Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
News in brief: Catch Rhys on the Simple Flying podcast A couple of weeks ago Rhys recorded an edition of the Simple Flying podcast to discuss British Airways’ premium offerings and lounges and how to earn status. You can listen to it online here. It […]
Category: British Airways American Express cards
Bits: new BA Amex 2-4-1 vouchers NOT being extended, £5 Amex cashback at M&S, London’s Covid-19 taxi service
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: New British Airways American Express 2-4-1 vouchers are NOT being extended On Monday we were the first to highlight the six-month extension given to all outstanding British Airways American Express 2-4-1 vouchers. Whilst not unexpected, this was still a welcome move and […]
EXTENDED! All BA Amex 2-4-1 vouchers have been extended by six months
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Finally! With absolutely zero fanfare – in fact, with no notification of any sort – all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 vouchers have been extended by six months. Here is a screenshot from my account to prove it: Note that my vouchers were issued in […]
What will British Airways do about status extensions and expiring BA Amex 2-4-1 vouchers?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
One of our other articles today looks at the new Virgin Atlantic policy for extending your Virgin Flying Club status and vouchers due to coronavirus – read here. We have, unsurprisingly, had a lof of emails and discussion in our comments section about what is […]
How can you maximise the Amex ‘£20 cashback on £25 Daily Telegraph spend’ offer?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
There is an interesting offer from the Daily Boris Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph showing on a lot of American Express accounts at the moment. To see if you are targeted, you need to look under the ‘Offers’ tab on the statement page for each […]
Is British Airways dropping Amex for Mastercard? Willie Walsh drops vague hints
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
IAG, the parent company of British Airways, announced its 2019 financial results on Friday. There were no stand-out announcements, which is why we haven’t done a full article on it, except to note that: Iberia is planning ‘improvements’ to its Business Class product this year […]
Is Capital On Tap Business Rewards (15,000 Avios bonus) or BA Accelerating Business Amex the best SME credit card?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Until Wednesday 5th February, we are running an EXCLUSIVE Head for Points reader offer on the Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa. You will receive £150 cashback or 15,000 Avios if you sign up using our ‘headforpoints’ promo code. This is […]
Bits: Get £50 Hilton cashback with American Express, Curve adds Apple Pay, BA’s 787-10 delayed
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: New £50 Hilton cashback deal launched with American Express A new Hilton cashback offer has appeared on a lot of American Express accounts. To see if you are targetted, visit the Amex website and take a look under the ‘Offers’ tab on the online statement page […]
What are the top UK credit card sign-up deals by £ value?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit cards. It is the Money section if you have a copy – I can’t post a link as it is behind a paywall. As […]
New BA Amex offer – get 3,000 bonus Avios for £300 of British Airways spend
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
A good new offer should be showing on your British Airways or British Airways Premium Plus American Express card. If you spend £300 or more at ba.com between registration and 16th February, you will receive 3,000 bonus Avios. For clarity, this bonus comes from American […]
What are the best credit card bonuses for your LONG TERM spending?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Throughout this week, I am updating a few popular reference articles. These are mainly for the benefit of new Head for Points readers who find us in early January as they start researching their Summer travel plans, but there is something in them for everyone. […]
How a couple can earn 185,000 Avios from Amex sign-up bonuses – if you’ve not had an Amex recently
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
History shows that this week will see a lot of new readers finding Head for Points for the first time, as they start to plan their 2020 holidays. For the benefit of those people, many of whom will not have had any American Express cards […]
What American Express bonuses can you get, based on the cards you have?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Happy New Year from the entire Head for Points team! As it is fairly quiet on the site today, I thought I would update our main article which runs through the checklist of which UK American Express cards you can get based on the cards […]
BA sneaks out some interesting bits of news via its New Year resolutions ….
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
British Airways put out a press release yesterday announcing its ’20 New Year resolutions’. I was tempted to delete it unread, obviously! That would have been a mistake, however, as for some reason BA chose to slip out two new announcements among the 20 resolutions. […]
Bits: bonus Avios on all BA Amex spend, £10 supermarket cashback with Amex, win a £12k Malaysia holiday
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Get bonus Avios on all BA Amex spend until 27th December American Express is currently running a special offer for all British Airways American Express cardholders. You may have been emailed about this last week, but if you have opted out of […]
HEAD TO HEAD: Is BA Accelerating Business Amex or Capital On Tap Business Rewards the best Avios SME credit card?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
We have recently seen two new small business credit cards launching, both of which allow you to earn Avios. But which is best? Both cards seem to take advantage of a loophole in the EU interchange fee regulations which means that they do not apply […]
STARTS TODAY: Get £5 back on a £10 purchase via American Express ‘Shop Small’
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Shop Small is back! If you have an American Express credit or charge card, you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from today until 22nd December with ‘Shop Small’. What is American Express Shop Small? American Express is the major UK sponsor of […]
Odd things are happening when you add a return to a one-way British Airways 2-4-1 ticket
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
British Airways seems to have tweaked its rules on how you can book a return ticket using a British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher, assuming you want to book as soon as tickets are released. Let me recap the position for the benefit of readers […]
Credit & Charge Card Reviews (6): British Airways American Express Premium Plus
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
This is my review of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. These articles will be linked […]
Bits: 2-4-1 vouchers now working on Avios sale, Thomas Cook slots sold, Virgin Trains drops Nectar
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: American Express 2-4-1 vouchers now working on the Avios sale Avios is currently running a redemption sale, which we covered here. World Traveller and World Traveller Plus seats are reduced by 50%, whilst Club World and First Class require 10% fewer Avios. […]