Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

American Express Gold card

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold 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.

This article explains in greater detail why the American Express Gold card is the best credit card for a miles and points beginner.

You can read our full review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card here.  You can apply for the card here.

Amex Gold bonus increased to 25,000 points (=25,000 Avios) until Tuesday

American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card from 20,000 to 25,000 points. This is the first special offer we’ve seen on this card .....

American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

American Express brings back a minimum income requirement for its cards

Back in 2016, American Express removed the minimum income requirements from its UK personal and small business cards. The plan was to take a more holistic view of your finances. A single person living .....

Back in 2016, American Express removed the minimum income requirements from its UK personal and small business .....

by Rob Burgess236 comments

American Express is bringing back its cardmember lounge at Wimbledon

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 .....

by Rob Burgess21 comments

What is the best Avios credit card?

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 .....

by Rob Burgess46 comments

EXCLUSIVE: No more pro-rata fee refunds for UK American Express cardholders

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 .....

by Rob Burgess220 comments

Thinking of cancelling your American Express Gold or Platinum card?

This article looks at the American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex family which, in one scenario, can prove incredibly useful.. One of the downsides of .....

This article looks at the American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex .....

by Rob Burgess

Save £100 on a £300 spend at Small Luxury Hotels – and earn Hyatt points

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. I have it on my Platinum card but not my British Airways Premium Plus American Express card. My wife has it on .....

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. I have it on my .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

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