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Get 30% back, up to £100, at WorldHotels worldwide with American Express

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American Express has launched a new offer from the WorldHotels consortium.

This is a global offer. Unlike many Amex cashback deals you are not restricted to hotels in Europe.

If you haven’t heard of WorldHotels, it is a marketing group – rather like Preferred Hotels or Leading Hotels of the World – which lets hotels remain fully independent but share a common marketing platform.

American Express WorldHotels cashback offer

As their website puts it:

“WorldHotels is a proven soft brand solution for a curated collection of luxury & upscale independent properties.”

Assuming that your American Express card is targetted and that you register, you will receive 30% cashback (capped at £100) when you stay at a participating WorldHotels property.

The offer ends on 15th October which is a very long time to use it. It may be worth registering even if you don’t have any immediate plans.

Cumulative spend is OK – you get 30% back on every transaction until you hit the £100 cap. If you have the offer on multiple cards, you could split payment at check-out into chunks of £333 to get around the £100 limit.

The list of participating hotels is here.

It covers Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thaiwan, Thailand, UAE, UK, USA and Vietnam.

(I’m pretty sure this is the first time that Peru has ever featured in one of these Amex hotel cashback offers! It’s not just one hotel, there are three options.)

WorldHotels American Express cashback offer

The UK hotels included are:

London

  • Courthouse Hotel (Shoreditch)
  • Courthouse Hotel (Great Marlborough Street)
  • Royal Garden Hotel (Kensington High Street, image above)
  • The Crown (Cricklewood Broadway)
  • The Washington Mayfair Hotel (Curzon Street)

Outside London

  • Ambleside Salutation, Ambleside / Lake District
  • Bruntsfield Hotel, Edinburgh
  • Ten Hill Place, Edinburgh
  • Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness
  • Ness Walk Hotel, Inverness
  • Gleddoch Golf & Spa Resort, Langbank
  • The Velvet Hotel, Manchester
  • Woughton House, Milton Keynes
  • The Riverside, Salisbury

WorldHotels was (is?) a Virgin Flying Club partner. It has disappeared from Virgin’s hotel partners page as you can see here. However, it is still listed on the WorldHotels list of airline partners. Flying Blue and Miles & More are also likely to be of interest, but there are no Avios airlines.

Alternatively, you can take points in WorldHotel Rewards, which is effectively the same as Best Western Rewards as the two share the same parent.


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Hotel offers update – May 2025:

Want to earn more hotel points?  Click here to see our complete list of promotions from the major hotel chains or use the ‘Hotel Offers’ link in the menu bar at the top of the page.

Want to buy hotel points?

  • Hilton Honors is offering a 100% bonus when you buy points by 29th May 2025. The annual purchase limit is also increased to 240,000 points pre-bonus. Click here to buy.

Comments (33)

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  • Yorkshire rich says:

    Thankyou Mcrpanda for the tip regarding the best place to eat duck. We have £100 Amex dining credit to use this weekend but it’s looking like we may visit here Sunday. Thanks again

    • Rob says:

      It is very well regarded. Bizarrely my cousin was the architect when it was last refurbished.

    • Mcrpanda says:

      You’re welcome! As a Chinese, it seems like a mission to find an authentic Peking Duck restaurant in London. I’ve tried other places, but Minjiang is one of the most balanced and safe choices for me. If you’re not only considering the taste but also the service, atmosphere, location, and price, then I highly recommend Minjiang. Plus, if you take advantage of the hotel’s Amex offer, it’s a no-brainer choice. The only issue is that it’s very difficult to make a last-minute booking, especially for dinner.

  • flyforfun says:

    Are taxes and service charge included in the amount that can be discounted? Looking at one of the Singapore hotels, it’s nearly £100 in “service charges” and taxes. It’s a prepay too.

  • Nina says:

    Does anyone know if it’s possible to earn multiple £100 bonuses by combining qualifying stays at different participating hotels as long as the spend is at least £300 at each property? For example, 2 nights at Hotel A and another 2 nights at Hotel B.

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