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.
Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting trick which you can use at retailers which do not take American Express. This assumes that .....
Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting .....
7 Oct 20237 October 2023 • 70 comments
A while ago I did a piece for the Daily Mail’s This Is Money section about the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, to help a reader who was unsure whether he should retain the .....
A while ago I did a piece for the Daily Mail’s This Is Money section about the American Express .....
5 Oct 20235 October 2023
This article looks at the American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex family which, in one scenario, can prove incredibly useful.. You may be thinking of cancelling .....
This article looks at the American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex .....
26 Sep 202326 September 2023 • 49 comments
EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out .....
EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has .....
25 Sep 202325 September 2023 • 198 comments
American Express has a great benefit for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. You will receive £120 per annum of Deliveroo credit. This is a permanent card benefit, not .....
American Express has a great benefit for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card. .....
23 Sep 202323 September 2023
We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 3% foreign exchange fee added to most credit and debit card transactions outside the UK. For personal travel you might want to .....
We write a lot on Head for Points about ways to minimise the 3% foreign exchange fee added to most credit .....
13 Aug 202313 August 2023 • 51 comments
American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card from 20,000 to 25,000 points. This is the first special offer we’ve seen on this card .....
American Express has increased the sign-up bonus on the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card .....
5 Aug 20235 August 2023 • 7 comments
Back in 2016, American Express removed the minimum income requirements from its UK personal and small business cards. The plan was to take a more holistic view of your finances. A single person living .....
Back in 2016, American Express removed the minimum income requirements from its UK personal and small business .....
20 Jul 202320 July 2023 • 234 comments
It is now five years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. The good news was that it was replaced by the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....
It is now five years since American Express withdrew the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold charge card. .....
16 Jul 202316 July 2023 • 22 comments
A generous hotel cashback offer has popped up on many American Express cards from Millennium Hotels & Resorts, which runs the Millennium and Copthorne brands. You will receive £70 cashback on a .....
A generous hotel cashback offer has popped up on many American Express cards from Millennium Hotels & .....
4 Jul 20234 July 2023 • 33 comments
According to the Wimbledon website, the American Express cardmember lounge is returning for the 2023 tournament which starts next Monday. You can see the details on the Wimbledon website here. Because .....
According to the Wimbledon website, the American Express cardmember lounge is returning for the 2023 .....
27 Jun 202327 June 2023 • 21 comments
What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. There are nine UK credit cards .....
What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points .....
24 Jun 202324 June 2023 • 45 comments
American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out a card with an upfront annual fee, you would receive a pro-rata fee refund if you .....
American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you .....
19 Jun 202319 June 2023 • 219 comments
One interesting and often-forgotten benefit of the American Express Business Gold card and the American Express Business Platinum card is annual Dell credit. It’s a strong benefit, especially .....
One interesting and often-forgotten benefit of the American Express Business Gold card and the American .....
17 Jun 202317 June 2023 • 9 comments
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