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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.

Plaza Premium lounge in Heathow Terminal 2 now available on Priority Pass

Next week I will be running a full review of the Plaza Premium lounge in the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow. I was lucky enough to be given a private tour last week. I was told at the time that they were .....

Next week I will be running a full review of the Plaza Premium lounge in the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow. I was .....

by Rob Burgess8 comments

Get £10 cashback via American Express with £60 World Duty Free spend

This deal has been around for a few weeks but I never got around to giving it a full post – the time has come to rectify that. Until 30th September, you will receive a £10 American Express .....

This deal has been around for a few weeks but I never got around to giving it a full post – the time has .....

by Rob Burgess5 comments

What are the best credit card deals for September 2014?

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the page for September. There is a sense of deja vu in the market (again) with the current special offers being focussed on the .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the page for September. There is a .....

by Rob Burgess58 comments

New American Express statement credit offers launched

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A batch of new ‘statement credit’ offers appeared on my American Express online account yesterday. .....

by Rob Burgess24 comments

Impressive new Escape lounge opens at East Midlands Airport

I have been impressed by the ‘Escape’ lounge at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 3 on the two occasions that I have used it.  I was pleased to hear that a new .....

I have been impressed by the ‘Escape’ lounge at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 3 on the .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

Virgin Black credit card bonus now permanently tripled – and other top deals

For the last few months, until mid July, Virgin Flying Club was running some very aggressive sign-up deals on its two credit cards. Most impressive was the deal on the Virgin Black credit card.  This .....

For the last few months, until mid July, Virgin Flying Club was running some very aggressive sign-up deals on .....

by Rob Burgess47 comments

Spend 2 x £25, get £25 back with American Express Summer Shopping Online

Most British Airways American Express cardholders were emailed about this offer on Tuesday, but you can also take part if you have any other American Express card. The first 24,000 people to register .....

Most British Airways American Express cardholders were emailed about this offer on Tuesday, but you can also .....

by Rob Burgess60 comments

Report your American Express card cancellation retention offers

I get occasional emails from Head for Points readers asking me if it is worth trying to ‘bargain’ with American Express over threatening to cancel your card, hoping to get a lucrative .....

I get occasional emails from Head for Points readers asking me if it is worth trying to ‘bargain’ .....

by Rob Burgess57 comments

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