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.
As we announced on Monday, American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything else we see. If you or someone .....
As we announced on Monday, American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK .....
24 Feb 202224 February 2022 • 32 comments
We know first-hand how difficult it can be to run your own business. The last few years have been tough on many SME owners and it came as no surprise to hear that the rate of burn-out amongst .....
We know first-hand how difficult it can be to run your own business. The last few years have been tough on .....
22 Feb 202222 February 2022
Last year, American Express® launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a business payment card, and they have brought it back once more. .....
Last year, American Express® launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a business payment .....
21 Feb 202221 February 2022 • 100 comments
News in brief: The day HfP nearly caused its first divorce Back in 2016, Head for Points had a day when it picked up a lot of traffic from Mumsnet. This is not a normal source of new readers. I .....
News in brief: The day HfP nearly caused its first divorce Back in 2016, Head for Points had a day when it .....
15 Feb 202215 February 2022 • 26 comments
For the first time, at least as far as I can remember, American Express has launched a cashback deal with John Lewis. It isn’t hugely generous and, based on my cards, it is quite restricted, but .....
For the first time, at least as far as I can remember, American Express has launched a cashback deal with John .....
13 Feb 202213 February 2022 • 67 comments
This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or .....
This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. It is part of our .....
8 Feb 20228 February 2022 • 19 comments
It’s time for our annual rank of 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 over the value of the .....
It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard .....
7 Feb 20227 February 2022 • 31 comments
If you are looking for an Amex business card, American Express offers two core products in the UK. This review looks at the American Express Business Gold charge card. Our review of the .....
If you are looking for an Amex business card, American Express offers two core products in the UK. This .....
1 Feb 20221 February 2022
This article will look at how small business owners can use the benefits packages that come with American Express Business Gold Card and American Express Business Platinum Card to make their business .....
This article will look at how small business owners can use the benefits packages that come with American .....
25 Jan 202225 January 2022 • 12 comments
It is now almost four years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. The good news was that it was replaced by the American Express Preferred Rewards .....
It is now almost four years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge .....
4 Jan 20224 January 2022 • 30 comments
This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. It runs through the checklist of which UK American Express bonuses you can get based on the cards you .....
This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. It runs .....
29 Dec 202129 December 2021 • 30 comments
We have dropped this in as an extra Friday article because it is limited to just 2,000 people and, if we left it until the weekend, quite a few people may have gone out spending without registering .....
We have dropped this in as an extra Friday article because it is limited to just 2,000 people and, if we left .....
10 Dec 202110 December 2021 • 31 comments
If you have American Express Business Platinum or American Express Business Gold, you are running out of time to claim your free Dell products for H2 2021. As a reminder: You MUST opt in via this page .....
If you have American Express Business Platinum or American Express Business Gold, you are running out of time .....
10 Dec 202110 December 2021 • 8 comments
American Express Shop Small returns today, Saturday 4th. Whilst Amex has been chipping away at the attractiveness of Shop Small over the last couple of years, it still remains a decent way to save on .....
American Express Shop Small returns today, Saturday 4th. Whilst Amex has been chipping away at the .....
4 Dec 20214 December 2021 • 54 comments
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