Get 3,000 Emirates Skywards miles with a cheap hotel booking

We don’t normally cover special offers run by the airline hotel booking websites, because they are usually weak.

If you’re booking a hotel via a third party, you are missing out on earning hotel points and you won’t get any elite status benefits. You are also likely to be overpaying compared to booking direct with a ‘member rate’ or similar.

A new Emirates offer is worth a look, however.

The Emirates Skywards Hotels website is offering 3,000 bonus Emirates Skywards miles on your next booking.

There aren’t many rules:

• you must book by 11th November 2024

• you must stay by 31st January 2025

• only selected hotels will offer the bonus but it is made clear at the time of booking

• you can only earn the bonus once

There are genuinely good deals here, assuming that you have a use for the Emirates Skywards miles.

I did a search for Sheffield hotels for a one-night stay next week. The best deal was 5,000 Skywards miles for a £103 boutique hotel – this comprises 2,000 base miles and 3,000 bonus miles:

If you wanted something mainstream and directly in the city centre, the Mercure St Pauls (which I can recommend) is offering 4,000 miles for £117. This comprises 1,000 base miles and 3,000 bonus miles:

You can have a look at your options at emiratesskywardshotels.com here. You need to log-in to see the bonus points.

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How to earn Emirates Skywards miles from UK credit cards (April 2025)

Emirates Skywards does not have a UK credit card.  However, you can earn Emirates Skywards miles by converting Membership Rewards points earned from selected UK American Express cards.

Cards earning Membership Rewards points include:

• American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 15,000 Emirates Skywards miles. This card is FREE for your first year and also comes with four free airport lounge passes.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

• The Platinum Card from American Express (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 37,500 Emirates Skywards miles

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

• American Express Rewards credit card (review here, apply here) – sign-up bonus of 10,000 Membership Rewards points converts into 7,500 Emirates Skywards miles. This card is FREE for life.

Membership Rewards points convert at 4:3 into Emirates Skywards miles which is an attractive rate.  The cards above all earn 1 Membership Rewards point per £1 spent on your card, which converts to 0.75 Emirates Skywards miles

The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card earns double points (2 per £1) on all flights you charge to it, not just with Emirates but with any airline.