Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the two Amex cashback credit cards, specifically the American Express Platinum Cashback and American Express Platinum Cashback Everyday cards. Head for Points is primarily about earning airline miles or hotel loyalty points, and earning points via your credit card spend is an important part of that. Our UK airline and hotel […]
Category: Credit & Charge Card Reviews
Review: the Virgin Atlantic Reward Plus Mastercard credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard 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 of the menu […]
Review: the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard 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 of the menu […]
Review: the Tesco Bank Mastercard credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Tesco Bank Mastercard credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These posts are linked to the relevant sections of the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ area of the menu bar. […]
Review: the Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card. We cover this card because Nectar points can now be transferred into Avios points at the rate of 1 : 0.625, in chunks of 400 Nectar points. You can learn more about the Nectar and Avios partnership in our article here. The review is part […]
Review: the Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Sainsbury’s Nectar Credit Card. We cover this card because Nectar points can now be transferred into Avios points at the rate of 1 : 0.625, in chunks of 400 Nectar points. You can learn more about the Nectar and Avios partnership in our article here. The review is part […]
Review: the Nectar American Express credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Nectar American Express credit card. In January 2021, Avios and Nectar launched a new partnership. You can now transfer Nectar points into Avios – and vice versa – which means that this credit card is now of interest to Avios collectors. It is part of our series of articles […]
Review: the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These posts are linked to the relevant sections of the ‘Credit Cards Offers‘ […]
Review: the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard credit card. (If you reading this article via email, we also reviewed the free HSBC Premier Mastercard today. To read that review, you need to visit headforpoints.com.) It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and […]
Review: the HSBC Premier Mastercard credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the HSBC Premier Mastercard 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 of the menu bar. […]
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 […]
Review: the American Express Rewards credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
This is our review of the American Express Rewards credit card (‘ARCC’). 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 the menu […]
Review: the American Express Platinum charge card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
We are currently updating our annual reviews of UK travel related credit and charge cards. We will publish 1-2 reviews per day over the next two weeks. This is our review of the American Express Platinum charge card, also known as The Platinum Card from American Express. Is Amex Platinum worth the £575 fee? We […]
Review: American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Starting today, we are updating our annual reviews of UK travel related credit and charge cards. We will publish 1-2 reviews per day over the next two weeks. This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. Key link: American Express Preferred Rewards Gold application page Key facts: No […]
Review: The American Express Card (Amex Green) charge card
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
Starting today, we are updating our annual reviews of UK travel related credit and charge cards. We will publish 1-2 reviews per day over the next two weeks. This is our review of The American Express Card (Amex Green) charge card issued in the UK. Key information Key link: The American Express Card (Amex Green) […]
Get 100,000 points with American Express Business Platinum (full review)
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 […]
Get 50,000 points – and no fee in Year 1 – with American Express Business Gold
Written by Rob Burgess @ Head for Points
As we announced yesterday, American Express has launched the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. (I apologise if you had trouble applying yesterday. The application form finally went live around 4pm.) These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything we have seen before. If you or someone you know qualifies, you […]