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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.

This is the best card for a miles and points beginner

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 .....

by Rob Burgess

What is the best American Express strategy if you earn under £35,000?

A few months ago, 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 .....

A few months ago, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. Here’s .....

by Rob Burgess114 comments

Get £70 cashback with a new IHG and American Express hotel promotion

IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement page. .....

IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal .....

by Rob Burgess54 comments

American Express raises the annual fee on many of its cards

American Express has announced a sharp rise in annual fees on many of its UK personal and business credit and charge cards. There will be no compensatory change in any of the benefit packages. .....

American Express has announced a sharp rise in annual fees on many of its UK personal and business credit and .....

by Rob Burgess157 comments

What is the best use of American Express points?

What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles .....

What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using .....

by Rob Burgess29 comments

How to boost your Amex spend by using PayPal for online purchases

Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting trick which you can use at retailers which do not take American Express. This assumes that .....

Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting .....

by Rob Burgess71 comments

Six reasons to keep your Amex Gold card after the free first year

A while ago I did a piece for the Daily Mail’s This Is Money section about the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, to help a reader who was unsure whether he should retain the .....

A while ago I did a piece for the Daily Mail’s This Is Money section about the American Express .....

by Rob Burgess

Cancelling Amex Gold or Amex Plat this week? Here’s how to save your points

This article looks at the American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex family which, in one scenario, can prove incredibly useful.. You may be thinking of cancelling .....

This article looks at the American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex .....

by Rob Burgess49 comments

Get £120 of Deliveroo credit as an Amex Gold benefit

American Express has a great benefit for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. You will receive £120 per annum of Deliveroo credit. This is a permanent card benefit, not .....

American Express has a great benefit for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. .....

by Rob Burgess

Amex Gold bonus increased to 25,000 points (=25,000 Avios) until Tuesday

American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card from 20,000 to 25,000 points. This is the first special offer we’ve seen on this card .....

American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

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