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

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.

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.

Until 13th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard is doubled to 36,000 Virgin Points.  Holders of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard CAN apply for this too and get the bonus. Our full article is here. Click here to apply.

Until 13th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard is doubled to 6,000 Virgin Points.  Holders of the paid-for Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard CAN apply for this too and get the bonus. Our full article is here. Click here to apply.

Got a small business?

Until 14th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on The American Express Business Gold Card 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 here.  Click here to apply.

Until 14th October 2025, the sign-up bonus on The American Express Business Platinum Card 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 here.  Click 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.

Dates for your diary

Sunday 14th November

Last day to book a weekend Marriott stay in the flash sale (stay by 30th November)

Monday 15th September

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

Tuesday 16th September

Last day for Platinum Elite and Diamond Elite members of IHG One Rewards to save 15% on reward bookings (stay by 18th November)

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 get a 10% or 20% bonus when you convert Nectar points to Avios

Last day to convert Radisson Rewards points to Avios

Last day to get a 60% bonus when you buy Lufthansa Miles & More miles – click here to buy

Last day to book and travel to get 25 Heathrow Rewards points per £1 on prebooked Heathrow Express tickets

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

Last day to get 3,000 Tesco Clubcard points by buying pet insurance

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 five 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

Monday 6th October

Last day to save 20% when you buy World of Hyatt points – click here to buy

Sunday 12th October

Last day to get a 70% bonus when you buy Virgin Points – click here to buy

Monday 13th October

Last day to get 36,000 Virgin Points sign-up bonus with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard – click here to apply

Last day to get 6,000 Virgin Points sign-up bonus with the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard – click here to apply

Tuesday 14th October

Last day to get 40,000 Membership Rewards points with ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold – click here to apply

Last day to get 80,000 Membership Rewards points with The Platinum Card from American Express – click here to apply

Last day to get 60,000 Membership Rewards points with ‘free for a year’ The American Express Business Gold Card – click here to apply

Last day to get 120,000 Membership Rewards points with The American Express Business Platinum Card – click here to apply