Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Membership Rewards is the rewards currency for many American Express cards including the The Platinum Card, Preferred Rewards Gold and American Express Rewards Credit Card. You can see a card comparison here.
You can convert Membership Rewards points into many other hotel, airline and retail schemes including Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy and even Amazon credit. For a complete list of all UK Amex Membership Rewards transfer partners, click here.
This article looks at the best value partners to use your Membership Rewards with.
When bmi British Midland still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. British Airways was a core member of the oneworld alliance, and bmi British .....
When bmi British Midland still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. .....
31 Dec 201431 December 2014 • 16 comments
Amazon and American Express have launched ‘pay with points’ in the UK, a feature which has been available in the USA for some time. It is a very simple arrangement: You link your American .....
Amazon and American Express have launched ‘pay with points’ in the UK, a feature which has been .....
8 Dec 20148 December 2014 • 7 comments
If you have an American Express Platinum card, this is a fantastic deal. If you don’t have an American Express Platinum card, this deal may well persuade you to get one – especially as it .....
If you have an American Express Platinum card, this is a fantastic deal. If you don’t have an American .....
8 Dec 20148 December 2014 • 204 comments
American Express is currently running a ‘first year free’ promotion on the Green version of the American Express International Dollar Card. If you know what you are doing, you can use this .....
American Express is currently running a ‘first year free’ promotion on the Green version of the .....
3 Dec 20143 December 2014 • 29 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 .....
21 Nov 201421 November 2014 • 133 comments
I was putting together our Easter holiday in Dubai for 2015 yesterday. (We have family there which is why we go often, it is not a failure of imagination on our part!) Three interesting things .....
I was putting together our Easter holiday in Dubai for 2015 yesterday. (We have family there which is why we .....
20 Nov 201420 November 2014 • 26 comments
Whenever I visit the statement page for my Platinum charge card on the American Express website, I am met with a message encouraging me to use their TripFlex feature to ‘pay .....
Whenever I visit the statement page for my Platinum charge card on the American Express website, .....
11 Nov 201411 November 2014 • 15 comments
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn .....
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....
5 Nov 20145 November 2014 • 56 comments
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think and 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 .....
4 Nov 20144 November 2014 • 58 comments
American Express has two on-going bonus schemes to encourage cardholders to add supplementary cardholders to their accounts. After all, the more people who are carrying a card, the more spend .....
American Express has two on-going bonus schemes to encourage cardholders to add supplementary cardholders to .....
9 Oct 20149 October 2014 • 35 comments
This little trick came up in the comments again this week so I thought it was worth a reminder for everyone. Given that the miles and points earned on Amex cards are generally far higher than those .....
This little trick came up in the comments again this week so I thought it was worth a reminder for everyone. .....
7 Oct 20147 October 2014 • 60 comments
If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK. Today I am reviewing the American Express Gold Business charge card. My review of the .....
If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK. Today I .....
29 Sep 201429 September 2014
American Express Membership Rewards has three hotel partners in the UK, assuming you want to redeem for points instead of a voucher for a free room: Hilton HHonors, with a conversion rate of 1:2 .....
American Express Membership Rewards has three hotel partners in the UK, assuming you want to redeem for points .....
21 Sep 201421 September 2014 • 32 comments
If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK. Today I am reviewing the American Express Platinum Business charge card. My review of the other .....
If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK. Today I am .....
17 Aug 201417 August 2014
The UK's biggest frequent flyer website uses cookies, which you can block via your browser settings. Continuing implies your consent to this policy. Our privacy policy is here.
