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

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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.

Miles and points offers about to end

Credit and debit card offers

Until 14th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is doubled to 40,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 40,000 Avios. The spend requirement is changed to £5,000 in six months for this offer. Our full article is here. Click here to apply.

Until 14th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card from American Express is increased to 80,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 80,000 Avios! The spend requirement is changed to £10,000 in six months for this offer. British Airways American Express holders CAN get the bonus on Platinum. Our full article is here. Click here to apply.

Got a small business?

Until 14th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 60,000 points. This converts into 60,000 Avios. The spend requirement is changed to £6,000 in three months for this offer. There are no bonus rules – if you’re accepted, you get the points. Our full article is hereClick here to apply.

Until 14th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to 120,000 points. This converts into 120,000 Avios. The spend requirement is changed to £12,000 in three months for this offer. There are no bonus rules – if you’re accepted, you get the points. Our full article is hereClick here to apply.

Hotel promotions and ‘buy points’ offers

Here are registration links for the current hotel promotions from the major chains:

  • Hilton Honors – earn 750 Avios – on top of your usual points – on your first stay after registration by 30th September – register here
  • IHG One Rewards – earn triple base points at Crowne Plaza, voco, Vignette, Candlewood Suites and Garner until 30th September – register here
  • Radisson Rewards – earn up to 10,000 bonus points based on the number of different brands you stay at by 26th September (new bookings only) – register here

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

  • Hilton Honors – Hilton is offering a 100% bonus when you buy 5,000+ points by 25th September – click here to buy
  • Marriott Bonvoy – Marriott is offering a 40% bonus when you buy points by 17th September – click here to buy
  • World of Hyatt – Hyatt is offering a 20% discount (equivalent to a 25% bonus) when you buy points by 6th October.  Some people have had their annual purchase limit doubled to 110,000 points. Click here to buy.
Miles and points offers ending soon

Dates for your diary

Sunday 31st August

Last day for stays to count towards the IHG One Rewards summer bonus points promotion – click here to register

Last day to earn double I Prefer points with Preferred Hotels

Last day to earn double Avios at World Duty Free at Heathrow with Club Avolta

Last day to earn double Avios or double Accor Live Limitless points at Bicester Village

Monday 1st September

Last day to earn 5,000 Emirates Skywards miles for a hotel booking, stay by 31st October

Last day to earn 10,000 bonus points for a 3-night stay at a participating WorldHotels property

Last day to buy Global Hotel Alliance DISCOVERY Dollars at a 15% discount

Tuesday 2nd September

Last day to book in the Hilton weekends sale for the UK and Ireland, for stays until 7th September

Thursday 4th September

Last day for selected Marriott Bonvoy American Express cardholders to get 12 points per £1 booking selected hotels

Friday 5th September

Last day to get £100 cashback on a £300 Small Luxury Hotels stay with American Express

Sunday 7th September

Last day to earn bonus World of Hyatt points for stays at Hyatt House, Hyatt Place or Hyatt Studios

Thursday 11th September

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

Last day to get double Virgin Points with Virgin Trains Ticketing

Monday 15th September

Last day to get £50 cashback on a £300 spend with American Express at selected Hilton hotels in Asia Pacific

Wednesday 17th September

Last day to get a 40% bonus when you buy Marriott Bonvoy points – click here to buy

Tuesday 23rd September

Last day to get £250 cashback via American Express with a £5,000+ Virgin Atlantic Holidays booking

Thursday 25th September

Last day to get double points with a Marriott Homes & Villas booking (stay by 31st December)

Last day to get a 100% bonus when you buy Hilton Honors points – click here to buy

Friday 26th September

Last day to earn 2,000 to 10,000 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points per stay on selected rooms

Last day for Radisson Rewards stays to count towards the multi-brand promotion

Tuesday 30th September

Last day to earn 750 Avios with one stay at any Hilton Honors hotel – click here to register

Last day to get a 25% bonus for converting HSBC Premier credit card points to Avios

Last day to book a suite or premium room at an IHG hotel under their ‘3 for 2’ offer (stay by 30th October)

Last day to earn triple points at three IHG brands including Crowne Plaza and voco – click here to register

Last day to get £200+ Virgin Atlantic cashback with American Express

Last day to earn double DISCOVERY Dollars with a Global Hotel Alliance stay

Comments (2)

  • Geoggy says:

    I’ve just started a small business. Thing is the business isn’t really buying anything at the moment. Is just being listed at Companies house enough or does the spend have to be business related also?

    • Rob says:

      Spend must be business related in general. Not line by line. Restaurants, hotels, flights all clearly ok, Harrods etc probably not in bulk.

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