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Earlier, we wrote about a new Turkish Airlines offer that launched this morning and here we have a second interesting travel offer that Amex has dropped into out accounts.
For select bookings made with Leading Hotels of the World that are paid for by 8 December, Amex is offering targeted cardholders a bonus of 15,000 points.
Spend $700 and get 15,000 bonus points with Leading Hotels of the World
Headline Details
Earn 15,000 additional Membership Rewards® points one-time after using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $700 USD in one or more purchases on room rate and room charges at participating The Leading Hotels of the World properties in the US and internationally from 9/9/2024 to 12/8/2024.
Key Terms
- Enrollment limited.
- Must first add offer to Card and then use same Card to redeem.
- Limit of 15,000 additional Membership Rewards® points per eligible Card Member.
- Offer valid only for participating The Leading Hotels of the World properties in the US and internationally. Please reference americanexpress.com/lhwamexoffer to view participating properties.
- Reservations must be made directly with The Leading World Hotels of the World online only at US website lhw.com or by calling 1-800-223-6800.
- Excludes third party bookings, and any service or amenity not charged to a room.
- Qualifying purchase means a purchase at a participating The Leading Hotels of the World property made during the offer period with your enrolled American Express Card and which is in an amount totaling at least $700 USD as posted to your account, following conversion from a foreign currency, if applicable, in accordance with your Cardmember Agreement.
- Offer only valid on room rate and room charges.
- Offer not valid for lodging stays that are paid for before the promotion start date or after the promotion end date.
- Eligible Card Members will earn 15,000 additional Membership Rewards points on qualifying purchases on their eligible Card.
- Offer only valid on purchases made directly with the merchant.
- Offer not valid on purchases made using third parties, such as resellers, delivery services, or other intermediaries.
- Any Membership Rewards® points received through this offer are in addition to the Membership Rewards® points normally received for purchases charged to your Card.
- Additional Membership Rewards® points should be credited to your program account within 90-days after 12/8/2024, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase.
See your targeted offer for full terms and conditions.
Quick thoughts
Leading Hotels of the World isn’t a hotel group like Marriott or Hyatt. It’s a marketing program for 400+ (mostly) independent luxury hotels around the world.
Some of the better known hotels that are part of this marketing program include the Ritz in London, the Ritz in Paris, the Baglioni Resort in the Maldives, the Capitol Kempinski in Singapore, and the Halekulani in Honolulu.
Anyone booking a stay at one of these properties is not going to find it difficult to meet the offer’s spending criteria (it’s funny to see that Amex’s terms suggest that the $700 target doesn’t have to be met in a single transaction).
Historically, we’ve seen Amex also publish a parallel offer in which a $150 statement credit could be earned, but that offer doesn’t appear to have surfaced this year (let me know in the comments if you see it).
Overall, this isn’t exactly going to make a huge dent in what is likely to be a substantial bill for a Leading Hotels stay, but 15,000 points is still a very nice bonus to be offered (we value it at $225), and it’s great to see an Amex offer that includes so many properties outside the US/North America.
We’ve seen this offer targeted to all of our Membership Rewards cards including the Platinum Card® from American Express, the Amex EveryDay® Credit Card, the Business Platinum Card® from American Express and the Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express, so it looks like it should be widely available and open to American Express® Green Card holders who will be able to stack it with the 3 points/dollar that their card offers on eligible worldwide travel (terms apply).
Note: All information about the Amex EveryDay® Credit Card and the American Express® Green Card has been collected independently by Traveling For Miles. Neither the Amex EveryDay® Credit Card or the American Express® Green Card are currently available through Traveling For Miles.
Bottom line
American Express is currently targeting cardholders for 15,000 bonus points when the book and pay for a $700+ stay at select properties within the Leading Hotels of Portfolio before 8 December 2024. This offer appears to be widely available, so make sure that you load it to the card that will offer you the best return on hotel/travel spending.
