Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Membership Rewards is the rewards currency for many American Express cards including the The Platinum Card, American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The American Express Rewards Credit Card. You can see a card comparison here.
You can convert Membership Rewards points into many other hotel, airline and retail schemes including Avios, Virgin Flying Club, Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy and even Amazon credit. For a complete list of all UK Amex Membership Rewards transfer partners, click here.
This article looks at the best value partners to use your Membership Rewards with.
What can you do with American Express Membership Rewards points? Who are the best UK Membership Rewards partners? Today I wanted to do one of our occasional ‘first principles’ articles .....
What can you do with American Express Membership Rewards points? Who are the best UK Membership Rewards .....
3 Oct 20223 October 2022 • 23 comments
Some recent press coverage elsewhere (eg Business Traveller here, by the ever-excellent Alex McWhirter) has drawn attention to the huge spike in Eurostar ticket prices since the pandemic eased. This .....
Some recent press coverage elsewhere (eg Business Traveller here, by the ever-excellent Alex McWhirter) has .....
30 Sep 202230 September 2022 • 145 comments
What is the American Express Centurion card? What does it cost and what are the benefits in the UK? We very rarely write about the UK American Express Centurion card, or ‘The Black Card’ .....
What is the American Express Centurion card? What does it cost and what are the benefits in the UK? We very .....
23 Sep 202223 September 2022 • 80 comments
American Express Business Platinum has launched two new benefits for cardmembers today. I think that they go some of the way towards closing the benefits gap with the personal version of American .....
American Express Business Platinum has launched two new benefits for cardmembers today. I think that they go .....
24 Aug 202224 August 2022 • 70 comments
American Express is currently running a ‘best ever’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points plus a £200 Amex Travel credit when you take out The Platinum Card and spend £6,000 in your .....
American Express is currently running a ‘best ever’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points plus .....
23 Aug 202223 August 2022 • 43 comments
Today is a symbolic moment for the UK payment cards industry, although – in a sign of the times – it won’t actually impact many people. The American Express Green Card has been .....
Today is a symbolic moment for the UK payment cards industry, although – in a sign of the times – .....
3 Aug 20223 August 2022 • 76 comments
Emirates has released the first batch of Arsenal football tickets for 2022/23 for Emirates Skywards members who have miles to redeem. You can also use American Express Membership Rewards points .....
Emirates has released the first batch of Arsenal football tickets for 2022/23 for Emirates Skywards members .....
27 Jul 202227 July 2022 • 20 comments
Can you buy American Express Membership Rewards points? Interestingly, yes. One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 .....
Can you buy American Express Membership Rewards points? Interestingly, yes. One of the lesser known features .....
24 Jun 202224 June 2022 • 13 comments
This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon. You need to remember that .....
This is the second part of the updated article I began two weeks ago, discussing the best ways to ‘zero .....
19 Jun 202219 June 2022 • 30 comments
If you have a small business, American Express Business Platinum offers you an easy route to a big Avios boost. With American Express Business Platinum, you will receive a sign-up bonus of 40,000 .....
If you have a small business, American Express Business Platinum offers you an easy route to a big Avios .....
18 Jun 202218 June 2022 • 15 comments
As you may know, Head for Points turned 10 last month. To help us celebrate, American Express has kindly provided prizes for an exclusive Head for Points reader competition to win tickets to a range .....
As you may know, Head for Points turned 10 last month. To help us celebrate, American Express has kindly .....
15 Jun 202215 June 2022 • 5 comments
Registration is open today for the Summer 2022 version of American Express Shop Small. The campaign runs from 20th to 26th June. This is far shorter than the 2021 version which ran for almost three .....
Registration is open today for the Summer 2022 version of American Express Shop Small. The campaign runs from .....
13 Jun 202213 June 2022 • 43 comments
The Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme announced a devaluation yesterday. The email announcing this said that “We are committed to ….. providing greater value to your KrisFlyer .....
The Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer programme announced a devaluation yesterday. The email announcing this said .....
8 Jun 20228 June 2022 • 29 comments
A few readers dropped me an email to ask about a new Qatar Airways Privilege Club transfer bonus from financial institutions into Avios. Details are on the Qatar Airways website here. On the face of .....
A few readers dropped me an email to ask about a new Qatar Airways Privilege Club transfer bonus from .....
3 Jun 20223 June 2022
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