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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.
We often get asked about the differences between American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card from American Express. In truth, virtually the only thing that Amex Gold and Amex .....
We often get asked about the differences between American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card .....
4 Jan 20254 January 2025 • 25 comments
This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. If you are planning your credit card strategy for 2025, this article will help you decide which cards .....
This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. If you are .....
1 Jan 20251 January 2025 • 33 comments
American Express is currently offering an increased sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, from 20,000 to 30,000 points. If you meet the bonus criteria, you will .....
American Express is currently offering an increased sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards .....
27 Dec 202427 December 2024 • 4 comments
I was on LinkedIn last week when a post appeared asking if I owned a restaurant – and if I did, was I interested in joining the Amex Dining 10% cashback programme? I clicked the link and it took .....
I was on LinkedIn last week when a post appeared asking if I owned a restaurant – and if I did, was I .....
22 Dec 202422 December 2024 • 78 comments
Airport lounge access card Priority Pass is not just about lounges. It also has deals with many airport restaurants where you can receive a free or discounted meal by showing your Priority Pass card. .....
Airport lounge access card Priority Pass is not just about lounges. It also has deals with many airport .....
3 Dec 20243 December 2024 • 13 comments
If you have an American Express Credit Card - as opposed to a Charge Card - you may have seen Plan It appear in the App or in your Online Account for a feature - Instalment Plans from American .....
If you have an American Express Credit Card - as opposed to a Charge Card - you may have seen Plan It .....
22 Nov 202422 November 2024 • 99 comments
Back in August we covered Bluechain, a company which allows you to pay invoices with a credit card. Bluechain charges your credit card, adds a small fee and sends a bank transfer to the company to .....
Back in August we covered Bluechain, a company which allows you to pay invoices with a credit card. Bluechain .....
13 Nov 202413 November 2024 • 84 comments
American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card from 20,000 to 30,000 points. If you meet the bonus criteria, you will receive 30,000 .....
American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card .....
6 Nov 20246 November 2024 • 38 comments
American Express is currently running big sign-up bonuses on its small business cards but you are running out of time to apply. Interestingly, as we covered in more detail in a separate article, all .....
American Express is currently running big sign-up bonuses on its small business cards but you are running out .....
21 Oct 202421 October 2024 • 22 comments
Back in July 2023, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. Here’s our story. Up to this point, the company had taken a more holistic view. It was .....
Back in July 2023, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. .....
14 Oct 202414 October 2024 • 57 comments
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement .....
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal .....
13 Oct 202413 October 2024 • 33 comments
American Express is currently running special sign-up bonuses on American Express Business Gold (FREE for a year) and American Express Business Platinum. Even better, ALL restrictions on getting .....
American Express is currently running special sign-up bonuses on American Express Business Gold (FREE for .....
9 Oct 20249 October 2024 • 8 comments
In this article I want to take a look at The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card. This card comes with a very generous sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert .....
In this article I want to take a look at The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card. This card .....
8 Oct 20248 October 2024 • 4 comments
This is the second of two articles on how American Express supplementary cards work. In Part One yesterday we looked at why you might want to add a supplementary card to your account and how to earn a .....
This is the second of two articles on how American Express supplementary cards work. In Part One yesterday we .....
8 Oct 20248 October 2024 • 26 comments
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