Important dates for your diary – offers about to close which you shouldn’t miss (July ’24)

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:

• IHG One Rewards – get a 100% bonus when you buy points by 7th September – 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.

Dates for your diary

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)

Last day to get £150 to £250 cashback on Virgin Atlantic flights with American Express

Sunday 18th August

Last day to transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to Emirates at 1:1 before it drops to 4:3

Monday 19th August

Last day to get £200 cashback on a Qantas flight booking with American Express

Last day to match your British Airways status to SkyTeam status (and soon Star Alliance status) with ITA

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 40,000 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

Sunday 1st September

SAS joins the SkyTeam airline alliance

Monday 2nd September

Last day for stays to count towards the new Hilton Honors double points promotion (register here)