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ENDS TUESDAY: Get 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points sign-up bonus with the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card
Until Tuesday 14th November – so you have only 3 days left – you can get a sign-up bonus of 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. You can apply here.
This is worth roughly £200 of free Marriott stays, based on our 0.5p per point valuation, or 13,333 Avios based on the 3:1 conversion rate.
There are four good reasons to hold this card long term, and not just for the sign-up bonus:
- you get 15 elite night credits EVERY YEAR in Marriott Bonvoy – this means, for example, that Platinum only requres 35 nights instead of the usual 50. Even better, these nights count towards Lifetime Status.
- you get Silver Elite status in Marriott Bonvoy every year, because it is triggered automatically by the 15 elite night credits
- you get Gold Elite status in Marriott Bonvoy if you spend £15,000 on the card in a membership year
- you get a free night voucher worth up to 25,000 Bonvoy points if you spend £25,000 on the card in a membership year
There is an annual fee of £95 per year. The on-going earning rate is 2 Bonvoy points per £1 spent.
To learn more, click here for our full article on the offer. You can apply here.
The representative APR is 54.8% variable, including the annual fee. The representative APR on purchases is 31.0% variable.
In other news …..
ENDS SOON: Win a great holiday with United Airlines and Head for Points!
We have teamed up with United Airlines to give one lucky reader a great prize – TWO Business Class tickets from Heathrow or Edinburgh to any United Airlines destination in the USA. You can fly at any time in 2024.
Click here to read all about the prize and complete the entry form.
You must be 18+ and a UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man resident. See the entry form for the full rules.
This week’s top travel news stories:
British Airways cuts Avios seats offered to partner airlines (leaving more for you)
Get 1,000 Virgin Points with your first Virgin Trains Ticketing app booking
Use Avios to part-pay ANY flight on Qatar Airways – but is the ‘pence per Avios’ rate any good?
Finnair launches flights to Nagoya, Japan, bookable with Avios
Virgin Atlantic gets approval for its 100% sustainable aviation fuel-powered trial flight across the Atlantic – and Rhys will be on board. Image above.
easyJet’s £695 Advent calendar is back – and our readers bought most of them, attracted by the valuable flights which come with it
Stansted receives planning approval for its terminal extension
Fly TAP to New York and Cancun in business class for £1,300
Save 30% at No1 Lounges and Club Aspire lounges for visits this month
Redeem Virgin Points for a gin Advent calendar
Get extra savings on Virgin Atlantic flights from the US
Confused by acronyms and industry travel terms? We’ve created a glossary!
Other British Airways and Avios news:
HfP helped shape the news this week. After we revealed that Aer Lingus had blocked all Avios redemptions within 60 days of travel, it swiftly back-tracked. The new limit is six days before travel.
Get up to 4,000 Avios with a generous British Airways / Uber offer
Credit card news:
Got a small business? It’s back: the British Airways American Express Accelerating Business credit card is accepting applications once again. How does a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus sound?! You can apply here.
Hotel news:
New bonuses for buying Hyatt and Marriott points
Westin Dublin swaps to Autograph Collection but remains part of Marriott Bonvoy
Macdonald’s ex-Edinburgh and ex-Manchester hotels now appear on marriott.com as unbranded hotels
Buy Mr & Mrs Smith giftcards via Hyatt and earn points PLUS elite night credits
Our overview of the best hotel bonus point promotions for November is here
Latest reviews:
Rhys heads to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific, reviewing their business class on a Boeing 777.
On the way home, he popped into the excellent The Wing First Class lounge (review here) – although stay tuned for a look inside the even better The Pier First lounge.
Other interesting news:
Virgin Atlantic launches an Upper Class sale – book by Monday
Cathay Pacific ‘P’ class tickets now finally earn Avios and tier points
Check out this airport lounge with an open-air swimming pool overlooking the runway
See Rugby 7s with Cathay Pacific
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
