Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways adds extra flights to New Orleans and Grand Cayman British Airways has added two new services for the Summer 2020 timetable, which starts at the end of March. These services are now available for Avios redemption, so if you previously […]
Category: British Airways American Express cards
Credit & Charge Card Reviews (5): British Airways American Express (BA Amex)
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
This is my review of the free British Airways American Express (BA Amex) 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 […]
Bits: good Amex cashback deals with Accor and Post Office, VitalityHealth drops BA flight discounts
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Amex launches new cashback deals with Accor and the Post Office American Express has launched two good new cashback deals. You may see these offers on some, none or all of our cards – you need to look at the online statement […]
Bits: double Avios at Bicester Village, Amex ‘Shop Small’ returns – but capped, redeem IHG points for concerts
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Earn double Avios at Bicester Village Bicester Village, the discount luxury shopping outlet in Oxfordshire, is running a special sale until 3rd November. As part of this promotion, Bicester Village is also offering double Avios. The standard Avios rate is 5 Avios […]
Should you dump your free BA Amex for the one remaining Amex Rewards Credit Card? Possibly.
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
On Tuesday, I told you about some major changes to the little-known American Express Rewards Credit Card (ARCC). Two of the three versions of the card have been closed to new applicants with immediate effect. My full article on the Amex Rewards Credit Card changes […]
Bits: 40% or £100 Amex cashback with FREE NOW (mytaxi), Club Suite to New York launched, avios.com downtime
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Generous 40% or £100 cashback deal launched by Amex and FREE NOW / mytaxi Of all the pointless rebrands I’ve seen recently, the clear winner is FREE NOW. For some reason, the mytaxi black cab app – owned by BMW and Daimler […]
NEW AMEX PART 2: Is it worth collecting BA On Business points via the new BA Accelerating Business Amex card?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Yesterday we reviewed the new British Airways American Express Accelerating Business credit card. You can read our review here. You can find out more, and apply, on this page of the American Express website. Note that the interest rate is a representative APR 81.6% variable, […]
Good news if you lost Amex cashback because the merchant used a payment aggregator
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Regular readers may remember the strange case of the recent American Express cashback offer with watch manufacturer Bremont. Many cardholders were given a very attractive offer of £400 cashback on a £500+ purchase if they used their American Express card. Given the price of Bremont […]
Bits: new Amex cashback offers, 30% bonus buying Avios extended – but Groupon cheaper, You & Yours, fireworks
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Amex launches some new cashback deals you might like A few good American Express cashback deals have just been launched. Here are some I wanted to flag: £10 back on £40 spend at Cote Brasserie (to 3/11) £100 back on £1,000 spent […]
Bits: join me at Loyalty Summit next week, £1 Europcar redemptions back, Amex / Waitrose cashback
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Join me at the Loyalty Summit conference in London next week for 75% off A lot of big names in the travel loyalty industry (plus me) are speaking at Loyalty Summit at The May Fair hotel next Thursday 19th. Jeremy Rabe, CEO […]
Bits: £50 Wheely offer for Amex cardholders, 15% off BA Wine Flyer, fast-track oneworld Sapphire with Malaysia Airlines
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Wheely has brought back its generous £50 free credit offer for Amex cardholders A good deal with Wheely, the London-based Uber competitor, has appeared again on a lot of American Express cards. You need to look under the ‘Offers’ section on the […]
Why it can be worth paying an annual fee for a miles and points credit card
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card they should get. These often come with the caveat “but I don’t want to pay a fee for a card”. I don’t agree with this approach. […]
Bits: good news on BA and Heathrow strikes, Norwegian closing Irish routes, £10 via Amex for £30 supermarket spend
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: British Airways and Heathrow strike updates There is some good news for anyone concerned about disruption from the threatened British Airways pilot strike and the Heathrow Airport employees strike. As we reported over the weekend, British Airways mysteriously found some extra money […]
What American Express bonuses can you get, based on the cards you have?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
The wave of changes to the UK American Express card portfolio this year now seems to have settled down, although I am still waiting for the Starwood Preferred Guest card to relaunch under the Marriott Bonvoy brand. As it is fairly quiet during August, I […]
New BA Amex offer – get 1,000 bonus Avios for £100 of British Airways spend
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Assuming Amex’s IT was working OK overnight, a good new offer should be showing on your British Airways or British Airways Premium Plus American Express card this morning. If you spend £100 or more at ba.com between today and 15th September, you will receive 1,000 […]
Bits: Avios regional pricing FIXED, new Amex ‘Shop Small’ cashback offer, good Hyatt Budapest redemption
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Avios has fixed the error with regional redemption pricing Last week we ran an article on how long-haul Avios redemptions were pricing higher for people starting at UK regional airports than for those starting at Heathrow. This was not meant to be […]
EXCLUSIVE: More Amex changes – interest rates become variable, ‘over limit’ fees will be scrapped
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
American Express is about to announce another round of product changes. These will impact ALL credit cards (British Airways, Starwood, Nectar, Costco, Preferred Rewards Gold etc). The good news is that there is nothing major to worry about this time. The changes will take place […]
Bits: BA pilots strike moves nearer, BA Amex ‘buy Avios’ bonus, Marriott & BA’s GDPR fines, Stansted Express family deal
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Strike by BA pilots looking more likely As we have covered before, the British Airline Pilots Association is currently balloting its members who work for British Airways on industrial action. It turns out that BALPA and BA spent Monday and Tuesday at […]
Amex will have a cardmember lounge at Wimbledon!
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
American Express has teamed up with Wimbledon to offer a variety of amenities during the 2019 tournament, which starts on Monday. This includes a members lounge. You can see the details on the Wimbledon website here. Visit the American Express Wimbledon Cardmember Lounge The biggest […]
Bits: Virgin Atlantic orders 14 new aircraft, BA Amex ‘buy Avios’ bonus launched – good deal?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic orders 14 new A330neo aircraft The rumours we reported recently were true, with Virgin Atlantic confirming an order for 14 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft at the Paris Air Show yesterday. There is also an option for an additional six aircraft. The […]