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NEW: Get a 30,000 points bonus (converts to 30,000 Avios) with ‘free for a year’ Amex Gold
American Express has brought back a special sign-up bonus on American Express Preferred Rewards Gold – apply here.
Remember that this card is free for your first year!
The bonus is increased from 20,000 to 30,000 Membership Rewards points which converts to:
- 30,000 Avios
- 30,000 Virgin Points
- 30,000 Etihad, Flying Blue, Asia Miles, Delta, Qantas or SAS miles
- 22,500 Emirates Skywards miles
- 20,000 Singapore Airlines miles
- 60,000 Hilton Honors points
- 45,000 Marriott Bonvoy points
- 90,000 Radisson Rewards points
- 2,000 Club Eurostar points
….. and many other non-travel rewards.
You receive 30,000 Membership Rewards points after spending £3,000 in three months.
Even better, you get:
- four passes for any airport lounge in the Priority Pass network
- 24 x £5 credits to spend at Deliveroo (max one per order and two per month)
- up to 12,500 bonus Membership Rewards points each year based on your spending (2,500 points per £5,000 spent)
The card is free for the first year. If you keep it beyond the first year there is an annual fee of £195. You receive a further four airport lounge passes and more Deliveroo credits on renewal.
Our main article on the 30,000 points bonus is here. Make sure you read the bit about whether or not you qualify for the bonus.
You can apply for American Express Preferred Rewards Gold with the special bonus on this page of the Amex website.
The representative APR is 87.3% variable, including the annual fee. The representative APR on purchases, and in the first year which has no fee, is 30.0% variable.
In other news ….
This week’s top travel news stories:
New: get 80,000 points (converts to 80,000 Avios) with Amex Platinum – as well as the Amex Gold offer above, there is a great Amex Platinum deal too
British Airways turns a corner with record punctuality in February 2025
I made a stupid mistake. Why was it so hard for the airline to fix? Rhys makes a confession ….
Emirates will fly its refurbished Boeing 777s to Stansted with new premium economy, image above
Is easyJet about to launch a loyalty scheme?
Norwegian adds London – Billund flights
Get double tier points on Virgin Atlantic Holidays – a new permanent offer
Gatwick to build eight new aircraft gates in £140m terminal extension
We need your help: have you tried using two frequent flyer numbers on the same booking? How did it go?
Which airlines have lie-flat business class seats on intra-Europe flights?
IHG opens the voco Zeal Exeter Science Park hotel, image below
The UK’s largest Hampton by Hilton hotel will open in Manchester
Top travel deals this week:
Get a £100 to £150 discount on Cathay Pacific flights to Sydney
Get 10% off many midscale hotels in Europe until June
Credit card news:
Amex increases the sign-up bonus on the Preferred Rewards Gold card to 30,000 points
Should a family of three swap who holds their BA Premium Plus Amex card each year?
Hotel news:
Which Heathrow airport hotels are walkable from the terminals?
What does ‘Hilton for Luxury’ get you at Conrad, Waldorf Astoria and LXR hotels?
Did you know Marriott has guaranteed compensation amounts for benefit failures?
Why ‘earn and burn’ is not always your best hotel points strategy
Other interesting news:
How to get the best deals on Gatwick airport parking
What is the British Airways policy for unaccompanied children?
What is the Virgin Atlantic policy for unaccompanied children?
That’s all, folks
Our latest round-up of miles and points offers closing soon is here and will be updated on headforpoints.com on Sunday.
If you are booking a hotel this weekend, click here to read our summary of the best bonus points offers for March from the big chains.
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
