Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

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.

American Express is bringing back its cardmember lounge at Wimbledon

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 .....

by Rob Burgess21 comments

What is the best Avios credit card?

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 .....

by Rob Burgess45 comments

EXCLUSIVE: No more pro-rata fee refunds for UK American Express cardholders

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 .....

by Rob Burgess219 comments

How to use your American Express Business £100 or £150 of Dell credit

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 .....

by Rob Burgess9 comments

Save £100 on a £300 spend at Small Luxury Hotels – and earn Hyatt points

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. I have it on my Platinum card but not my British Airways Premium Plus American Express card. My wife has it on .....

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. I have it on my .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

Get 10% cashback at 1,000+ restaurants for three months with American Express

American Express has launched a big new promotion for holders of its non-cobrand cards. If you have, and I quote, an “American Express Platinum Cashback Everyday Credit Card, American Express .....

American Express has launched a big new promotion for holders of its non-cobrand cards. If you have, and I .....

by Rob Burgess

Review: the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card (Amex Gold)

This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or .....

This is our review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (Amex Gold) credit card. It is part of our .....

by Rob Burgess30 comments

LAST CALL: Get 60,000 points – and no fee in Year 1 – with Amex Business Gold

American Express is currently running the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. The deals end on Thursday 30th March. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything else we see. If .....

American Express is currently running the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. The deals .....

by Rob Burgess

Review: the American Express Business Gold card

If you are looking for an Amex business card, American Express offers two core products in the UK.  This review looks at the American Express Business Gold charge card.  Our review of the .....

If you are looking for an Amex business card, American Express offers two core products in the UK.  This .....

by Rob Burgess

Which energy suppliers let you pay your bill with an American Express card?

Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of putting the cost of gas and electricity onto an American Express card. This is unfortunate, .....

Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of .....

by Rhys Jones105 comments

Get free Deliveroo Plus Silver status if you have Amazon Prime

If you have the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card, you will be benefitting from 2 x £5 monthly credits towards Deliveroo orders. This is worth £120 per year if used in full. If you are .....

If you have the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card, you will be benefitting from 2 x £5 monthly .....

by Rob Burgess12 comments

ENDS THU: Get 60,000 or 120,000 points with Amex Business Gold or Platinum

American Express is currently running the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a business payment card. For the last two years, American Express has been setting new records for the biggest .....

American Express is currently running the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a business payment .....

by Rob Burgess6 comments

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