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American Express Gold card

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.

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 card here.  You can apply for the card here.

Get £10 off a Ryanair ticket with Amex as it launches ‘Business Plus’

I don’t know how many American Express Platinum card customers fly with Ryanair.  Amex presumably has the data, and so there is probably a good reason why there is a new offer showing on my .....

I don’t know how many American Express Platinum card customers fly with Ryanair.  Amex presumably has .....

by Rob Burgess36 comments

New Amex offer for London Westfield – get £20 off a £100 spend

American Express is running a promotion with both of the mega Westfield shopping malls in London. Until 31st August, which does not give you long, you will receive a £20 statement credit when you .....

American Express is running a promotion with both of the mega Westfield shopping malls in London. Until 31st .....

by Rob Burgess83 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 Amex 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 cancellation counter-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

Six new statement credit deals from American Express, including Debenhams

American Express has launched another batch of cashback offers available. You need to activate these offers before using them. If you have an Amex-issued Amex card: On a desktop PC, log in to your .....

American Express has launched another batch of cashback offers available. You need to activate these offers .....

by Rob Burgess13 comments

Why American Express Gold is back in the No1 spot for sign-up bonuses

For the last 5 months or so, the long-term title holder of the ‘best miles and points credit card for newcomers’ award has been in flux. Between November and January, I was encouraging .....

For the last 5 months or so, the long-term title holder of the ‘best miles and points credit card for .....

by Rob Burgess31 comments

Lots of free Hailo taxi credit for American Express cardholders

Following on from their recent promotion (which Head for Points readers exhausted within a few hours), American Express and London taxi app Hailo have launched another collaboration. This one could be .....

Following on from their recent promotion (which Head for Points readers exhausted within a few hours), .....

by Rob Burgess29 comments

American Express USA bans card churning …. UK to follow?

Follow a number of rumours in recent weeks, American Express’s USA operation has now confirmed that card ‘churning’ will not be allowed from 2nd May. Here is the statement that it .....

Follow a number of rumours in recent weeks, American Express’s USA operation has now confirmed that card .....

by Rob Burgess93 comments

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