60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points is sitting on the table right now - and this exact offer has only appeared twice before. If you've been waiting for the right moment to (re)start your Amex relationship, this might be it.

Here's a quick one before we get into today's main story...

How many Marriott Bonvoy points does the standard (non-promotional) sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card offer?

The answer is waiting near the bottom... keep scrolling 👇

Until Tuesday 26th May, the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card is offering a sign-up bonus of 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points - three times the standard 20,000 points. This is only the third time this offer has ever appeared, and it typically lands once a year at best.

To qualify, you need to spend £3,000 within your first three months of card membership. That's it. No complex categories, no hoops to jump through.

So what's 60,000 Bonvoy points actually worth? Let's do the maths.

The 25,000 Avios angle is worth pausing on. At our standard estimate of 1p per Avios, that's £250 in flight value - which actually beats the straight hotel redemption. Use our Avios Value Calculator to see what 25,000 Avios could get you on a specific route.

Heads up: you cannot have held a personal Amex card in the previous 24 months to qualify for the bonus. That does knock out a chunk of regular collectors. But - and this is key - if you've only held an Amex Business card in the last 24 months, you still qualify. Same if you've only been a supplementary cardholder on someone else's account.

And here's the strategic play: getting this card now doesn't burn your eligibility for the BA Amex Premium Plus or the Amex Platinum bonus later. So if you haven't had a personal Amex for two years, the Marriott Bonvoy card is a great way to restart the clock - collect 60,000 Bonvoy points, then come back for the big Amex bonuses.

The card costs £95 per year and comes with 15 Elite Night Credits annually, which lands you Silver Elite status automatically - and puts you just 10 actual hotel nights away from Gold Elite in 2026. If you can do 35 nights a year at Marriott properties, the 15 free elite nights make Platinum Elite (with suite upgrades, lounge access, and guaranteed 4pm check-out) genuinely achievable. There's also a path to Gold Elite via £15,000 spend on the card, and a free night voucher at the £25,000 spend mark.

One more thing worth knowing: Marriott allows you to transfer up to 100,000 points per year to another member for free. So if your partner or a family member qualifies and you don't, it's worth a conversation.

Qatar Airways is running a promotion that's genuinely worth acting on quickly - and we mean quickly, because the booking window closes today, Wednesday 13th May.

Privilege Club members can get up to 15% off eligible paid fares for travel through October 2026, plus earn up to 10,000 bonus Avios depending on the cabin you fly. The travel window is generous - it's the booking deadline that's the knife-edge.

The math is compelling: a return Business Class fare to Doha from London Heathrow can easily run to £2,000+. A 15% discount saves you £300+ on that booking alone - and you'd still bank 10,000 bonus Avios on top of your standard earning. At 1p per Avios, those bonus points are worth another £100 in future redemptions.

Use our Qatar Avios Award Flight Finder if you want to compare the points route alongside the discounted cash fare - sometimes the award option still wins, especially in Business.

Warning: you need to book by the end of today. The travel period runs through October 2026, but that booking window is not moving. If you have a Qatar flight in mind, don't sleep on this one.

One of the more unusual benefits of Qatar Airways using Avios as its loyalty currency has quietly surfaced again: you can bid Avios for Champions League and World Cup tickets through the Privilege Club programme.

This is the kind of benefit British Airways simply could never justify investing in - it makes commercial sense for a hub airline with global brand exposure, but not a point-to-point carrier. For UK collectors who earn Avios via BA and then transfer them to Qatar's Privilege Club, this opens up a genuinely different redemption avenue.

Honestly? For most readers the flight redemptions will still dominate. But if you're sitting on a large Avios balance and have no near-term travel plans, it's worth knowing this option exists. Avios earned on the BA Amex or through Tesco Clubcard transfers can all flow into Privilege Club and be used for these bids.

In my opinion, the real story here is that the Avios ecosystem keeps getting wider - and the Qatar connection is a big part of that. Use the Points Converter to see how your current balances could flow across programmes.

Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is running a 15% discount on Discovery Dollars (D$) until Monday 2nd June. Members can buy up to D$5,000 at the discounted rate, regardless of tier. GHA covers independent luxury and boutique properties worldwide - a different universe from the big chains, and often better value in destinations like Greece, Asia, and the Middle East. Discovery Dollars can be used toward most rates at participating hotels. Worth a look if you have upcoming stays planned at GHA properties or want to stock up at a discount.

Etihad has launched a Global Sale with up to 30% off Economy and Business Class base fares for travel through October 2026. The booking window closes tomorrow, Thursday 14th May. This is worth flagging because Etihad no longer has a UK credit card, making cash fares with this kind of discount genuinely the best entry point for the programme. Pair with Etihad's current 35% discount on buying Etihad Guest miles (ends 24th May) if you want to top up your balance before redeeming for the return leg. Business Class fares from London to Abu Dhabi or beyond are frequently well over £1,500, so a 30% saving here is material - we're talking £450+ back in your pocket.

The answer was 🔵 20,000 points - that's the standard (non-promotional) sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card. Right now, that's been tripled to 60,000 points until 26th May. Only the third time that's happened. If you qualify, the case for applying before the deadline is pretty hard to argue against.

Marriott Bonvoy or Hilton Honors - which hotel programme do you get more value from in the UK and Europe? I've hit Titanium with Marriott (a large chunk of those nights came from card credits, not actual hotel stays) but I'd love to know where our readers are placing their bets. Hit reply - I read every single response.

That's it for today - but remember: the Qatar Airways deal offering 15% off fares and up to 10,000 bonus Avios ends tonight. If you have a Qatar booking in mind, today is the day to make it happen - don't let this one slide to tomorrow.

These are the top credit card welcome bonuses we're tracking. Offers change frequently - see all cards.

1. Platinum Card: 50,000 points after spending £6,000 in 3 months (£650/yr)

2. Business Platinum Card: 40,000 points after spending £6,000 in 3 months (£650/yr)

3. Business Gold Card: 20,000 points after spending £3,000 in 3 months (£195/yr (waived first year))

Looking to redeem your points? Here's what's available right now (via Award Travel Finder):

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Status Matches:

• Flying Blue Status Match - Air France / KLM (SkyTeam)

• Flying Blue UK (BA Status Holders) - Air France / KLM (SkyTeam)

• Flying Blue (Iberia) - Air France / KLM (SkyTeam)

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