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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.
OK, this is a weird one, but I can’t help thinking that it will be welcomed by some Head for Points readers. Priority Pass and Lounge Club, the airport lounge access cards, have opened a new .....
OK, this is a weird one, but I can’t help thinking that it will be welcomed by some Head for Points .....
9 Feb 20179 February 2017 • 99 comments
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our updated directory of all 23 UK travel credit cards can .....
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....
8 Feb 20178 February 2017 • 62 comments
Two bits of American Express-related news today: £15 Amazon discount code extended Amazon has extended its £15 discount code for Amex Gold and Platinum cardholders until 31st October. This came as a .....
Two bits of American Express-related news today: £15 Amazon discount code extended Amazon has extended its .....
8 Feb 20178 February 2017 • 95 comments
If you missed this offer when I wrote about it just before Christmas, or you simply forgot about it in the whirl of the festive season, it isn’t too late. You still have time to save £15 on .....
If you missed this offer when I wrote about it just before Christmas, or you simply forgot about it in the .....
18 Jan 201718 January 2017 • 70 comments
The majority of the credit card posts on Head for Points are focused on exploiting sign-up bonuses. Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus, cancel the card, move on. .....
The majority of the credit card posts on Head for Points are focused on exploiting sign-up bonuses. Get .....
17 Jan 201717 January 2017 • 191 comments
American Express seems to be trialling exclusive cashback deals for Facebook users. Unfortunately, we are about to ruin their experiment by publicising the deal here and generating a few thousand .....
American Express seems to be trialling exclusive cashback deals for Facebook users. Unfortunately, we are .....
10 Jan 201710 January 2017 • 60 comments
News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another wave of its auctions closing soon. Interesting options closing in the next 48 .....
News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line .....
3 Jan 20173 January 2017 • 96 comments
News in brief: The end of the 5,000 points per night UK Hilton redemption Hilton has published its latest list of redemption category changes. With only 11 hotels globally going up in cost, I normally .....
News in brief: The end of the 5,000 points per night UK Hilton redemption Hilton has published its latest list .....
28 Dec 201628 December 2016 • 61 comments
American Express appears to have made a quiet change to its refer a friend scheme without telling anyone. This only impacts anyone who holds a Preferred Rewards Gold card. Until recently, a Gold or .....
American Express appears to have made a quiet change to its refer a friend scheme without telling anyone. .....
23 Dec 201623 December 2016 • 41 comments
Back in October I wrote this article on why I thought the Hilton HHonors Visa was an ideal starting point for someone looking to get their first miles and points credit card. Today, as part of a few .....
Back in October I wrote this article on why I thought the Hilton HHonors Visa was an ideal starting point for .....
21 Dec 201621 December 2016 • 161 comments
American Express sent out an interesting offer to its Gold, Green, Centurion and Platinum cardholders yesterday. You will save £15 on your next Amazon order of £25 or more as long as you part-pay .....
American Express sent out an interesting offer to its Gold, Green, Centurion and Platinum cardholders .....
21 Dec 201621 December 2016 • 179 comments
News in brief: Last day for American Express ‘Shop Small’ Don’t forget that today (Sunday) is the last day for the Amex ‘Shop Small’ offer. You will receive £5 .....
News in brief: Last day for American Express ‘Shop Small’ Don’t forget that today (Sunday) .....
18 Dec 201618 December 2016 • 47 comments
People who drift into this odd hobby of ours often apply for a couple of credit or charge cards almost at random, perhaps because they were on promotion or because they didn’t know any .....
People who drift into this odd hobby of ours often apply for a couple of credit or charge cards almost at .....
4 Dec 20164 December 2016 • 87 comments
If you have ANY American Express credit or charge card – except TSB – you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from today until 18th December with ‘Shop Small’. .....
If you have ANY American Express credit or charge card – except TSB – you can make big savings on .....
3 Dec 20163 December 2016 • 132 comments
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