Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is our top choice for your first ‘miles and points’ credit card. It has no annual fee for the first year, comes with four free airport lounge passes and £120 of annual Deliveroo credit and has a very generous sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points.
You can read our full review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card here. You can apply for the card here.
American Express is currently running special sign-up offers on its two small business cards. Even better, a change to the rules last year means that if you are accepted, you WILL get the sign-up .....
American Express is currently running special sign-up offers on its two small business cards. Even better, a .....
7 Apr 20257 April 2025 • Leave a comment
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement .....
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal .....
4 Apr 20254 April 2025 • 60 comments
We often get asked about the differences between the American Express Business Gold and American Express Business Platinum cards. The Amex Business Gold and Amex Business Platinum cards have two .....
We often get asked about the differences between the American Express Business Gold and American Express .....
1 Apr 20251 April 2025 • 17 comments
Last year we covered Bluechain, a company which allows you to pay invoices, business or personal, with a credit card. Bluechain charges your credit card, adds a small fee and sends a bank transfer to .....
Last year we covered Bluechain, a company which allows you to pay invoices, business or personal, with a .....
27 Mar 202527 March 2025 • 152 comments
American Express is currently running special sign-up offers on its two small business cards. Even better, a change to the rules last year means that if you are accepted, you WILL get the sign-up .....
American Express is currently running special sign-up offers on its two small business cards. Even better, a .....
22 Mar 202522 March 2025 • 7 comments
We often get asked about the differences between American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card from American Express. In truth, virtually the only thing that Amex Gold and Amex .....
We often get asked about the differences between American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card .....
19 Mar 202519 March 2025 • 34 comments
We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 2.99% foreign exchange fee added to most credit and debit card transactions outside the UK. For personal travel you might want to get .....
We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 2.99% foreign exchange fee added to most credit .....
16 Mar 202516 March 2025 • 51 comments
American Express has launched an increased sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, up from 20,000 to 30,000 points. If you meet the .....
American Express has launched an increased sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express .....
14 Mar 202514 March 2025 • 43 comments
As we announced last week, American Express has brought back special sign-up offers on its two small business cards. Even better, a change to the rules last year means that if you are accepted, you .....
As we announced last week, American Express has brought back special sign-up offers on its two small business .....
4 Mar 20254 March 2025 • 16 comments
American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is the culmination of five years of hugely generous offers on its small business cards. Before .....
American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is the .....
27 Feb 202527 February 2025 • 99 comments
It is now seven years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. The good news was that it was replaced by the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....
It is now seven years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. .....
21 Feb 202521 February 2025 • 27 comments
What can you do with American Express Membership Rewards points? Who are the best UK Membership Rewards partners? Today I wanted to do one of our occasional ‘first principles’ articles .....
What can you do with American Express Membership Rewards points? Who are the best UK Membership Rewards .....
7 Feb 20257 February 2025 • 19 comments
Why should you get the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card? Today, I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you get if you get the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) .....
Why should you get the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card? Today, I want to look at the top .....
1 Feb 20251 February 2025
Our credit cards directory lists 15 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 .....
Our credit cards directory lists 15 different personal credit cards in the UK which offer travel .....
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