Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
For the first time, at least as far as I can remember, American Express has launched a cashback deal with John Lewis. It isn’t hugely generous and, based on my cards, it is quite restricted, but it is an interesting development. If one of your American Express cards is targetted for this offer, you will […]
Category: British Airways American Express
Review: the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. These articles are linked to the relevant sections of the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ area in […]
Review: the British Airways American Express (BA Amex) credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the free British Airways American Express (BA Amex) credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. These articles are linked to the relevant sections of the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ area […]
What are the most valuable credit card sign-up bonuses?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. (If you are reading this via email, some of the blocks used below may look distorted. Please take a look at the version of the online on our website, and accept our apologies for […]
Bits: Virgin confirms Austin, 2000 bonus Avios on BA Amex, Virgin tier points with Singapore
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic confirms Austin launch On Saturday we wrote that rumours were swirling of a new Virgin Atlantic route to Austin, Texas. It turns out the rumours were true and flights are now being loaded into the booking system. Services are currently visible when you search via Google Flights but are NOT […]
NEW: Get 40,000 Avios with the British Airways Premium Plus American Express card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
American Express and British Airways have launched a limited-time increased sign up bonus on the two British Airways American Express credit cards. In this article, I am looking at the British Airways Premium Plus American Express card. Until 28th February, the sign up bonus is increased from 25,000 Avios to 40,000 Avios. For comparison, the […]
NEW: Get 10,000 Avios with the free British Airways American Express card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
American Express and British Airways have launched a limited-time increased sign up bonus on the two British Airways American Express credit cards. In this article, I am looking at the free British Airways American Express card. Until 28th February, the sign up bonus is increased from 5,000 Avios to 10,000 Avios. For comparison, the bonus […]
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. I thought it was worth repeating as this is the time of year when many people are rethinking what cards should be in their wallet or purse. It runs through the checklist of which UK American Express bonuses […]
Get £50 Amex cashback on a £500 Bond Street spend – capped at 2,000 people
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
We have dropped this in as an extra Friday article because it is limited to just 2,000 people and, if we left it until the weekend, quite a few people may have gone out spending without registering for it. American Express has launched a cashback deal with a large number of Bond Street stores. The […]
Should you trigger your next British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher early?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
It now seems clear that British Airways will not be offering any further extensions to American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers. British Airways started to expire 2-4-1 vouchers in October. If you are still hoping for an extension, it is unlikely to happen. The good news is that you can artificially extend your voucher to September […]
STARTS TODAY: Save up to £25 with American Express Shop Small for Christmas 2021
Written by Rhys Jones @ Head for Points
American Express Shop Small returns today, Saturday 4th. Whilst Amex has been chipping away at the attractiveness of Shop Small over the last couple of years, it still remains a decent way to save on some Christmas shopping. Despite the cap of £25 cashback, there is a separate limit for every Amex card you hold […]
CONFIRMED: American Express Shop Small to return in December
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
American Express Shop Small December 2021
LAST CHANCE: Get 40,000 Avios with the new British Airways Premium Plus American Express card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
On 1st September, British Airways and American Express revealed their new-look British Airways American Express credit cards. They also announced a huge temporary jump to the Premium Plus sign-up bonus which increased from 25,000 to 40,000 Avios. You are running out of time to apply for this offer, which ends on 2nd November. You must […]
ENDS SOON: Get 10,000 Avios with the free British Airways American Express card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Today, 20 years into their partnership, British Airways and American Express have revealed their new-look British Airways American Express Credit Cards which come with a host of changes. The changes were announced in June so nothing here should come as a surprise to you, although it is worth running over them again.
Bits: Barbados scraps PCR testing, Amex selling Premier League hospitality packages for Brighton
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
News in brief: Huge amounts of Maldives and Mauritius Avios availability For the benefit of email readers, we ran an extra article yesterday on the huge amount of Club World Avios availability which suddenly opened up for the Maldives and Mauritius, including for Christmas and New Year. We have not emailed the article as readers […]
ENDS SOON: Get 40,000 Avios with the new British Airways Premium Plus American Express card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Today, 20 years into their partnership, British Airways and American Express have revealed their new-look British Airways American Express Credit Cards which come with a host of improvements. The changes to card benefits were announced in June so nothing here should come as a surprise to you, although it is worth running over them again.
Your guide to British Airways ‘On Business’ SME loyalty programme and the BA Amex Business Card (Part 2)
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This article is an advertisement feature by American Express American Express has just relaunched the British Airways American Express® Accelerating Business Credit Card. This is the dedicated British Airways credit card for sole traders and small businesses. For a limited time, the BA Amex Business Card comes with a huge sign-up bonus of 60,000 Avios. […]
Your guide to British Airways’ ‘On Business’ SME loyalty programme and the BA Amex Business Card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
American Express has just relaunched the British Airways American Express Accelerating Business Credit Card. This is the dedicated British Airways credit card for sole traders and small businesses. For a limited time, the BA Amex Business Card comes with a huge sign-up bonus of 60,000 Avios. You need £5,000 of qualifying spend in the first three months to receive the bonus. No end date for the offer has been given although it may be withdrawn by American Express at any time.
Should you trigger your next British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher early?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
It now seems clear that British Airways will not be offering any further extensions to American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers. The first round of voucher expiration since covid hit will take place during October. If there was any intention to extend them further then I am sure it would have been announced at the same […]
How do British Airways American Express 2-4-1 vouchers work?
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
How do British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers work? I get quite a few emails each month about various aspects of the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher, both about how to earn it and how to use it. I wanted to clear up some of the more popular questions in this article. This […]