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 credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think. Beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think. .....
17 Jun 202017 June 2020
As we covered yesterday, American Express is bringing back ‘Shop Small’ from next Monday – click for our full article. Until 13th September, you will receive £5 cashback on the .....
As we covered yesterday, American Express is bringing back ‘Shop Small’ from next Monday – .....
16 Jun 202016 June 2020 • 65 comments
Today is the first day that all High Street shops in England are allowed to re-open, regardless of whether they are considered ‘essential’ or not. To celebrate, American Express is .....
Today is the first day that all High Street shops in England are allowed to re-open, regardless of whether .....
15 Jun 202015 June 2020 • 93 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett. You can use Gett in 25 major cities nationwide including London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle. The offer may or .....
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett. You can use Gett in 25 major cities .....
3 Jun 20203 June 2020
You have one month left if you want to apply for the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card whilst the sign-up bonus is doubled to 20,000 Membership Rewards points (=20,000 Avios). There .....
You have one month left if you want to apply for the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card .....
31 May 202031 May 2020 • 28 comments
Our credit cards directory lists 13 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 13 different personal credit cards in the UK which offer travel .....
20 May 202020 May 2020
American Express recently extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. This was a sensible move. Even people with good salaries may struggle to spend £3,000 to .....
American Express recently extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. .....
20 May 202020 May 2020 • 73 comments
There are currently two reasons why American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) is twice as attractive as usual: the sign-up bonus is doubled, and the amount of time you have to make the .....
There are currently two reasons why American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) is twice as attractive .....
3 May 20203 May 2020 • 84 comments
American Express has finally bowed to pressure, including from us, and extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. This means, if you apply today, you would have .....
American Express has finally bowed to pressure, including from us, and extended the qualifying period to earn .....
1 May 20201 May 2020 • 94 comments
If you’ve been reading the Head for Points comments section, you will know that many readers have been discussing how ‘Section 75’ can help get them refunds from airlines or hotel groups .....
If you’ve been reading the Head for Points comments section, you will know that many readers have been .....
17 Apr 202017 April 2020 • 170 comments
It says a lot about the spending and travel habits of Head for Points readers that I think I can safely say, without fear of contradiction, that at least 50% of our readers will currently be expecting .....
It says a lot about the spending and travel habits of Head for Points readers that I think I can safely say, .....
15 Apr 202015 April 2020 • 153 comments
Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of putting the cost of gas and electricity onto an American Express card. This is unfortunate, .....
Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of .....
14 Apr 202014 April 2020 • 117 comments
Regular Head for Points will know that The Platinum Card from American Express is, in the UK, now a ‘proper’ metal card. We covered the launch of the metal Amex Platinum card here. .....
Regular Head for Points will know that The Platinum Card from American Express is, in the UK, now a .....
10 Apr 202010 April 2020 • 107 comments
In the last few weeks we have had a constant stream of emails asking us if American Express is offering any help to people struggling to hit their sign-up bonus spend threshold. This is often £3,000 .....
In the last few weeks we have had a constant stream of emails asking us if American Express is offering any .....
4 Apr 20204 April 2020 • 28 comments
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