Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card 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 Credit Card here. You can apply for the card here.
After a short break, it is time for the return of 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 directory of all 25 .....
After a short break, it is time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going .....
7 Sep 20157 September 2015 • 42 comments
American Express has launched a new wave of cashback offers. To see what you have been targetted for, log in to your American Express account and click on ‘Offers’ on the statement page. .....
American Express has launched a new wave of cashback offers. To see what you have been targetted for, log in .....
2 Sep 20152 September 2015 • 52 comments
News in brief: Tesco Grocery code still running Reader Robert emailed to remind me that there is a functioning Tesco Grocery code out there with a surprisingly long expiry date. Code XXNNRR gives an .....
News in brief: Tesco Grocery code still running Reader Robert emailed to remind me that there is a functioning .....
19 Aug 201519 August 2015 • 29 comments
News in brief: £50 Apple cashback deal with Amex American Express is repeating an Apple promotion which originally ran last year, offering £50 statement credit on a purchase of £500 or more. I was .....
News in brief: £50 Apple cashback deal with Amex American Express is repeating an Apple promotion which .....
12 Aug 201512 August 2015 • 47 comments
Until early 2013, American Express allowed you to transfer your Membership Rewards points to someone else for a £15 fee. This option no longer exists. However …. The terms and conditions .....
Until early 2013, American Express allowed you to transfer your Membership Rewards points to someone else for .....
21 Jul 201521 July 2015 • 40 comments
In Part 1 of Holiday Tips yesterday, I looked at ways to earn points when booking airport car parking. Today I want to provide an updated look at the best ways to earn points when using your credit .....
In Part 1 of Holiday Tips yesterday, I looked at ways to earn points when booking airport car parking. Today I .....
8 Jul 20158 July 2015 • 50 comments
News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit your BA Amex, SPG Amex, Amex Gold or Amex Platinum online account over the weekend. These .....
News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit .....
9 Jun 20159 June 2015 • 27 comments
If you registered for the ‘£10 cashback when you spend £30 on amazon.co.uk’ offer two weeks ago, you have until Tuesday evening to spend your £30. Remember that you do not need to buy .....
If you registered for the ‘£10 cashback when you spend £30 on amazon.co.uk’ offer two weeks ago, .....
8 Jun 20158 June 2015 • 25 comments
American Express has launched a generous new offer for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card. Until June 30th, you will receive £50 statement credit when you spend £100 or more .....
American Express has launched a generous new offer for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....
2 Jun 20152 June 2015 • 101 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback deal in association with the Post Office – and a pretty generous one at that. I wrote back in April about how the Post Office had begun to accept .....
American Express has launched a new cashback deal in association with the Post Office – and a pretty .....
1 Jun 20151 June 2015 • 90 comments
American Express has, literally, just launched a very generous new promotion in association with amazon.co.uk. Only 8,000 Amex cards can be registered for this offer. The regular readers of Head for .....
American Express has, literally, just launched a very generous new promotion in association with amazon.co.uk. .....
21 May 201521 May 2015 • 149 comments
If you had begun to think that the American Express statement credit deals were getting rather too eclectic (Plenish Cleanse? Paper London?), the good news is that a new raft of deals was launched .....
If you had begun to think that the American Express statement credit deals were getting rather too eclectic .....
28 Apr 201528 April 2015 • 92 comments
In one swoop, the Post Office has become the largest retail network in the UK to accept American Express cards. As of last week, all 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK are accepting Amex for .....
In one swoop, the Post Office has become the largest retail network in the UK to accept American Express .....
13 Apr 201513 April 2015 • 93 comments
American Express has relaunched the Preferred Rewards Gold card today. This has involved a rejig of the benefits package which, for many people, makes it a poorer deal. This is the new benefits .....
American Express has relaunched the Preferred Rewards Gold card today. This has involved a rejig of the .....
9 Apr 20159 April 2015 • 99 comments
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