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ENDS SOON: Get a 30,000 points bonus (converts to 30,000 Avios) with ‘free for a year’ Amex Gold
American Express is running a special sign-up bonus on American Express Preferred Rewards Gold – apply here. The bonus is increased from 20,000 to 30,000 Membership Rewards points which converts to:
- 30,000 Avios
- 30,000 Virgin Points
- 30,000 Emirates, Etihad, Flying Blue, Asia Miles, Delta, Finnair, Qantas or SAS miles
- 20,000 Singapore Airlines miles
- 60,000 Hilton Honors points
- 45,000 Marriott Bonvoy points
- 90,000 Radisson Rewards points
- 2,000 Club Eurostar points
….. and many other non-travel rewards.
You receive 25,000 Membership Rewards points after spending £3,000 in three months. You will receive a further 5,000 points if you keep the card for 15 months.
Even better, you get:
- four passes for any airport lounge in the Priority Pass network
- 24 x £5 credits to spend at Deliveroo (max one per order and two per month)
- up to 12,500 bonus Membership Rewards points each year based on your spending (2,500 points per £5,000 spent)
The card is free for the first year. If you keep it beyond the first year there is an annual fee of £195. You receive a further four airport lounge passes and more Deliveroo credits on renewal.
Our main article on the 30,000 points bonus is here. Make sure you read the bit about whether or not you qualify for the bonus.
You can apply for American Express Preferred Rewards Gold with the special bonus on this page of the Amex website. The offer ends on 9th January.
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.
This week’s top travel news stories:
British Airways launches a new route to Izmir (image above), expands Bodrum and Dalaman
Virgin Atlantic did a reward seat drop to Maldives, Dubai and Barbados earlier TODAY
Heathrow approves the new T2 baggage system, T2 extension and T1 demolition to follow
Singapore Airlines launches flights from Gatwick
Edinburgh gets new flights to Bergen and Stuttgart
REGISTER NOW: IHG One Rewards launches its new January promotion (click here to register)
Get £60 off your next KLM / Air France / Virgin / Delta flight with a new code
Virgin Hotels Glasgow closes suddenly, all staff made redundant
Finnair releases its Avios reward chart … and some partners will be cheaper than booking via BA
Norse Atlantic’s 2024/2025 Caribbean routes go on sale – but services are cut sharply
Iberia launches flights to Tokyo, unlocking more Avios redemptions
British Airways and Avios news:
The British Airways First Wing security lane is to close for 3-4 months in January, image above
Rob’s 1p Avios rule for picking the best value redemption option from the six you are offered
How much money will BA lose running it’s Avios-only flight to Dubai? We run the numbers
Credit card news:
Get 100,000 points with the current Amex Platinum sign-up bonus
Don’t forget to use your £50 Harvery Nichols credit this week if you have Amex Platinum!
8 days left to claim your Amex Business Gold or Business Platinum Dell credit
Hotel news:
A new Hyatt opens in Davos, Switzerland – image above
A new luxury hotel opens in Helsinki
You can now redeem IHG One Rewards points at Iberostar all-inclusive resorts – but do you get good value?
NEW: Get a status match between Marriott Bonvoy and Singapore Airlines
Get double Accor ALL points at Bicester Village
Get $100 of Discovery Dollars with any Kempinski booking, however cheap
Why IHG One Rewards ‘bonus points packages’ get you elite status very quickly – and effectively free
Latest reviews:
Rob reviews the Eurostar Lounge in Paris Gare du Nord, image above
Other interesting news:
Save £100 on a Qatar Airways Holiday
That’s all, folks
Have a Merry Christmas!
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here and will be updated on the site on Sunday.
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 with a short post-Christmas round-up.
Rob, Rhys and Sinead @ Head for Points
