Important dates for your diary – offers about to close which you shouldn’t miss (July 2024)
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The aim of this feature is to summarise flight, hotel and points offers that are ending soon. Everything listed below has been covered on HfP in recent weeks, but years of experience of running offers for HfP readers has made it very clear that a large proportion like to leave things to the last minute ….
It pulls together the different deals mentioned in our daily articles and on our Top Avios Points Earning Offers, Top Hotel Bonus Points Offers and Top UK Credit Card Offers pages.
Hotel promotions and ‘buy points’ offers
Here are registration links for the current hotel promotions from the major chains:
- Hilton Honors – earn double base points on all stays between 2nd May and 2nd September – register here
The following hotel ‘buy points’ offers are currently running:
- Hilton Honors – get a 100% bonus when you buy points by 23rd July – click here
- IHG One Rewards – get an 80% bonus when you buy points by 14th July – click here
- Marriott Bonvoy – get a mystery bonus of 25% to 50% when you buy points by 24th July – click here
Credit card offers
The sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card by American Express now includes £400 to spend at Amex Travel, as well as 40,000 Membership Rewards points. This offer runs to 27th August. Click here for our full article and click here to apply.
The sign-up bonus on American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is increased to 30,000 Membership Rewards points until 16th July. This is worth 30,000 Avios or other airline miles, or convert to Hilton, Marriott or Radisson hotel points – or even Eurostar. Click here for our full article and click here to apply.
Dates for your diary
Sunday 14th July
Last day to get an 80% bonus buying IHG One Rewards points (click here to buy)
Tuesday 16th July
Last day to get 30,000 Membership Rewards points as a sign-up bonus with American Express Preferred Reward Gold (click here to apply)
Wednesday 17th July
Last day to get a 25% bonus converting HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios
Thursday 18th July
Last day to get 5,000 Virgin Points by activating Tesco Clubcard auto-conversion
Tuesday 23rd July
Last day to get a 100% bonus buying Hilton Honors points (click here to buy)
Wednesday 24th July
Last day to get a mystery bonus (25% to 50%) when you buy Marriott Bonvoy points (click here to buy)
Wednesday 31st July
Last day to book a Hertz car rental and earn 2,000 Avios (collect by 30th September)
Last day to redeem Virgin Points for family passes to Merlin attractions
Last day to get 1,000 Accor hotel points by linking your Accor and Avios accounts and making a hotel booking
Monday 5th August
Last day to save £150 with American Express on an Air France or KLM flight when you spend £1,000
Saturday 10th August
Last day to get a 30% uplift if you use your Amex Membership Rewards points for statement credit (targeted offer)
Sunday 11th August
Last day to get £75 cashback on a £300 IHG spend with American Express
Wednesday 14th August
Last day to get £75 cashback on a £200 Marriott spend with the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card
Last day to buy Virgin Points with a 60% bonus – click here to buy
Friday 16th August
Last day to book a British Airways flight to the USA and earn double Avios (fly by June 2025)
Monday 19th August
Last day to get £200 cashback on a Qantas flight booking with American Express
Friday 23rd August
Last day to get 125,000 Virgin Points by transferring a pension to Virgin Money
Tuesday 27th August
Last day to get a £400 Amex Travel credit, plus the usual 40000 Membership Rewards points, when you get The Platinum Card from American Express (click here to apply)
Saturday 31st August
SAS leaves Star Alliance, joins SkyTeam the following day
Last day to stay for IHG’s targeted summer bonus points offers
Last day to book and use a £10 one way Heathrow Express ticket
Last day to redeem Nectar points for eBay credit
