Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card is our top choice for your first ‘miles and points’ credit card.
It has no annual fee for the first year, comes with four free airport lounge passes and £120 of annual Deliveroo credit and has a very generous sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points.
You can read our full review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card here. You can apply for the card here.
The American Express cardmember lounge is returning to Wimbledon for the 2025 tournament which starts on Monday. Assuming nothing has changed, here are some photos from 2022 taken by reader Alex. .....
The American Express cardmember lounge is returning to Wimbledon for the 2025 tournament which starts on .....
27 Jun 202527 June 2025 • 34 comments
In 2023, American Express brought back minimum income requirements for its UK personal and small business cards. Between 2016 and 2023, the company took a more holistic view of your finances. After .....
In 2023, American Express brought back minimum income requirements for its UK personal and small business .....
17 Jun 202517 June 2025 • 111 comments
‘The Hotel Collection’ is one of the lesser known benefits of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card, so I thought it was worth a look at how it works. It’s not just .....
‘The Hotel Collection’ is one of the lesser known benefits of the American Express Preferred .....
16 Jun 202516 June 2025 • 20 comments
American Express has emailed holders of the Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card to say that, from 15th October, the annual spend bonus is being reduced. It won’t impact too many people, I .....
American Express has emailed holders of the Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card to say that, from 15th October, .....
13 Jun 202513 June 2025 • 37 comments
Until TONIGHT (Tuesday) American Express is offering an increased sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card, up from 20,000 to 30,000 .....
Until TONIGHT (Tuesday) American Express is offering an increased sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a .....
27 May 202527 May 2025 • 1 comment
Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. Amongst other family cards, I have it on my Business Platinum card. It seems that Amex is now experimenting .....
Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. Amongst other family .....
25 May 202525 May 2025 • 26 comments
It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. This article has been updated to include the Hilton Honors debit cards, launched in .....
It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard .....
19 May 202519 May 2025 • 18 comments
We have covered Bluechain, a company which allows you to pay invoices, business or personal, with a credit card, a couple of times in the last few months. Bluechain charges your credit card, adds a .....
We have covered Bluechain, a company which allows you to pay invoices, business or personal, with a credit .....
16 May 202516 May 2025 • 99 comments
Airport lounge access card Priority Pass is not just about lounges. It also has deals with many airport restaurants where you can receive a free or discounted meal by showing your Priority Pass card. .....
Airport lounge access card Priority Pass is not just about lounges. It also has deals with many airport .....
14 May 202514 May 2025 • 43 comments
American Express has launched a special offer for anyone who holds the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card and who has never added a free supplementary cardholder. Until 21st May, the .....
American Express has launched a special offer for anyone who holds the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....
11 May 202511 May 2025 • 9 comments
This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) Credit Card. This review is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing .....
This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) Credit Card. This review is part .....
3 May 20253 May 2025 • 33 comments
American Express and Hertz have a long standing partnership that gets American Express Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders (click for our review) extra benefits when renting a car. We cover the car .....
American Express and Hertz have a long standing partnership that gets American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....
21 Apr 202521 April 2025 • 15 comments
We haven’t mentioned it for a month, but American Express is still offering an increased sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card, .....
We haven’t mentioned it for a month, but American Express is still offering an increased sign-up bonus .....
19 Apr 202519 April 2025 • 6 comments
American Express is currently running special sign-up offers on its two small business cards. Even better, a change to the rules last year means that if you are accepted, you WILL get the sign-up .....
American Express is currently running special sign-up offers on its two small business cards. Even better, a .....
7 Apr 20257 April 2025 • 2 comments
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