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.
What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. There are nine UK credit cards .....
What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points .....
3 Jun 20223 June 2022
American Express launched a new promotion this week for: Amex is offering you a big points bonus for booking, but is there a snag? Why we like Fine Hotels & Resorts We are big fans of Fine Hotels .....
American Express launched a new promotion this week for: Amex is offering you a big points bonus for booking, .....
21 May 202221 May 2022 • 40 comments
We know first-hand how difficult it can be to run your own business. The last few years have been tough on many SME owners and it came as no surprise to hear that the rate of burn-out amongst .....
We know first-hand how difficult it can be to run your own business. The last few years have been tough on .....
16 May 202216 May 2022 • 11 comments
18 months ago I did a piece for the Daily Mail’s This Is Money about the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, to help a reader who was unsure whether he should retain the card .....
18 months ago I did a piece for the Daily Mail’s This Is Money about the American Express Preferred .....
15 May 202215 May 2022 • 29 comments
American Express has launched a new wave of hotel cashback deals. Whatever you are planning this Spring, you are likely to find a deal for you. As usual, these offers may or may not appear somewhere .....
American Express has launched a new wave of hotel cashback deals. Whatever you are planning this Spring, you .....
26 Apr 202226 April 2022 • 38 comments
Here’s an interesting one. American Express is offering a targetted bonus of 30,000 Membership Rewards points on the Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. You will only be in with a chance of .....
Here’s an interesting one. American Express is offering a targetted bonus of 30,000 Membership Rewards .....
22 Apr 202222 April 2022 • 25 comments
American Express has launched a cashback offer which is surprisingly generous – £100 back when you spend £200+ with Eastern Airways by 1st August. The offer is only open to the first 3,700 users .....
American Express has launched a cashback offer which is surprisingly generous – £100 back when you spend .....
4 Apr 20224 April 2022 • 36 comments
Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website on Friday, I was reminded of an interesting trick which you can use at retailers which do not take American Express. This assumes that .....
Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website on Friday, I was reminded of an interesting .....
4 Apr 20224 April 2022 • 60 comments
Last year, American Express launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is currently back for a limited period but it ends tonight (Thursday). When this offer came .....
Last year, American Express launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is .....
31 Mar 202231 March 2022 • 5 comments
American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card – but it ends on 31st March. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything else we see. If you or .....
American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card – but it .....
26 Mar 202226 March 2022 • 9 comments
Today, I want to look at the top 10 Card benefits you get if you get the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card in the UK. We promote this card as 'the best card for the miles and points .....
Today, I want to look at the top 10 Card benefits you get if you get the American Express Preferred Rewards .....
21 Mar 202221 March 2022 • 24 comments
Last year, American Express launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is currently back for a limited period. When this offer came out last year, it didn’t just .....
Last year, American Express launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is .....
20 Mar 202220 March 2022 • 9 comments
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement page. .....
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal .....
19 Mar 202219 March 2022 • 45 comments
As we announced on Monday, American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything else we see. If you or someone .....
As we announced on Monday, American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK .....
24 Feb 202224 February 2022 • 32 comments
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