Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
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.
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 .....
2 Sep 20192 September 2019
If you have a large chunk of travel spending coming up, travel agency Trailfinders is offering selected American Express cardholders £100 cashback when you spend £1,000. If you are targeted for this .....
If you have a large chunk of travel spending coming up, travel agency Trailfinders is offering selected .....
31 Aug 201931 August 2019 • 84 comments
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card they should get. These often come with the caveat “but I don’t want to pay .....
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card .....
18 Aug 201918 August 2019 • 101 comments
American Express has launched one of its easiest ever conditional spend offers. If you are targetted, you will receive £10 or 1000 Avios, depending on your card, when you spend £30 in participating .....
American Express has launched one of its easiest ever conditional spend offers. If you are targetted, you will .....
14 Aug 201914 August 2019
The wave of changes to the UK American Express card portfolio this year now seems to have settled down, although I am still waiting for the Starwood Preferred Guest card to relaunch under the Marriott .....
The wave of changes to the UK American Express card portfolio this year now seems to have settled down, .....
12 Aug 201912 August 2019 • 158 comments
I got an email from a reader last week asking about the difference between American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card from American Express. He thought it was a simple question with .....
I got an email from a reader last week asking about the difference between American Express Preferred Rewards .....
5 Aug 20195 August 2019 • 77 comments
Amazon is currently offering an exclusive £25 discount code for some or all Amex Gold, Green and Platinum card holders when they spend £40 or more. This offer expires on 31st July. If you .....
Amazon is currently offering an exclusive £25 discount code for some or all Amex Gold, Green and Platinum .....
26 Jul 201926 July 2019 • 41 comments
American Express has launched a new ‘Shop Small’ offer. Don’t get too excited – you can only use this once. You will get a £5 statement credit when you spend £10+ at a .....
American Express has launched a new ‘Shop Small’ offer. Don’t get too excited – you .....
23 Jul 201923 July 2019
American Express is about to announce another round of product changes. These will impact ALL credit cards (British Airways, Starwood, Nectar, Costco, Preferred Rewards Gold etc). The good news is .....
American Express is about to announce another round of product changes. These will impact ALL credit cards .....
22 Jul 201922 July 2019 • 67 comments
10 day ago we wrote about a new spend-based bonus promotion launched by American Express for many people – but not everyone – who have Preferred Rewards Gold or The Platinum Card. The .....
10 day ago we wrote about a new spend-based bonus promotion launched by American Express for many people .....
11 Jul 201911 July 2019 • 1 comment
If our review of Malaysia Airlines Business Suite has got you interested in their service (a review of Business Class follows next week), the airline has just launched a 15% discount code for UK .....
If our review of Malaysia Airlines Business Suite has got you interested in their service (a review of .....
6 Jul 20196 July 2019
American Express has launched a new bonus points offer for many people – but not everyone – who have Preferred Rewards Gold or The Platinum Card. The deal may also be available to .....
American Express has launched a new bonus points offer for many people – but not everyone – who .....
2 Jul 20192 July 2019 • 151 comments
American Express has teamed up with Wimbledon to offer a variety of amenities during the 2019 tournament, which starts on Monday. This includes a members lounge. You can see the details on the .....
American Express has teamed up with Wimbledon to offer a variety of amenities during the 2019 tournament, .....
29 Jun 201929 June 2019 • 30 comments
A new wave of American Express cashback deals has been launched. You can see what you are targeted for by visiting the Amex website and looking at the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement .....
A new wave of American Express cashback deals has been launched. You can see what you are targeted for by .....
25 Jun 201925 June 2019 • 81 comments
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