Last call: big Lufthansa credit card bonus, buy Hyatt, Avios and Starwood points

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Here is a quick reminder of four deals which are drawing to a close this week.

Lufthansa Miles & More credit card

30th May (not, note, 31st May) is the last day to apply for the Miles & More credit card with the current bonus.

The special offer of 11,500 miles is a substantial – to put it mildly – improvement on the usual 1,500.

The cards are free so this is a decent deal if you have a Miles & More account and want to build it up. It is not very attractive if you do not already have a Miles & More balance – short-haul rewards are very poor value and you need a decent balance to get something worthwhile.

More details can be found on the Lufthansa website here.

My full review of the Miles & More cards can be found here.

20% bonus when you buy Hyatt Gold Passport points

Another deal which ends this week, on June 1st, is the 10% – 20% bonus when you buy Hyatt Gold Passport points.

The link to buy is here.

My original analysis of this deal can be found here.

25% discount when you buy Starwood Preferred Guest points

Until 31st May, you will receive a discount of 10%-25% when you buy Starwood Preferred Guest points. Because these can be transferred at 1:1 into 29 different airline programmes, it offers a way of buying miles cheaply in airline programmes which do not usually sell miles.

My original article on this deal is here. The link to buy is here.

25% bonus when you buy Avios points

Finally, BA’s current offer of a bonus of up to 25% when you buy Avios points ends on 1st June.

I was not impressed by this deal as I wrote here.

Category

Lufthansa and Miles & More, Marriott Bonvoy, World of Hyatt

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signol says:

28 May28 May 08:14

Hi, what are your thoughts on the “buy IHG points” offer here? https://dailygetaways.ustravel.org/OfferDetails.aspx?pid=2e7e3E51-bc9a-4956-83b3-d2d465bb4c75 15000 points for $90, if you pay with an Amex.
- Rob says:
  
  28 May28 May 09:43
  
  It is legit but you need to know how to get a UK Amex to work!
  
  Here is my view. You can, at any point, buy 15k IHG for $105 via the ‘cash and points and cancel’ trick.
  
  This deal means, for a 15 per cent discount, you are committing your cash now and risking a devaluation or otherwise not being able to use them. For me, 15 per cent off is not enough to justify committing my money now. I am happier keeping my cash abd paying $105 at a time when I definitely need the points.
  
  Up to you though!
Ben23 says:

28 May28 May 08:53

Signol – not sure about 3rd parties selling IHG points – not seen this before, are they legit? The price is similar to what you pay if you do the cash+points cancel trick…
1. Find a hotel with a reward night for 50,000pts.
2. The cash+points cost is 40,000pts + $70
3. When you book this you are actually, still paying 50,000pts – you just buy 10,000 more for $70 and use 40,000 from your existing balance to make up the 50,000
4. Then cancel the reward booking.
5. 50,000pts is re-credited to your account.
6. Hence you just bought 10,000pts for $70
Jenni says:

28 May28 May 10:01

OT, but I know a lof of HFP readers have recently cancelled their Amex Plat. I cancelled mine 3 weeks ago, how does the pro rata refund of the annual fee work? How long should I wait for that and is it a cheque in the post they send you? Thanks!
- Rob says:
  
  28 May28 May 13:22
  
  It is credited back to your Amex account oddly! You then need to ring and transfer it to another Amex if you have one or ask for a bank transfer.
  - Jenni says:
    
    28 May28 May 13:58
    
    Oh right, that’s odd thanks Raffles! The balance on the cancelled card says £0.00, will this change to reflect the refund or how do I know when its ready to claim?
    - Rob says:
      
      28 May28 May 14:27
      
      Yes it should do. But do chase if it seems to be taking too long.
      - Jenni says:
        
        28 May28 May 14:41
        
        Brilliant. Again, thanks ever so much for your help Raffles!
signol says:

28 May28 May 10:02

Thanks both. I have a specific redemption in mind – 3 nights at HI Wembley, and I currently hold 16k points (so I need 14k). One to think about (and maybe test with a UK card!)
- signol says:
  
  28 May28 May 15:00
  
  This direct points purchase doesn’t work, as you need a US address, and when I put my cousin’s it fails as it’s different to the Amex address. At least the HI have part pay options – 5k points + $40 / night.
  - pazza2000 says:
    
    29 May29 May 08:22
    
    I purchased a daily getaway a couple of years ago, used a UK Amex and US address I believe and it was successful, albeit perhaps now they are stricter.