This is the second part of our two articles on how American Express supplementary cards work. In Part One earlier in the week we looked at why you might want to add a supplementary card to your account and how to earn a few thousand […]
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card
The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card is a hugely popular card among miles and points collectors in the UK. This is because of its generous sign-up bonus, two free airport lounge passes and the lack of a fee for the first year.
Our main article reviewing the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card is here. You can learn more and apply for the card via the Amex website.
Can you get an Amex sign-up bonus if you already have the same card as a supplementary?
4 May 2019 By 39 Comments
What bonus can you get for adding a free Amex supplementary card to your account?
2 May 2019 By
I wasn’t planning to do another American Express article this week, but something came up in the comments to the article on Monday (and comes up in my emails with worrying regularity) which made me think that we should take a proper look at American […]
New American Express / Laithwaites cashback offer launched
26 April 2019 By
We have a long history of writing about points-earning wine deals on Head for Points. Unfortunately the days when Tesco Wine would offer 1,500 Clubcard points (3,600 Avios) for buying 12 bottles of wine are long gone, as indeed is Tesco Wine itself. British Airways […]
15% cashback with taxi app Gett
25 April 2019 By
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett which operates in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Coventry, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle. The offer may or may not be showing under the ‘Offers’ section on the Amex app or website for one of your […]
What are the top UK credit card sign-up deals by £ value?
22 April 2019 By
What I thought might be interesting to look at today, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. How do I value my miles and points? The biggest question mark is […]
The beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not
17 April 2019 By
As we covered yesterday, American Express has announced a 2nd round of ‘no notice’ changes to its personal credit and charge cards. The details are here. This follows the changes made in late March to the rules on how you qualify for a sign-up bonus. […]
MORE AMEX CUTS: Some sign-up bonuses and referral bonuses reduced, with immediate effect
16 April 2019 By
Last month American Express made some aggressive – and frankly confusing – changes to the rules regarding who qualifies for a sign-up bonus on its personal UK cards. My summary of the Amex sign-up rule changes is here. There are now further changes. This time American […]
Five reasons to keep your Amex Gold card after the free first year
14 April 2019 By
I get quite a few emails from holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card asking what they should do after their first year. With the recent changes to the American Express sign-up rules, which mean that you can no longer cancel your […]
American Express brings back ‘Shop Small’ – but only for 80,000 people
28 March 2019 By
‘Shop Small’ is one of the most popular American Express promotions. Running annually in the Autumn, it offers £5 cashback every time you spend £10 at a designated ‘small shop’. You are limited to one transaction per card per shop, but you can earn in as […]
Have you had problems with the American Express / Bremont deal?
28 March 2019 By
A couple of weeks ago we highlighted a very generous deal being offered by British watch brand Bremont via American Express. If you were targeted by American Express for this offer and signed up, you would receive £400 cashback with a £500+ spend at Bremont. […]
An interesting quirk in the new Amex sign-up rules we missed, and other updates
24 March 2019 By
There has been a lot to digest about the new American Express sign-up bonus rules in the last few days. Apart from everything we have discussed so far – see here and here – there was something I missed. For one group of people, getting […]
Should you leave American Express for 24 months until you can get a new sign-up bonus?
23 March 2019 By
We have spent a lot of time in the last few days discussing the new American Express sign-up bonus policy. In most cases, you need to cancel all of your personal American Express cards and wait two years before you would qualify for any new […]
The beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not
22 March 2019 By
On 21st March 2019, American Express made some major changes to the rules on how you qualify for a sign-up bonus. I have put together this one page summary of the new rules. I will add a link to this page to the sidebar on the […]
BIG NEWS: American Express blocks multiple sign-up bonuses, starting immediately
21 March 2019 By
American Express unveiled massive changes to its UK card sign-up bonuses last night. This will effectively end card churning for most people. Before I go on, I want to stress one thing. The new rules on bonuses do NOT stop you applying for any of […]
What is the best sign-up strategy now for someone with NO American Express cards?
21 March 2019 By
This is Part 2 of our discussion on changes to the personal American Express card sign-up bonuses. The main article is here. This article was updated on 16th April to reflect changes in some sign-up bonus levels. Despite these massive changes, the good news is that it […]
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