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

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 2,500 bonus points on all stays, cash or reward, until 31st December – register here

• IHG One Rewards – earn 3,000 bonus points for every two cash nights you stay, not necessarily, consecutive, until 31st December – register here

• IHG One Rewards – get triple base points for every stay between 1st October and 31st December at five niche brands (voco, avid hotels, EVEN Hotels, Atwell Suites and Garner Hotels) – register here

• Marriott Bonvoy – earn 2,000 bonus points on every cash stay of 2+ nights, doubled to 4,000 bonus points if you have the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card (requires separate registration), until 26th November.  Registration closes on 12th November – register here

• Radisson Rewards – earn 7,000 bonus points on your next three cash stays (500 on 1st stay, 3,000 on 2nd stay, 3,500 on 3rd stay) until 2nd November.  Only bookings made after registration count – register here

• World of Hyatt – earn double base points (so 10 per $1 equivalent) on stays in EMEA and Asia Pacific between 7th October and 20th December. Registration closes on 4th November – register here

The following hotel ‘buy points’ offers are currently running:

• IHG One Rewards – get a 100% bonus when you buy points by 5th October – click here

• World of Hyatt – get a 20% discount when you buy points by 8th October – click here

Debit card offers

Yes, we have debit card offers now, following the launch of the two Hilton Honors Debit Cards.

Until 30th November 2024, the NEW Hilton Honors Plus debit card is offering a sign-up bonus of 12,000 Hilton Honors points. The card also comes with Hilton Honors Gold status for as long as you keep it. Click here for more details and click here to apply.

Until 30th November 2024, the NEW Hilton Honors debit card is offering a sign-up bonus of 3,500 Hilton Honors points. The card also comes with Hilton Honors Silver status for as long as you keep it. Click here for more details and click here to apply.

Credit card offers

Until 22nd October 2024, the sign-up offer on American Express Business Platinum is increased to up to 80,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 80,000 Avios. You will receive 8 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

Until 22nd October 2024, the sign-up offer on American Express Business Gold is increased to up to 40,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 40,000 Avios. You will receive 4 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. The card is FREE for your first year. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.

Dates for your diary

Sunday 29th September

Last day to get 6.25 Avios per £1 via Nectar with purchases from Viking office supplies

Monday 30th September

Last day to earn bonus DISCOVERY Dollars via the crazy $5,200 Global Hotel Alliance summer promotion

Last day to register for the Finnair status match if you have SAS EuroBonus status

Last day to book in the Virgin Atlantic sale

Last day to get a 30% bonus on American Express Membership Rewards transfers to Marriott Bonvoy

Last day to buy Lufthansa Miles & More miles with a 50% bonus

Last day to convert 400 Nectar points to Avios to enter Nectar’s Orlando holiday competition

Tuesday 1st October

Last day to get an extra £150 off a £3,000 Virgin Holidays booking for 2024 trips

FIRST DAY to earn triple base points at five niche IHG One Rewards brands – click here to register

Last day to get £300 cashback from American Express on a £2,000 Qatar Airways spend

Last day to get 10% cashback from Expedia on pre-paid hotels when using American Express

Friday 4th October

Last day to book IHG’s ‘Night On My Own’ offer for solo stays (stay by 25th October)

Saturday 5th October

Last day to get a 100% bonus when you buy IHG One Rewards points – click here to buy

Monday 7th October

FIRST DAY to for stays to count towards Hyatt’s double points promotion across its EMEA and Asia Pacific hotels – click here to register

Tuesday 8th October

Last day to get a 20% discount buying World of Hyatt points – click here to buy

Thursday 10th October

Last day to get £100 cashback on a £500 Mandarin Oriental spend with American Express

Saturday 12th October

Last day to get £100 cashback via American Express with £500 spent at Relais & Chateaux

Sunday 13th October

Last day to get 2,000 Virgin Points when you buy a Railcard

Tuesday 15th October

Last day to get double points at Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels (register by 15th September)

Thursday 17th October

Last day to activate auto-convert from Tesco Clubcard to Virgin Red to receive 5,000 bonus Virgin Points

Tuesday 22nd October

Last day to get American Express Business Platinum for the current sign-up offer of up to 80,000 Membership Rewards points – click here to apply

Last day to get American Express Business Gold for the current sign-up offer of up to 40,000 Membership Rewards points – click here to apply

Wednesday 23rd October

Last day to book a United Airlines flight to benefit from the £350 American Express cashback

Thursday 31st October

Last day to qualify for your British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher before the spend target jumps to £15,000

Last day for HSBC Premier customers to save 15% on Heathrow Express tickets

Last day to get 1,000 Miles & More miles on every Hyatt stay in EMEA

Last day to get up to 5,000 bonus points Heathrow Rewards points on clothing or luxury goods

Saturday 2nd November

Last day for Radisson stays to count towards the 7,000 bonus points promotion – click here to register