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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.
You can read our full review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card here. You can apply for the card here.
The latest travel company to offer a cashback offer on American Express cards is Qatar Airways. The offer is £80 back on £800+ spend. We have had numerous comments from people who have this offer so .....
The latest travel company to offer a cashback offer on American Express cards is Qatar Airways. The offer is .....
5 Feb 20205 February 2020 • 113 comments
American Express is currently offering £100 cashback on purchases of £1,000 or more with Malaysia Airlines. It appears to be highly targetted and does not seem to be on any of the British Airways .....
American Express is currently offering £100 cashback on purchases of £1,000 or more with Malaysia Airlines. .....
4 Feb 20204 February 2020
I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit cards. It is the Money section if you have a copy – the link is here but there .....
I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit .....
26 Jan 202026 January 2020 • 35 comments
On Tuesday we covered the unveiling of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. Unfortunately this is not a brand new product. It is a rebranding of the existing Starwood Preferred Guest American .....
On Tuesday we covered the unveiling of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. Unfortunately this is not a .....
17 Jan 202017 January 2020 • 103 comments
Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses. Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus and potentially move on. However, if you are .....
Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses. Get a card, spend .....
7 Jan 20207 January 2020 • 99 comments
American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. When this offer has run in the past there have been two versions: £50 back on a £200 spend £200 back on a £600 spend This time .....
American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. When this offer has run in the past .....
7 Jan 20207 January 2020 • 75 comments
It is now almost two 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 two years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge .....
4 Jan 20204 January 2020 • 76 comments
You can get yourself £150 credit for Claridges, The Berkeley or The Connaught. This offer has appeared on a number of American Express cards, although it is less interesting than I thought. There are .....
You can get yourself £150 credit for Claridges, The Berkeley or The Connaught. This offer has appeared on a .....
4 Jan 20204 January 2020
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 cards 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 .....
1 Jan 20201 January 2020 • 79 comments
Shop Small is back for 2019. If you have an American Express credit or charge card, you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from today until 22nd December with ‘Shop Small’. .....
Shop Small is back for 2019. If you have an American Express credit or charge card, you can make big savings .....
7 Dec 20197 December 2019 • 109 comments
American Express has launched a number of new cashback deals to help cut the cost of your Christmas shopping. These are a very generous group of offers. However, if my own family cards are anything .....
American Express has launched a number of new cashback deals to help cut the cost of your Christmas shopping. .....
3 Dec 20193 December 2019 • 166 comments
A new American Express cashback offer has appeared for the Bicester Village shopping outlet in Oxfordshire. This may show on all, some or none of your Amex cards under the ‘Offers’ .....
A new American Express cashback offer has appeared for the Bicester Village shopping outlet in Oxfordshire. .....
16 Nov 201916 November 2019
American Express and Waitrose have extended their current cashback deal, which appears on quite a lot of cards. You need to check the ‘Offers’ tab on the online statement page for each .....
American Express and Waitrose have extended their current cashback deal, which appears on quite a lot of .....
8 Nov 20198 November 2019
American Express has launched two good new cashback deals. You may see these offers on some, none or all of our cards – you need to look at the online statement page and look under the .....
American Express has launched two good new cashback deals. You may see these offers on some, none or all of .....
5 Nov 20195 November 2019
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