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NEW: Got a Limited Company? Get points worth 20,000 Avios!
If you have a limited company or LLP, we are running an exclusive special offer with Capital on Tap and its small business Visa credit card.
This is a hugely powerful card. You earn points worth 1 Avios or 1p of cashback for every £1 you spend and it comes with no FX fees and no ATM fees.
Until 9th December, you will receive 5,000 points (worth 5,000 Avios or £50) for making your first purchase, and a further 15,000 points (worth 15,000 Avios or £150) if you spend £15,000 within three months.
This means you will receive a total bonus of 20,000 points (worth 20,000 Avios or £200) if you hit the £15,000 spend target. You will also receive your standard ‘1 point per £1’ as well.
The £15,000 spend target is lower than the £20,000 target which applied when we last ran this offer. If you felt you couldn’t hit the target last time, you may be able to do it now.
There is an annual fee of £99.
You can find out more in this article. You must apply via this exclusive HfP link to get the bonus. You should select the £99 ‘Business Rewards’ card and not the ‘Pro’ card.
Your interest rate is based on your business profile and can be as low as 15.22% APR variable.
In other news ….
This week’s top travel news stories:
NEW: British Airways unveils elite benefits when you fly with Aer Lingus
and in return …. Aer Lingus AerClub members now get elite benefits when flying BA and AA
Avios app adds basic – but FREE – reward seat availability notifications
Virgin Atlantic publishes official Cape Town rebooking guidelines
Small Luxury Hotels launches a new loyalty programme, SLH Club
easyJet launches flights to Cape Verde and a round-up of other new routes for 2025
Finnair launches business class food pre-ordering on short-haul European flights
Eurostar lets you bid for upgrades to Eurostar Plus
YOTEL London Shoreditch becomes a Four Points Flex hotel
Interview of the week:
We interview Con Korfiatis, CEO of Oman Air – oneworld, fleet changes, dropping First and more
Reviews:
Conny heads to the Cotsworlds to visit Cowley Manor Experimental. What has changed following its refurbishment and acquisition by France’s Experimental Group? Image above.
Top travel deals this week:
Get up to 10,000 Heathrow Rewards points with jewellery, watches and technology
IHG launches its Black Friday sale early ….
…. whilst Marriott tells us what will be coming up next week
Get double Virgin Points with Virgin Trains Ticketing
Priority Pass launches a sale for buying its airport lounge access cards
BA and Avios news:
Get 5% cashback on your BA spend with various non-Avios non-Amex credit cards!
Get 3,000 bonus Avios with The Wine Flyer
Hotel news:
REGISTER NOW: Accor launches a double points hotel promotion across Europe – click here to register (page in German!)
IHG launches ‘IHG Destined’ with extra benefits at 180 of its upscale hotels
How to transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to another person ONLINE, for free
When do your World of Hyatt points expire? How can you stop it?
Credit card news:
Use your Amex Platinum dining credit for an Ivy gift card and get a free bottle of Cuvée, image above
How can ‘Plan It’ Instalment Plans from American Express help spread the cost of your purchases?
American Express launches a cashback deal with Official Heathrow Parking
Other features:
Did you know you can’t ‘Part Pay With Avios’ if you lock in a BA fare for 72 hours?
Have you walked the tunnel between Heathrow Terminal 5, T5B and T5C?
The story of the forgotten West London and Imperial Airways Empire air terminals
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here and will be updated on the site tomorrow.
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, Sinead and Katie @ Head for Points
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