NEWS & OFFERS: Priority Pass Pre-Booking Updates, LHW Buy Points Bonus & the Best Avios.com August Bonuses

Priority Pass Adds Pre-Booking to 100+ More Global Locations.

Priority Pass hasn’t been actively advertising these additions, but they’ve added over 100 global lounges you can pre-book. Unfortunately,  you can’t pre-book these with your free AMEX Platinum credits (4 in 2025, then 8 per calendar year between 1st January 2026 and 31st December 2027).

Additional UK lounges available for pre-booking include:

• Manchester 1903 Lounge
• Glasgow Lomond Lounge
• London Gatwick Clubrooms (North & South)

Outside the UK, global highlights include:

• Turkish Airlines Lounge, Miami
• Air India Lounge, JFK, New York
• The Club LAS (Las Vegas)
• Montreal National Bank Lounge
• Sharjah International – The Lounge

Many of these lounges are extremely popular, and pre-booking is very valuable. Fees vary, and you can view these on the Priority Pass app or website. Read our full Priority Pass guide for details.

You can view the complete list here >>>

What Can AMEX Platinum Booking Credits Be Used for?

There are currently 26 lounges you can pre-book with an AMEX Platinum, including lounges such as the Northern Lights Aberdeen Lounge, No 1 Lounges such as those at LHR T2/T3 and Gatwick North/South and Aspire Lounge Gatwick South and Heathrow T5.

To pre-book your lounge:

• Log in to your account
• Find a lounge and double-check availability
• Pre-book your visit

Up to 100% Bonus When You Buy Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club Points

Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club has just launched a tempting offer. You can now receive up to 100% more points when you purchase points before 12th September.

You can earn:

• 2,000 – 11,000 points – 50% bonus

• 12,000 – 29,000 points – 75% bonus

• 30,000 – 50,000 points – 100% bonus

Worth It?

Although purchasing points often isn’t worth it, there are still some great deals to be found if you do your research. If you’re planning on booking a stay before 12th September, make sure you compare the cost of purchasing with points vs cash.

Here’s the value per point depending on how many points you purchase:

For example, when booking a beach villa with a plunge pool at the Constance Halaveli Maldives, the cash rate is £637.47. In some cases, it would be better to pay with points.

• 50% bonus –  the points value is worse than cash.
• 75% bonus – You’re only saving around £55 off a nightly rate (considering reward stays don’t earn points, you should consider if this is worth it for you).
• 100% bonus – you’ll save £125. This means you would need to purchase more points than necessary, but if you’re booking a stay of multiple nights, the offer becomes particularly valuable.

Things to Keep in Mind

• You must keep within the annual limits, which limit purchases to 50,000 in a calendar year, in increments of 1,000 points (excluding bonus points).
• To gift points, provide the recipient’s name, Leaders Club member number, and email. The bonus points will be awarded to the recipient.
• Once you’ve bought or gifted points, it will take up to 10 days for points to be credited to the account – something to keep in mind if you want to book a redemption sooner rather than later.

View the LHW purchase points page here >>>

Avios.com August 2025 Offers

Avios.com is one of the best ways to earn extra Avios besides flying and credit card points. This month, there are some great bonus deals where you can earn bonus Avios on top of what you’d usually earn. This bank holiday is a great time to make use of these.

Online Offers

Many of these are ongoing from July, but there are also some pretty good new offers.

For online purchases, the top deals include:

• Selfridges – 12 (up from 8)
• M&S – 5 (up from 2)
• B&Q – 4 (up from 2)
• Harvey Nichols – 14 (up from 6)
• Burberry – 11 (up from 7)
• Molton Brown – 12 (up from 6)
• LEGO UK – 12 (up from 3)

14 Avios per £1 with Harrods (Up from 6)

You can now more than double your Avios when buying online with Harrods on clothing, accessories, bags & shoes purchases over £280. If you were planning a purchase, now’s the best time to go for it!

Put simply, a £1,000 purchase would earn 14,000 Avios! For purchases below £280, you can still earn 12 Avios per £1 in this category. Other purchase earning rates vary from 3-7 Avios per £1.

Travel Offers

• Iberostar – 15 (up from 3) 
• Booking.com – 6 (up from 4)
• Viator – 14 (up from 4)
• Marriott – 6 (up from 4) 
• Vrbo – 4 (up from 2)
• Skyes Cottages – 5 (up from 3)
• Transport for Wales – 5 (up from 4)
• National Express – 4 (up from 1)
• JustPark – 8 (up from 6)
• Thistle Hotels – 12 (up from 4)
• Apex Hotels – 9 (up from 7)

10 Avios Per £1 with GetYourGuide (Up from 7)

GetYourGuide is one of the easiest ways to book activities and tours worldwide, and with the current bonuses, you’ll collect 10 Avios per £1 (up from 7). It’s a convenient one to use if you’ve got a bank holiday trip or late summer getaway planned.

For example, a £200 spend on city passes or tours would net 2,000 Avios versus 1,400 at the usual rate. This isn’t as high as previous deals or the fantastic Viator deal in July, but if you’re planning to book via GetYourGuide, make sure you click through via Avios.com – Avios can really add up!

In Store Offers

• Dyson – 8 (up from 3)
• Oakley UK – 13 (up from 8)
• Molton Brown – 12 (up from 5)

To receive bonus points from in-store purchases, make sure your card is linked to your Avios.com account.

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