New members of Hotels.com’s loyalty program, Welcome Rewards, can earn double credits on their first stay (up to 4 bonus credits) through July 31 with coupon code Double12.

I’ve recently joined Welcome Rewards to take advantage of the free night for a paid night offer for anyone who has stayed with three major chains during the past 18 months. But I haven’t stayed through Hotels.com yet, so I’m eligible for this offer. I’ll use the double credit promo first, probably, especially if I can find a 4-night stay with a hotel chain where I don’t need to earn points. That’ll get me eight credits. Then if I do a two-night stay under the free night for a paid night offer I’ll earn the free night from that promo and a second free night through the Welcome Rewards program as a standard redemption.

Put another way, using these two offers Hotels.com is providing new members a chance to earn 2 free nights with 6 paid nights. Not the greatest offers ever, but pretty decent. Sadly the value of the free nights can’t exceed the average cost of the nights you pay for. But it’s better than a hole in the head, as my grandfather used to say.

Meanwhile, you can also get 10% off when booking through the Hotels.com Australia website.