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.
This is Part 2 of my article about the new Curve Card subscription plans which launched on Monday. Part 1, which reviews the flagship Curve Metal product, is here. To summarise the changes: The .....
This is Part 2 of my article about the new Curve Card subscription plans which launched on Monday. Part 1, .....
28 Jan 201928 January 2019 • 298 comments
We don’t do very many ‘first principles’ articles on Head for Points. However, I ran a version of this article a year ago and it was very popular. More importantly, I’ve .....
We don’t do very many ‘first principles’ articles on Head for Points. However, I ran a .....
7 Jan 20197 January 2019 • 271 comments
Today I want to take a look at the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. I mention this card quite a bit on Head for Points but if you are new to this hobby then it might not be .....
Today I want to take a look at the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. I mention this card .....
3 Jan 20193 January 2019 • 156 comments
American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. There are a couple of versions. The most generous, which I got, is a whopping £200 back on a £600 spend via Amex Travel. The .....
American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. There are a couple of versions. The .....
19 Dec 201819 December 2018
American Express has launched a new batch of hotel cashback offers. Some, all or none of these deals may be available for registration under the ‘Offers’ tab online of one of your .....
American Express has launched a new batch of hotel cashback offers. Some, all or none of these deals may be .....
4 Dec 20184 December 2018
Shop Small is back! If you have an American Express credit or charge card (unless it is a Lloyds Avios one), you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from tomorrow (Saturday) until 16th .....
Shop Small is back! If you have an American Express credit or charge card (unless it is a Lloyds Avios one), .....
1 Dec 20181 December 2018 • 241 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett which operates in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Coventry, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle. The offer may or may not .....
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett which operates in London, Bristol, .....
30 Nov 201830 November 2018
Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched a new promotion to encourage you to download their app. Full details are on the Shangri-La website here. You will receive 250 points if you download the app .....
Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched a new promotion to encourage you to download their app. Full details are .....
30 Nov 201830 November 2018
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with BP. You may, or may not, find this under the ‘Offers’ section of the online statement page of one or more of your Amex cards and .....
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with BP. You may, or may not, find this under the .....
29 Nov 201829 November 2018 • 250 comments
Curve Card is an all-in-one payment wallet and aggregator that is popular amongst Head for Points readers. I describe Curve in detail here, but in summary: Curve Card (a debit Mastercard) is free - .....
Curve Card is an all-in-one payment wallet and aggregator that is popular amongst Head for Points readers. I .....
26 Nov 201826 November 2018 • 269 comments
We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 2.99% foreign exchange fee added to most credit and debit card transactions outside the UK. For personal travel you might want to .....
We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 2.99% foreign exchange fee added to most .....
21 Nov 201821 November 2018 • 170 comments
For a couple of years, Amazon has been offering a £15 discount on a £25 spend for anyone who links their Amex Gold or Amex Platinum card to their amazon.co.uk account and part-pays with Membership .....
For a couple of years, Amazon has been offering a £15 discount on a £25 spend for anyone who links their .....
19 Nov 201819 November 2018 • 105 comments
American Express has launched a generous spend bonus on its Gold and Platinum cards. If you have an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or Platinum card, check the ‘Offers’ currently .....
American Express has launched a generous spend bonus on its Gold and Platinum cards. If you have an American .....
9 Nov 20189 November 2018
I wanted to take a look another look what is out there in the way of UK Star Alliance credit cards, since access to earning via a credit or charge card is often a key factor in choosing a .....
I wanted to take a look another look what is out there in the way of UK Star Alliance credit cards, since .....
6 Nov 20186 November 2018 • 52 comments
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