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American Express Membership Rewards

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.

Chasing my 1,500 bonus Amex Membership Rewards points from Admiral

After my success in chasing up my missing Mr Porter points, I turned my attention to my missing 1,500 Membership Rewards points from the Admiral promotion last November. As I originally wrote here, .....

After my success in chasing up my missing Mr Porter points, I turned my attention to my missing 1,500 .....

by Rob Burgess28 comments

Chasing Mr Porter

Back in October, American Express offered Platinum cardholders 1,000 bonus Membership Reward points if they bought something from online luxury mens retailer Mr Porter.  Gold members got a similar .....

Back in October, American Express offered Platinum cardholders 1,000 bonus Membership Reward points if they .....

by Rob Burgess12 comments

Five things to think about with the 25%-30% Membership Rewards bonus

A lot of people with an American Express charge card got an email yesterday offering them a conversion bonus if they moved their Membership Rewards points into airline miles. There seem to be two .....

A lot of people with an American Express charge card got an email yesterday offering them a conversion bonus .....

by Rob Burgess26 comments

My Amex Travel 5,000 bonus points have posted …. for £8.25 spend

If you read this article from a few days ago, I am pleased to say that the promotion is working exactly as planned. The deal is that Amex Platinum cardholders can get 5,000 bonus Membership Rewards .....

If you read this article from a few days ago, I am pleased to say that the promotion is working exactly as .....

by Rob Burgess41 comments

It seems BA Amex holders CAN get the 50,000 points Amex Platinum bonus

The American Express Platinum charge card has an astounding sign-up bonus at present – 50,000 Membership Rewards points.  These are worth 50,000 Avios, or a whole heap of other things. Yes, .....

The American Express Platinum charge card has an astounding sign-up bonus at present – 50,000 Membership .....

by Rob Burgess22 comments

Great new card offer – get 40,000 Avios with the Amex Business Gold Card

I tend not to cover small business credit cards on Head for Points because they don’t offer great value. There are, for example, two British Airways American Express Corporate Cards, which I .....

I tend not to cover small business credit cards on Head for Points because they don’t offer great value. .....

by Rob Burgess6 comments

Get triple Membership Rewards points on all bookings via Amex Travel

As per this web page, Amex is offering triple Membership Rewards points (ie 3 per £1) on all bookings made via the Amex Travel website. The offer is valid on bookings made up to January 31st. If you .....

As per this web page, Amex is offering triple Membership Rewards points (ie 3 per £1) on all bookings made .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

Did you catch the American Express Membership Rewards / Tesco deal yesterday?

Yesterday afternoon saw one of those crazy moments in the miles and points game. It started at 3.36pm, when a poster on Flyertalk callyed Richyo said that he had just redeemed 4,000 American Express .....

Yesterday afternoon saw one of those crazy moments in the miles and points game. It started at 3.36pm, when a .....

by Rob Burgess44 comments

Some historic HfP credit card articles still worth a read

Alongside the post today on the latest credit card news, I wanted to highlight a few articles from last year which are worth a read if you have made a New Year resolution to change the miles and .....

Alongside the post today on the latest credit card news, I wanted to highlight a few articles from last year .....

by Rob Burgess

The best miles and points deals we saw in 2012

So, the end of 2012 is here. And, overall, it has been a good one for the miles and points collector. The stand-out deal, without a doubt, was the Lloyds TSB Avios credit card promotion. There has .....

So, the end of 2012 is here. And, overall, it has been a good one for the miles and points collector. The .....

by Rob Burgess8 comments

Last chance to get your 500 free Membership Rewards points

Just a quick reminder – especially for anyone who has only recently got an American Express Platinum or Preferred Rewards Gold card – that 31st December is the last day to claim your 500 .....

Just a quick reminder – especially for anyone who has only recently got an American Express Platinum or .....

by Rob Burgess11 comments

Which credit card should I use to pay for our holiday?

As you read this I should be sitting on a beach in the Middle East.  Last week, though, I was having a debate with myself about how to pay the hotel bill! It’s not that I can’t .....

As you read this I should be sitting on a beach in the Middle East.  Last week, though, I was having a .....

by Rob Burgess12 comments

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