Yesterday, I did my best to respond to an email I received asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn Avios points both directly and indirectly .....

Yesterday, I did my best to respond to an email I received asking ‘What is the best credit card for .....

24 May 201324 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I recently had an email asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. This is not as easy an answer as you might think. Whilst there are the BA and Lloyds / TSB cards .....

I recently had an email asking ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. This is .....

23 May 201323 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, you may be interested to know that the latest batch of ‘exclusive member events’ have been loaded onto the website (log-in required). .....

If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, you may be interested to know that the latest batch of .....

10 May 201310 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for May. We have had a couple of great months in terms of new offers being launched. In March, we got the new promotion .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for May. We have had a couple .....

3 May 20133 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I had an email from a reader recently who asked me about how easy it was to ‘churn’ various credit cards, ie cancel them and then reapply, picking up another sign-up bonus. He suggested .....

I had an email from a reader recently who asked me about how easy it was to ‘churn’ various credit .....

29 Apr 201329 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Back in August, I wrote this article about the three different types of credit cards you can hold. To summarise, these are: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus, and will cancel soon afterwards .....

Back in August, I wrote this article about the three different types of credit cards you can hold. To .....

24 Apr 201324 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

I knew it couldn’t last!  (Although it’s annoying it happened on the day that I reviewed the card and gave it a slating for not having a bonus ….) After just three weeks of offering .....

I knew it couldn’t last!  (Although it’s annoying it happened on the day that I reviewed the card .....

27 Mar 201327 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If you didn’t take part this time, don’t worry as I will be re-running this .....

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If .....

26 Mar 201326 March 2013 by Rob Burgess

This is the 3rd of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These articles will be linked to the relevant sections .....

This is the 3rd of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

26 Mar 201326 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

American Express has launched a bonus promotion worth 1,000 Membership Rewards points (= 1,000 Avios, amongst other things) for each new supplementary cardholder you add to your Platinum charge card .....

American Express has launched a bonus promotion worth 1,000 Membership Rewards points (= 1,000 Avios, amongst .....

24 Mar 201324 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

I don’t write much about small business credit cards on Head for Points, because they tend to offer poor value. There are, for example, two British Airways American Express Corporate Cards, .....

I don’t write much about small business credit cards on Head for Points, because they tend to offer poor .....

21 Mar 201321 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

I first wrote on this topic back in November 2012. However, with major changes, I thought it was a good time to re-run the analysis. Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals .....

I first wrote on this topic back in November 2012. However, with major changes, I thought it was a good time .....

18 Mar 201318 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

I receive a continual stream of emails about the Cathay Pacific Marco Polo Gold card that comes with the American Express Platinum charge card. The first question is, not unreasonably: If you get this .....

I receive a continual stream of emails about the Cathay Pacific Marco Polo Gold card that comes with the .....

15 Mar 201315 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Yesterday, a few people found a leaflet on their doormat from American Express entitled “Introducing The Perfect Companion To Your Platinum Card“. Basically – and for reasons which .....

Yesterday, a few people found a leaflet on their doormat from American Express entitled “Introducing .....

10 Mar 201310 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments