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LAST CHANCE, ENDS TUESDAY: Get a 30,000 points bonus (converts to 30,000 Avios) with ‘free for a year’ Amex Gold
American Express has been running a special sign-up bonus on American Express Preferred Rewards Gold – apply here. Time is running out though.
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 last day to apply is next Tuesday, 16th July.
The representative APR is 87.3% variable, including the annual fee. The representative APR on purchases, and in the first year which has no fee, is 30.0% variable.
In other news …..
This week’s top travel news stories:
EU261 compensation: Pilot and crew sickness NOT ‘extraordinary circumstances’ says Supreme Court – so BA must pay
Amex Platinum cardholders now get Priority Pass lounge booking credits to use at selected UK airports. Guarantee your lounge entry in advance.
400 more Small Luxury Hotels now bookable with Hilton Honors points and there are some good deals to be had
You no longer earn Avios or British Airways tier points on Emirates flights
A new DoubleTree by Hilton hotel opens in Nice
eBay drops Nectar – no more redeeming, no more double-dipping on earning
Earn 2,000 Avios at Hertz with a new Qatar Airways Privilege Club offer
Travel deals of the week:
Travel on Heathrow Express for just £10 each way in August – in fact, it’s just £6.60 with a Railcard, and free for kids
Get double Avios on British Airways flights to the USA for new bookings
British Airways and Avios news:
Get great Avios hotel deals in Scandinavia via Finnair Plus – Rob shows a real-life example of how he got a bargain in Copenhagen
New: transfer Choice Privileges hotel points to Avios
Credit card news:
Up to 10% off Etihad flights with a new American Express offer
Reviews:
From Paris: Rhys reviews the citizenM Paris Gare de Lyon, image above
Rob heads to Barcelona to review the new Grand Hyatt hotel which is surprisingly good value at weekends
Hotel news:
Is it the end of the road for Hilton’s Chelsea FC offers?
How does Global Hotel Alliance’s GHA Discovery loyalty programme work?
Global Hotel Alliance extends its $15 app bonus and free breakfast – plus starts selling points
Marriott’s ‘The Reach at Piccadilly’ opened in Manchester this week
Other travel news:
Get up to 125,000 Virgin Points by transferring your pension to Virgin Money
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here and will be updated on headforpoints.com on Sunday morning.
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 Katie @ Head for Points
