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LAST CHANCE: Get 25,000 American Express Membership Rewards points with ‘free for a year’ Amex Gold
American Express has temporarily increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card from 20,000 to 25,000 points. The offer ends this Tuesday, 8th August.
If you meet the bonus criteria, you now receive 25,000 Membership Rewards points when you spend £3,000 within 90 days.
This is an exceptionally generous deal for a card which is FREE for the first year. Remember that 25,000 Membership Rewards points convert into 25,000 Avios, amongst other things.
You can apply here. Our full article on the deal is here.
The representative APR is 88.8% variable, including the annual fee. The representative APR on purchases, and in the first year which has no fee, is 31.0% variable.
Special report:
What’s going on at Global Airlines, the new UK airline which has bought four A380s?
This week’s top travel news stories:
Avios is under investigation by HMRC for its VAT policies
British Airways brings back the A380 to Singapore, delivering some much-needed capacity
BA improves short haul snacks in economy
British Airways launches four new routes from Heathrow, including Cologne and Riga – wide-open for Avios redemptions
BA CityFlyer launches two new winter routes from London City Airport
Qatar Airways is increasing the frequency of its Manchester flights
BA orders six more Boeing 787-10s
Ethiopian Airlines launches three weekly flights from Gatwick – image below
Sainsburys ditches sign-up bonuses on its Nectar credit cards
Other British Airways and Avios news:
A closer analysis of BA’s peak / off-peak calendar for 2024 – what has changed?
Latest reviews:
Rhys is on board Etihad’s A380, reviewing the airline’s ‘Business Studio’ business class
Rob reviews the tranquil British Airways lounge in Terminal 5B
Sinead heads to Corfu to review the family-friendly Domes of Corfu, part of Marriott Bonvoy
Virgin Redemption University
We’ve started a new series of articles looking at how you can redeem Virgin Points with Virgin Atlantic and its partners.
- What’s the difference between Virgin Red and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club?
- How to redeem Virgin Points on Virgin Atlantic flights
- How many Virgin Points do you need to fly to ….?
Credit card news:
Get £200 cashback at Relais & Chateaux hotels with American Express
Get 30,000 bonus points with the current Capital on Tap Visa up offer – EXCLUSIVE to HfP readers who have a Limited Company
Hotel news:
IHG poaches a former Accor beach resort in Dubai – image above
Virgin Hotels boosts points earning on stays
Marriott Bonvoy members can get a Hertz car rental status match
Take a look at our 64 ‘My Favourite Hotel’ reviews from the pandemic
Other interesting articles:
easyJet twilight check-in opens in Glasgow
TfL reveals the first photos of the new Piccadilly Line tube trains
How does GHIC, the replacement EHIC health insurance card, work?
Finnair continues the rapid rollout of its new seat
Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here.
Don’t forget to visit our forum if you have any questions relating to frequent flyer or hotel loyalty programmes or loyalty credit cards.
See you next Saturday.
Rob, Rhys and Sinead @ Head for Points
