American Express has teamed up with Venmo, a new secure online payments service which – with shades of Paypal – allows you to pay for transactions online without having to input your card .....

American Express has teamed up with Venmo, a new secure online payments service which – with shades of .....

4 Oct 20134 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

In a couple of weeks time I will be down in Madrid, taking advantage of the free night in a 5-star hotel which Melia has offered to all UK Amex Platinum cardholders. This seems to be part of a wider .....

In a couple of weeks time I will be down in Madrid, taking advantage of the free night in a 5-star hotel which .....

30 Sep 201330 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

A quick heads up that tomorrow is the last day to initiate a transfer of American Express Membership Rewards points from American Express to British Airways, Virgin Flying Club or Club Carlson to .....

A quick heads up that tomorrow is the last day to initiate a transfer of American Express Membership Rewards .....

29 Sep 201329 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

I have run an interesting series of articles this week, written by Nick Burch, on Eurostar and its various earning and redemption options. If you want to redeem American Express Membership Rewards .....

I have run an interesting series of articles this week, written by Nick Burch, on Eurostar and its various .....

28 Sep 201328 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Well, this is a first for the UK. In the US, it is normal for American Express Membership Rewards points to transfer instantly to airline and hotel partners.  This is not the case in .....

Well, this is a first for the UK. In the US, it is normal for American Express Membership .....

27 Sep 201327 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

This is the final part of our Eurostar series this week, written by Nick Burch. Part 1, comparing the two Eurostar loyalty schemes, can be found here. Yesterdays piece on using Avios points to book .....

This is the final part of our Eurostar series this week, written by Nick Burch. Part 1, comparing the two .....

26 Sep 201326 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

I have written before about the new range of American Express gift cards.  They were not, to be honest, fantastic value. However, they are now looking VERY INTERESTING if you have an American Express .....

I have written before about the new range of American Express gift cards.  They were not, to be honest, .....

25 Sep 201325 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

I don’t write much about small business credit cards on Head for Points, because they tend to offer poor value. There are, for example, two British Airways American Express Corporate Cards, .....

I don’t write much about small business credit cards on Head for Points, because they tend to offer poor .....

20 Sep 201320 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

A fortnight ago, two interesting transfer bonuses were announced, both of which I covered. American Express is offering selected charge card holders a 20%-30% bonus on transfer from Membership .....

A fortnight ago, two interesting transfer bonuses were announced, both of which I covered. American Express .....

19 Sep 201319 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

PointsPay is an interesting way of cashing out airline miles – for real cash. PointsPay is not new, launching in 2012. It has also failed to take off in a major way, since Etihad Guest is the .....

PointsPay is an interesting way of cashing out airline miles – for real cash. PointsPay is not new, .....

17 Sep 201317 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

This year, on Saturday 7th December, we will see the first ‘Small Business Saturday’ in the UK. This has been a successful US event for a number of years, encouraging shoppers to visit .....

This year, on Saturday 7th December, we will see the first ‘Small Business Saturday’ in the UK. .....

16 Sep 201316 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

If you are opted in to receive junk email from American Express, charge card holders should have had an email yesterday offering them a conversion bonus if they moved their Membership Rewards points .....

If you are opted in to receive junk email from American Express, charge card holders should have had an .....

4 Sep 20134 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 72 comments

A quick reminder that July 31st is the last possible day to transfer American Express Membership Rewards points to Jumeirah Sirius. Amex has been very sneaky (or very stupid) over publicising this. On .....

A quick reminder that July 31st is the last possible day to transfer American Express Membership Rewards .....

30 Jul 201330 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

When three people email me about something, then something is definitely ‘up’!  For the last few weeks, some American Express Platinum card holders have been mysteriously receiving bonus .....

When three people email me about something, then something is definitely ‘up’!  For the last few .....

29 Jul 201329 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments