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.

Get cheap Bollinger for Christmas via an Amex / Laithwaites offer

If you are looking to stock up on champagne for Christmas, an interesting offer was flagged up in the comments section this week by babyg. Many American Express cards currently feature an offer from .....

If you are looking to stock up on champagne for Christmas, an interesting offer was flagged up in the comments .....

by Rob Burgess102 comments

What is the best Star Alliance credit card?

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out. Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have .....

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s .....

by Rob Burgess36 comments

Get 20,000 Avios bonus with ‘free for a year’ Amex Gold

Our credit cards directory lists 12 different personal credit cards in the UK which offer travel rewards.  For the beginner to this hobby, however, there is one obvious piece of plastic to .....

Our credit cards directory lists 12 different personal credit cards in the UK which offer travel .....

by Rob Burgess4 comments

Co-Op launches an American Express cashback deal

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with the Co-Op. You will receive £5 cashback when you spend £15 in-store. This is widely available. Don’t confuse it, however, with an offer .....

American Express has launched a new cashback deal with the Co-Op. You will receive £5 cashback when you spend .....

by Rob Burgess

Get up to £100 Amex cashback with Hilton, IHG and Leading Hotels of the World

Another batch of hotel cashback offers have hit American Express cards. This means that virtually all of the major chains are currently offering cashback via American Express, although you may not be .....

Another batch of hotel cashback offers have hit American Express cards. This means that virtually all of the .....

by Rhys Jones64 comments

More American Express cashback card offers launched

Yesterday we covered an interesting Santander Cycles American Express card offer. This would get you 1,000 Membership Rewards points for a £6 outlay. There are a number of other American Express .....

Yesterday we covered an interesting Santander Cycles American Express card offer. This would get you 1,000 .....

by Rob Burgess

Amex Business cardholders can sell their Membership Rewards points for 0.9p

American Express has launched a very interesting offer for holders of American Express Business Gold and American Express Business Platinum. This is the same offer which was made available to holders .....

American Express has launched a very interesting offer for holders of American Express Business Gold and .....

by Rob Burgess19 comments

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