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American Express Gold card

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.

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 Credit Card here.  You can apply for the card here.

What are the best credit card deals for December 2014?

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 .....

by Rob Burgess22 comments

Get £5 back on a £10 purchase via American Express ‘Shop Small’

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 .....

by Rob Burgess93 comments

New American Express deals for airport and High Street shopping launched

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 I .....

The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to appear. You .....

by Rob Burgess47 comments

New Amex cashback offers with Aer Lingus and South African Airways

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 .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

Get £50 cashback when you spend £150 at American Express Travel

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 .....

by Rob Burgess81 comments

What is the best Avios credit card? (Part 2: on-going earning rates)

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 .....

by Rob Burgess56 comments

What is the best Avios credit card? (Part 1: comparing sign-up bonuses)

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 .....

by Rob Burgess58 comments

Do badly chosen American Express promotions cheapen the brand?

I accidentally started a mini-debate at Flyertalk yesterday when I criticised a new American Express promotional offer. If I take a look at my American Express Platinum account online, two new .....

I accidentally started a mini-debate at Flyertalk yesterday when I criticised a new American Express .....

by Rob Burgess78 comments

What are the best credit card deals for October 2014?

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the screen for October. What’s new? The latest special offer on the British Airways American Express cards ended in .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the screen for October. What’s .....

by Rob Burgess42 comments

Review: the American Express Business Gold card

If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK.  Today I am reviewing the American Express Gold Business charge card.  My review of the .....

If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK.  Today I .....

by Rob Burgess

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