Amex Membership Rewards still offering 20% bonus on train ticket redemptions
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One of my favourite American Express Membership Rewards offers is East Coast Trains, oddly enough.
I just noticed that this ‘temporary’ special offer is still running, about a year after it started, so I wanted to highlight it again.
You can redeem your Membership Rewards points for East Coast Trains evouchers. The standard redemption rate is 0.5p per point (based on £25 multiples). However, Amex is offering a 20% bonus on all redemptions.
With the 20% bonus, you are getting 0.6p per Membership Rewards points. This isn’t fantastic, by any means, but a heck of a lot better than any of the other ‘pseudo cash’ redemptions, such as statement credit or buying travel through the Amex website. It is also far better than all of the other gift card options.
What really makes this offer work well, though, is how it is constructed.
You receive your e-voucher INSTANTLY. Click ‘Redeem’ on the Membership Reward website and up pops your voucher code. You enter this into the East Coast website and you are instantly in credit and ready to buy train tickets.
The East Coast website sells tickets for ALL train companies, including Heathrow Express
East Coast charges no booking fees and no credit card fees. There is a £1 postage charge, but you can avoid this by collecting your ticket from a ticket machine at the station.
Next time you find yourself having to book a train ticket, bear this in mind. It only takes a couple of minutes to generate the e-voucher and you can instantly get your ticket booked.
Full details can be found on the Membership Rewards website here.
Want to earn more points from credit cards? – March 2024 update
If you are looking to apply for a new credit card, here are our top recommendations based on the current sign-up bonuses.
In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.
You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:
Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard
Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review
Barclaycard Avios Mastercard
5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review
You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the best of the other deals currently available.
British Airways American Express Premium Plus
25,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard
15,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review
Earning miles and points from small business cards
If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers:
SPECIAL OFFER: You receive a huge 120,000 Membership Rewards points if you apply for American Express Business Platinum by 9th April 2024. You receive 80,000 points for spending £12,000 within 90 days and a further 40,000 points if you retain the card for 14 months. Click here to apply.
SPECIAL OFFER: You receive 60,000 Membership Rewards points if you apply for American Express Business Gold by 9th April 2024. Remember that the card is FREE for the first year. You receive 40,000 points for spending £6,000 within 90 days and a further 20,000 points if you retain the card for 14 months. Click here to apply.
British Airways Accelerating Business American Express
30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review
American Express Business Platinum
Crazy 120,000 points bonus (to 9th April) and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
Huge 60,000 points sign-up bonus (until 9th April) and free for a year Read our full review
Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa
Get a 10,000 points bonus plus an extra 500 points for our readers Read our full review
For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending.
Barclaycard Select Cashback credit card
2% cashback on all your business spend for 3 months (1% thereafter) and no annual fee Read our full review
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