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 has, literally, just launched a very generous new promotion in association with amazon.co.uk. Only 8,000 Amex cards can be registered for this offer. The regular readers of Head for .....
American Express has, literally, just launched a very generous new promotion in association with amazon.co.uk. .....
21 May 201521 May 2015 • 149 comments
If you had begun to think that the American Express statement credit deals were getting rather too eclectic (Plenish Cleanse? Paper London?), the good news is that a new raft of deals was launched .....
If you had begun to think that the American Express statement credit deals were getting rather too eclectic .....
28 Apr 201528 April 2015 • 92 comments
In one swoop, the Post Office has become the largest retail network in the UK to accept American Express cards. As of last week, all 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK are accepting Amex for .....
In one swoop, the Post Office has become the largest retail network in the UK to accept American Express .....
13 Apr 201513 April 2015 • 93 comments
American Express has relaunched the Preferred Rewards Gold card today. This has involved a rejig of the benefits package which, for many people, makes it a poorer deal. This is the new benefits .....
American Express has relaunched the Preferred Rewards Gold card today. This has involved a rejig of the .....
9 Apr 20159 April 2015 • 99 comments
People who drift into this odd hobby of ours often apply for a couple of credit or charge cards almost at random, perhaps because they were on promotion or because they didn’t know any .....
People who drift into this odd hobby of ours often apply for a couple of credit or charge cards almost at .....
22 Mar 201522 March 2015 • 81 comments
After a break in February – because there was nothing new to write about – it is time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline .....
After a break in February – because there was nothing new to write about – it is time for the .....
15 Mar 201515 March 2015 • 43 comments
A reader emailed me last week to say that American Express tried to offer him the Gold Rewards Plus card when he called to cancel his Platinum charge card. This is the first time in two years that I .....
A reader emailed me last week to say that American Express tried to offer him the Gold Rewards Plus card when .....
10 Mar 201510 March 2015 • 7 comments
I know that a lot of Head for Points readers have taken out an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card in the last few weeks as they try to top-up their Avios before the April 28th devaluation. .....
I know that a lot of Head for Points readers have taken out an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card in .....
22 Feb 201522 February 2015 • 48 comments
I have written before about the range of American Express gift cards. They were not, to be honest, fantastic value. However, they are now looking VERY INTERESTING if you have a spending target to hit .....
I have written before about the range of American Express gift cards. They were not, to be honest, fantastic .....
13 Feb 201513 February 2015 • 102 comments
The last day to book Avios redemption tickets before the massive devaluation kicks in is April 28th. Whilst that is still 11 weeks away, you may already be too late if you need to top up your .....
The last day to book Avios redemption tickets before the massive devaluation kicks in is April 28th. Whilst .....
4 Feb 20154 February 2015 • 61 comments
There has always been something odd about the way that American Express awards Membership Rewards points at certain retailers if you have an Amex Gold. As a reminder, Amex Gold gives double points on .....
There has always been something odd about the way that American Express awards Membership Rewards points at .....
25 Jan 201525 January 2015 • 32 comments
News in brief: Virgin Trains puts the breaks on Traveller Hot on the heels of news that the generous East Coast Rewards loyalty scheme will be wound up at the end of February, Virgin .....
News in brief: Virgin Trains puts the breaks on Traveller Hot on the heels of news that the generous East .....
24 Jan 201524 January 2015 • 19 comments
A large number of new hotel cashback deals were launched by American Express yesterday. Whilst only the Thistle deal is outstanding, what is great about these deals is that you can combine them with .....
A large number of new hotel cashback deals were launched by American Express yesterday. Whilst only the .....
13 Jan 201513 January 2015 • 55 comments
If you are self-employed or pay tax outside PAYE for other reasons, 31st January is the day that you will need to make your final tax payment for the 2013-2014 tax year. (EDIT: This article is now .....
If you are self-employed or pay tax outside PAYE for other reasons, 31st January is the day that you will need .....
12 Jan 201512 January 2015 • 83 comments
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