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.
If you are self-employed or pay tax outside PAYE for other reasons, 31st January is the day that you will need to make your final tax payment for the 2013-2014 tax year. (EDIT: This article is now .....
If you are self-employed or pay tax outside PAYE for other reasons, 31st January is the day that you will need .....
12 Jan 201512 January 2015 • 83 comments
It is time for our monthly round up of what is new, what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. What’s new? Not much, to be honest. I was .....
It is time for our monthly round up of what is new, what is coming and what is going in the world of UK .....
11 Jan 201511 January 2015 • 59 comments
When bmi British Midland still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. British Airways was a core member of the oneworld alliance, and bmi British .....
When bmi British Midland still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. .....
31 Dec 201431 December 2014 • 16 comments
I first wrote about this topic 18 months ago, but I thought it was worth re-running. It needed updating to reflect the new earning structure for buying petrol at Esso garages, the fact that you no .....
I first wrote about this topic 18 months ago, but I thought it was worth re-running. It needed updating to .....
28 Dec 201428 December 2014 • 56 comments
American Express has launched what I assume will be its final batch of ‘statement credit’ offers for the year. You can access these deals with either an American Express-issued card .....
American Express has launched what I assume will be its final batch of ‘statement credit’ offers .....
13 Dec 201413 December 2014 • 78 comments
It is time for our monthly round up of what is new, what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. What’s new? Not much, to be honest. .....
It is time for our monthly round up of what is new, what is coming and what is going in the world of UK .....
7 Dec 20147 December 2014 • 22 comments
Saturday 6th December is the second outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a slightly more welcome US import than Black Friday! It is, in theory, little more than a PR .....
Saturday 6th December is the second outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a .....
5 Dec 20145 December 2014 • 93 comments
The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to appear. You have probably received a letter or email about the main American Express deals, although .....
The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to appear. .....
15 Nov 201415 November 2014 • 47 comments
American Express has launched two new discount deals with airline partners. South African Airways is offering £75 cashback when you spend £750 or more on an SAA flight via their flysaa website. You .....
American Express has launched two new discount deals with airline partners. South African Airways is offering .....
9 Nov 20149 November 2014 • 7 comments
This very generous offer – £50 cashback – has just been launched as part of the American Express partnership with TripAdvisor. The Amex / TripAdvisor arrangement is an odd one. Once .....
This very generous offer – £50 cashback – has just been launched as part of the American Express .....
6 Nov 20146 November 2014 • 81 comments
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn .....
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....
5 Nov 20145 November 2014 • 56 comments
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think and beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think .....
4 Nov 20144 November 2014 • 58 comments
Last week I wrote about the generous new American Express promotion from Transport for London. It is offering £5 cashback when you spend £5 or more on tube, bus and rail tickets in London when you .....
Last week I wrote about the generous new American Express promotion from Transport for London. It is offering .....
31 Oct 201431 October 2014 • 92 comments
American Express has launched a few more special cardmember offers. You can see if you have been targeted for these deals by logging onto your online account, going into each card you have and .....
American Express has launched a few more special cardmember offers. You can see if you have been targeted for .....
26 Oct 201426 October 2014 • 84 comments
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