hotels.

  • Alan Todd says:
    30 Jul30 July 08:25

    Speaking of luggage I had been holding out for another Rimowa Amex offer, but they’ve had yet another price increase in the last few days..

  • Mikel says:
    30 Jul30 July 08:30

    American tourister case I was interested in is £20 more expensive than it was in the prime sale

    • TooPoorToBeHere says:
      30 Jul30 July 10:04

      Yup it’s always worth checking on camelcamelcamel whether an Amazon sale item is actually cheaper.

    • Andrew. says:
      30 Jul30 July 14:02

      Always hard to find the exact match of luggage as the lines are often made for a specific retailer, but have you checked the actual American Tourister site for the luggage you are looking for?

      There’s a close match to the 67cm hardside for £97.30 and a 10% code on the site today. Plus if you are a member of any employers staff discount there’s near permanent availability of a 20-30% discount.

      Some of the best deals on American Tourister come courtesy of Rymans!

      https://www.ryman.co.uk/stationery/bags-luggage/american-tourister

      • jjoohhnn says:
        31 Jul31 July 09:27

        Yep! I got an American Tourister Bon Air from Ryman back in March 22. It’s only £5 more expensive now (before any discount codes).

  • Ben says:
    30 Jul30 July 08:32

    I can’t find any Globe-Trotter on Amazon

  • Gordon says:
    30 Jul30 July 09:05

    Re 2024 Avios peak and off peak dates, I found looking yesterday for redemption flights to SIN and NBO that Tuesdays were the new Wednesday….

    • Andrew says:
      30 Jul30 July 10:37

      I wonder if BA are going to flip flop each year going forward – just to keep us on our toes ?!

  • Jonathan says:
    30 Jul30 July 11:27

    Some of the luggage that’s supposedly on offer at Amazon is cheaper on eBay without any offers, plus Nectar (Avios) points !

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