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.
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 .....
1 Oct 20241 October 2024
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 .....
18 Sep 202418 September 2024 • 28 comments
American Express has made a substantial change to the rules covering the sign-up bonuses on American Express Business Gold and American Express Business Platinum. The new rules? There are no rules. If .....
American Express has made a substantial change to the rules covering the sign-up bonuses on American Express .....
12 Sep 202412 September 2024 • 108 comments
American Express has brought back big sign-up bonuses on its small business cards. Interestingly, as we cover in more detail in a separate article, all restrictions on receiving a sign-up bonus have .....
American Express has brought back big sign-up bonuses on its small business cards. Interestingly, as we cover .....
12 Sep 202412 September 2024 • 77 comments
American Express has brought back the generous Amex Dining offer which ran in the spring. It has been expanded from American Express Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders to holders of The Platinum Card. .....
American Express has brought back the generous Amex Dining offer which ran in the spring. It has been expanded .....
9 Sep 20249 September 2024 • 54 comments
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 .....
1 Sep 20241 September 2024
It turns out that it has been five years since we wrote about the American Express lounge at The O2 arena in London. I got to visit it for the first time recently (I’m normally hiding away in .....
It turns out that it has been five years since we wrote about the American Express lounge at The O2 arena in .....
1 Sep 20241 September 2024 • 33 comments
Three new UK airport restaurants have joined Priority Pass. At Birmingham International, The Factory Bar & Kitchen has joined. This is the first restaurant at Birmingham to sign up. At Newcastle .....
Three new UK airport restaurants have joined Priority Pass. At Birmingham International, The Factory Bar & .....
6 Aug 20246 August 2024 • 4 comments
You may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. The answer is simple: all American Express spend targets are based on NET spend, not GROSS .....
You may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. The .....
20 Jul 202420 July 2024 • 52 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 25,000 .....
American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card .....
16 Jul 202416 July 2024
For a while now, when you make a purchase with an American Express card which offers Membership Rewards points, Amex has been trying to get you to pay with points. It’s annoying. And, even .....
For a while now, when you make a purchase with an American Express card which offers Membership Rewards .....
15 Jul 202415 July 2024 • 42 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 25,000 .....
American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card .....
9 Jul 20249 July 2024 • 1 comment
The American Express cardmember lounge is returning for the 2024 tournament which starts on Monday. There will also be a new ‘Amex Pavilion’ on the Hill. If you are wondering what .....
The American Express cardmember lounge is returning for the 2024 tournament which starts on Monday. There will .....
29 Jun 202429 June 2024 • 43 comments
What is the best Avios credit card for you? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. There are nine UK credit .....
What is the best Avios credit card for you? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios .....
6 Jun 20246 June 2024
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