American Express has announced a sharp rise in annual fees on many of its UK personal and business credit and charge cards. There will be no compensatory change in any of the benefit packages. .....

American Express has announced a sharp rise in annual fees on many of its UK personal and business credit and .....

11 Oct 202311 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 157 comments

EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out .....

EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has .....

25 Sep 202325 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 202 comments

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by now that .....

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit cards. If .....

18 Jul 202318 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

According to the Wimbledon website, the American Express cardmember lounge is returning for the 2023 tournament which starts next Monday. You can see the details on the Wimbledon website here. Because .....

According to the Wimbledon website, the American Express cardmember lounge is returning for the 2023 .....

27 Jun 202327 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. There are nine UK credit cards .....

What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points .....

24 Jun 202324 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out a card with an upfront annual fee, you would receive a pro-rata fee refund if you .....

American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you .....

19 Jun 202319 June 2023 by Rob Burgess • 220 comments

Marriott Bonvoy is currently running an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card. Since we first covered this deal, we’ve also seen bonuses launched on the two .....

Marriott Bonvoy is currently running an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit .....

26 May 202326 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points tends to focus on the first two types. I thought it was worth another look at the three .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points .....

22 May 202322 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

It is very rare that we see as many credit and charge cards running ‘special’ sign-up bonuses at once as we see at the moment. Whilst this is great news for you, it is also easy to get .....

It is very rare that we see as many credit and charge cards running ‘special’ sign-up bonuses at .....

11 May 202311 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has brought back an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card. Since we first covered this deal, we’ve also seen bonuses launched on the two .....

Marriott Bonvoy has brought back an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit .....

6 May 20236 May 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

The Marriott Bonvoy American Express lets you earn miles with 38 different frequent flyer schemes if you convert the Bonvoy points. This is a benefit which no other UK credit card can match. For .....

The Marriott Bonvoy American Express lets you earn miles with 38 different frequent flyer schemes if you .....

17 Apr 202317 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

Marriott Bonvoy has brought back an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card. Until 30th May 2023, the sign-up bonus is doubled from 20,000 Marriott Bonvoy points to .....

Marriott Bonvoy has brought back an increased sign-up bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit .....

13 Apr 202313 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

This is our review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not .....

This is our review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of our .....

8 Apr 20238 April 2023 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of putting the cost of gas and electricity onto an American Express card. This is unfortunate, .....

Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of .....

19 Mar 202319 March 2023 by Rhys Jones • 106 comments