Category: American Express Membership Rewards

15% transfer bonus Amex to Avianca LifeMiles

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Written by Greg The Frequent Miler @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Avianca LifeMiles is offering a 15% bonus on miles transferred from American Express Membership Rewards. The Deal Get 15% bonus miles when transferring points from Amex Membership Rewards to Avianca LifeMiles. Valid May 3 to May 31, 2021. When transferring from American Express, you won’t see the bonus since this one is provided by LifeMiles […]

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ENDS SOON: Amex Business cardholders can sell Membership Rewards points for 0.9p

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Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

Time is running out if you want to take advantage of American Express’s very interesting offer for holders of American Express Business Gold and American Express Business Platinum. If you use your points for statement credit (ie reducing what you owe next month by redeeming points) you would usually receive a pitiful £4.50 per 1,000 […]

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[Targeted] Redeem American Express Membership Rewards Points against Charges with 40% Discount (1 cent-per-point)

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Written by Chuck @ Doctor Of Credit

Some people are seeing an option to cover their American Express charges by redeeming Membership Rewards points to offset the charge and getting a 40% discount on the redemption. Whereas typically redemptions against charges offer a poor value of .6 cents-per-point, those who have this offer can offset these eligible charges at a full 1 […]

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Bits: bonus Amex points at Sainsburys, Virgin Clubhouse access with Amex points, new DoubleTree in Rome

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Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

News in brief: Get bonus Membership Rewards points at Sainsbury’s A new offer for American Express Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders has launched. It doesn’t appear to be on any other cards. You will receive 3 bonus Membership Rewards points for every £1 you spend at Sainsbury’s until 9th June. Remember that you need to opt-in […]

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Get Star Alliance Gold by transferring your Amex points!

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Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

Singapore Airlines has launched a very interesting promotion – you can earn status, all the way up to Gold, by transferring American Express Membership Rewards points to its KrisFlyer programme. In fact, it is broader than this. As you can see here, until February 2022, all non-flying points earned in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer scheme […]

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FINAL WEEK: Get 100,000 points with American Express Business Platinum

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Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

American Express is – for another few days – running the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything we have seen before. If you or someone you know qualifies, you should seriously think about applying. It simply won’t get any better. This article looks […]

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An interesting Amex Membership Rewards / KrisFlyer arbitrage has opened up

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Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

On 1st April, American Express cut the transfer rate from UK Membership Rewards points to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme. It dropped from 1:1 to 3:2. This was a big surprise, because no other airline had ever broken the ‘rule’ of 1:1 transfers from the UK Membership Rewards programme. It is totally normal for Amex […]

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40% transfer bonus American Express Membership Rewards to Marriott

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Written by Greg The Frequent Miler @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

American Express is offering a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Marriott. The Deal Get a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Marriott. Key Terms Expires June 15, 2021. 1000 Membership Rewards points = 1000 1400 Marriott Bonvoy points Quick Thoughts The 40% transfer bonus means every 1,000 points you transfer becomes 1,400 […]

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40% transfer bonus American Express Membership Rewards to Hilton

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Written by Stephen Pepper @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

American Express is once again offering a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Hilton. The Deal Get a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Hilton. Key Terms Expires June 15, 2021. Quick Thoughts The 40% transfer bonus means every 1,000 points you transfer becomes 2,800 Hilton Honors points. Hilton sometimes sells its points […]

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Amex cutting KrisFlyer transfer rate to 3:2 – will others follow?

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Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

American Express has just announced that the transfer rate from Membership Rewards points to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme will change from 1st April. It will drop from the current 1:1 to 3:2. In itself, this is not a major disaster. What is potentially a problem is that someone has now broken ranks. Where one […]

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Is it still worth using Amex points for Club Eurostar redemptions?

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Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

Since Avios and Nectar became partners, there have been a few casualties.  Many of these were amongst American Express Membership Rewards redemption partners, because their redemptions no longer make any sense. To remind you …. 1 American Express Membership Rewards point transfers into ….. 1 British Airways Avios, which since 21st January transfers into (via […]

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Amex Business cardholders can sell their Membership Rewards points for 0.9p again

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Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

American Express has brought back its very interesting offer for holders of American Express Business Gold and American Express Business Platinum. If you use your points for statement credit (ie reducing what you owe next month by redeeming points) you would usually receive a pitiful £4.50 per 1,000 points. This new offer is worth £9 […]

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Get 100,000 points with American Express Business Platinum (full review)

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Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

As we announced on Wednesday American Express has launched the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything we have seen before. If you or someone you know qualifies, you should seriously think about applying. It simply won’t get any better. Yesterday we took a […]

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What can you do with American Express Membership Rewards points?

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Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points

Who are the UK American Express Membership Rewards partners? Today I wanted to do one of our occasional ‘first principles’ articles where we look at a topic that is regularly discussed on Head for Points but which, if you are a new reader, you might not fully understand. It will help you answer the question […]

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