‘Secret’ Hilton and Avis cashback deals with American Express launched

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American Express seems to be trialling exclusive cashback deals for Facebook users.

Unfortunately, we are about to ruin their experiment by publicising the deal here and generating a few thousand sign-ups.

This is the deal:

You will receive £20 cashback on a £100 Hilton spend before 31st January and £20 cashback on a £100 Avis spend before 31st January. The spend needs to take place in the UK.

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You need to register for both deals at the same page which is here.

Note that there is a list of participating hotels for the Hilton deal which you should check if you are making a special stay.

Who can register?

It isn’t clear. The offer is being promoted on Facebook so in theory it is not targetted.

However, when I tried to register my MBNA American Express card, I was told ‘sorry, this offer is by invitation only’. I then tried to register my British Airways American Express card and my registration was accepted.

I recommend you give it a go with whatever cards you have to hand and see if one sticks.

The offer is limited to the first 15,000 Amex cards to be registered.

The reason the offers are being promoted together is that there is a linked competition. Everyone who triggers both sets of cashback will be entered into a free draw. Five winners will receive a one or two night break at the Hilton Park Lane in London (photo above) and another five winners will win a weekend Avis rental.

The registration page is here.

Want to earn more points from credit cards? – December 2021 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit or charge card, here are our November 2021 recommendations based on the current sign-up bonus.

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the top current deals:

British Airways BA Amex American Express card

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers.

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and free for a year Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and a long list of travel benefits Read our full review

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending:

Barclaycard Select Cashback Credit Card

1% cashback and no annual fee Read our full review

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Chris says:

10 Jan10 January 07:34

Would a prepaid booking on avisba.com qualify? Or on Avis.co.uk with the BA AWD?

Need to make a booking for Spain which would make use of this.
- Wayne says:
  
  10 Jan10 January 16:06
  
  Hi, I have the same question. Anyone out there have an answer / opinion?
  
  Thanks
Matthew says:

10 Jan10 January 07:52

Amex actually sent me a targeted email about this….never seen it on facebook.
Marc says:

10 Jan10 January 08:19

OT: Morning Rob. When moving Amex Rewards to hotel partners i.e. Club Carlson, SPG, Hilton do these points qualify for status in their associated loyalty schemes. Am I correct in thinking that if you transfer your Amex Rewards to Virgin they can then also be forwarded to IHG Rewards for ‘qualifying’ points? Thanks in advance.
- Rob says:
  
  10 Jan10 January 08:33
  
  Only the Virgin to IHG route counts towards status.
  
  Transfer to Accor (very tricky, meant routing via Finnair) no longer count for status as of 1 Jan.
  
  I miss the days when transfers into some airline schemes, like American, counted for lifetime status.
Brian says:

10 Jan10 January 09:08

Prepaid advance purchase worked fine for me. Just make sure the hotel charges the amount to your card before the expiry date.
Leo says:

10 Jan10 January 09:20

Being v dim this morning sorry but can I use to prepay for a stay after 31 January?
- d4ve says:
  
  10 Jan10 January 09:35
  
  Prepaid stay worked for me on a Platinum Supp. Seems to be triggered by any spend to Hilton. £20 credit in my case before actual stay.
Stevejnr says:

10 Jan10 January 10:02

£20 off or 5,000 hh points with the visa offer. That’s a pretty even match in my book!
- TGLoyalty says:
  
  10 Jan10 January 10:27
  
  Use the Amex for the room and Visa for a drink at the bar paid with your visa at checkout
  
  worked fine on two stays
  - trickster says:
    
    10 Jan10 January 13:37
    
    Terms of the Visa offer states paying for the stay.
    Are we saying it works on incidental spend then – is there a minimum?
    - Rob says:
      
      10 Jan10 January 15:22
      
      Yes. Amex doesn’t know what the spend was for.
      - Trickster says:
        
        10 Jan10 January 18:26
        
        Sorry, I meant is there a minimum spend using the Visa card for incidental spend to trigger the 5k points; assuming using Amex enrolled in this offer for the stay payment.
- Lawro says:
  
  10 Jan10 January 11:32
  
  Or pay for the actual stay with your Amex and some of the incidentals with a Visa card and get both!
  - Lawro says:
    
    10 Jan10 January 11:34
    
    Don’t know why the TGLoyalty’s comment didn’t show until I’d submitted mine…either way you can get both bonuses.
Brasov says:

10 Jan10 January 10:10

I think that this only works on Amex-issued Amex
I think also you can pay with both Amex and Visa and have a chance of triggering both offers.
CV3V says:

10 Jan10 January 10:32

Check your Hilton Status folks, just had mine renewed for 2017 and retained Diamond (from status match), so another year of free breakfasts and lounge access (and another year of not using my IHG spire status).
- Mr(s) Entitled says:
  
  10 Jan10 January 11:36
  
  Don’t get too excited. Hilton IT is poor in this regard.
  
  The website will show you as Diamond because membership runs until 31/3 of the following year after obtaining status. In this instance, on 1/4/17 you will move to the appropriate tier.
  
  The website will confuse most people because it has updated the counter to show progress for stays in the calendar year for 2017. This states that you are Diamond and to maintain Diamond you must….. but you can no longer maintain Diamond because that ship sailed in 2016. You can however earn it but good luck doing that between now and 31/3.
  - CV3V says:
    
    10 Jan10 January 12:25
    
    Strange as for the last week the website contained the message that the counter was being reset for 2017. So when i see status retained then i would assume (without prior knowledge) that its valid for whole of 2018. My Amex Plat is the backup for Gold status if required.
    - Mr(s) Entitled says:
      
      10 Jan10 January 13:53
      
      It’s a reasonable assumption and one the website does little to dispel. The chat is a quick way to verify status expiration. I did just that on my status to ensure as such before posting. My application for the Amex Plat, and thus the Hilton Gold, will be going in shortly.