Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This morning, American Express increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card from 20,000 to 30,000 points. If you meet the bonus criteria, you now receive 30,000 Membership Rewards points when you spend £3,000 within 90 days. This is a special offer which runs to 9th November. This is an […]
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Good new Amex hotel cashback offers released – Marriott, Hyatt, Thistle and more
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
American Express has launched a new wave of hotel cashback deals. Whatever you are planning this Autumn, you are likely to find a deal for you. As usual, these offers may or may not appear somewhere on your American Express account. You need to look under the ‘Offers’ tab for every Amex card you hold, […]
Get 30,000 Avios with ‘free for a year’ Amex Gold until 9th November
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Our credit cards directory lists 12 different personal credit cards in the UK which offer travel rewards. For the beginner to this hobby, however, there is one obvious piece of plastic to start with – the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. In return for taking out this card (FREE for the first year, cancel at […]
Team Article: 3 Credit Cards We’ll Never Close
Written by Matt Brown @ MileValue
With a wallet full of credit cards, it’s best practice to commonly assess your credit card portfolio to ensure that the benefits you receive from the cards outweigh the annual fees that you pay. If not, it’s time to close that card or cards in most cases.
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Read MoreTeam Article: 3 Credit Cards We’ll Never Close
Written by Matt Brown @ MileValue
With a wallet full of credit cards, it’s best practice to commonly assess your credit card portfolio to ensure that the benefits you receive from the cards outweigh the annual fees that you pay. If not, it’s time to close that card or cards in most cases.
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Read MoreAmex launches new Membership Rewards spend bonuses for October – check yours
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
American Express has launched a new round of spend bonuses for holders of its Membership Rewards cards, primarily Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card. You can register for these on the American Express website or in the app. It will be under the ‘Offers’ tab and you need to click ‘Save’ to register. These […]
Expecting a refund to your American Express card? Here’s how it impacts your voucher or bonus
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
A recent email from a reader reminded me that you may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. With flight refunds still being triggered on a regular basis it is important to know where you stand. The answer is simple: all American Express spend targets […]
What Amex sign-up bonuses are you still eligible for?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. It runs through the checklist of which UK American Express bonuses you can get based on the cards you have. This way I have written it below is, I think, the simplest way of looking at it. It’s […]
How can you maximise the American Express ‘£20 cashback on £25 Daily Telegraph spend’ offer?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
There is an interesting offer from the 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 Amex card that you hold. If you see the offer, click ‘Save […]
LAST DAY: Get 6,000 points when you add a free supplementary card to your Amex Gold or BA Amex
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Until tonight (Saturday) American Express has doubled the bonus you get when you add a supplementary card to: American Express Preferred Rewards Gold the British Airways American Express card the British Airways Premium Plus American Express card Supplementary cards are free, so this is a very easy pile of points worth up to 6,000 Avios […]
How to donate your £120 Deliveroo credit from Amex Gold to charity
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Yesterday we ran an article showing how you can spend your £10 per month of Deliveroo credit from the American Express Gold card to generate a small profit. A reader pointed me in the direction of something I’d missed and which is substantially more useful to society as a whole. You can donate your credit […]
How to make £36 per year by NOT using your Amex Gold Deliveroo credit
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold recently added a valuable new perk for cardmembers. Each month, you receive 2 x £5 credits to spend at Deliveroo. There is no minimum order. As long as you order something at least twice per month, you are getting £120 of free credit from American Express each year. This is […]
Bits: WH Smith buys 18 Dixons Travel stores, Amex £200 Four Seasons offer live, Amex LHW offer extended
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: WH Smith buys Dixons Travel sites Back in April, we reported that all Dixons Travel branches in UK airports are to close. The closure was blamed on the ban on tax free airport shopping, which took effect on 1st January 2021. Following the end of the Brexit transition process, the Government had […]
NEW: get 6,000 points when you add a free supplementary card to your Amex Gold or BA Amex
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
American Express has, for a limited period, doubled the bonus you get when you add a supplementary card to: American Express Preferred Rewards Gold the British Airways American Express card the British Airways Premium Plus American Express card Supplementary cards are free, so this is a very easy pile of points worth up to 6,000 […]
Bits: 1000 points for Amex Gold cardholders (if you’re quick), MBNA cashback deals become useful
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: 1,000 Membership Rewards points for American Express Gold cardholders American Express has launched a new offer for the first 55,000 American Express Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders who sign up. You can find the registration link under the ‘Offers’ tab on your Gold statement page on the Amex website or in the app: […]
Bits: final call for cheap champagne with Amex / Laithwaites, Hilton opens The Fellows House in Cambridge
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: American Express / Laithwaites 30% cashback deal ends soon If you are looking to stock up on champagne, there is an opportunity at the moment to buy branded drinks from Laithwaites at a good discount. Many American Express cards feature an offer from wine merchant Laithwaites. Their home page is here. You will […]
Bits: save £200 on a Four Seasons hotel stay, Heathrow Rewards update, Marriott Amex bonus update
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Save £200 at selected Four Seasons hotels with American Express For the first time ever, as far as I know, the ultra-luxurious Four Seasons hotel chain has launched a cashback offer with American Express. The offer appeared on Wednesday evening but apparently suffered an IT issue and couldn’t be saved. American Express […]
NEW: Amex adds a quarterly spend bonus to American Express Business Gold
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This advertising feature is sponsored by American Express American Express has announced a new benefit for high-spending users of the American Express® Business Gold Card in the form of a quarterly spend bonus. If your company spends enough to trigger it, it arguably makes Business Gold the most valuable reward card on the market for […]
Bits: £5-£10 Amex credit at BP, BA Holidays sale extended, 100% bonus buying IHG points
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Get an American Express credit at BP garages American Express has launched a series of cashback offers with BP garages. There appears to be two different versions: £10 back on a £30 spend £5 back on a £30 spend The good news is that, if you have multiple Amex cards, you might […]
Off to Wimbledon? Visit the American Express lounge. No ticket yet? Amex can help.
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
If you have tickets for Wimbledon this year – and if you don’t, read on, because Amex has extra tickets for sale each day – you can visit the free American Express lounge. Amex launched their Wimbledon lounge back in 2019. I visited it as Amex’s guest, so I didn’t queue, and it was a […]