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.
On Thursday I wrote about how, from January 1st, you will no longer be able to earn or redeem Avios points when booking a package holiday via avios.com. The changes to avios.com redemptions on January .....
On Thursday I wrote about how, from January 1st, you will no longer be able to earn or redeem Avios points .....
19 Nov 201619 November 2016 • 45 comments
Head for Points is featured in The Daily Mail today (click here to read it). This post originally ran last month but I am repeating it today because I thought it would an interesting introduction .....
Head for Points is featured in The Daily Mail today (click here to read it). This post originally ran last .....
9 Nov 20169 November 2016 • 87 comments
News in brief: Hilton running a ‘40% off’ 4-day APAC flash sale Hilton is due to launch a 96-hour flash sale at 8am today. Discounts are expected to be up to 40% off Best Available Rate, .....
News in brief: Hilton running a ‘40% off’ 4-day APAC flash sale Hilton is due to launch a 96-hour .....
7 Nov 20167 November 2016 • 71 comments
Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be. I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....
Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it .....
26 Oct 201626 October 2016 • 82 comments
News in brief: Win 1 million Membership Rewards points American Express launched a competition yesterday to win 1 million Membership Rewards points …. but it comes with a catch. 1m Membership .....
News in brief: Win 1 million Membership Rewards points American Express launched a competition yesterday to .....
21 Oct 201621 October 2016 • 47 comments
Head for Points is featured in The Daily Mail today. I have pinned this recent article to the home page because I thought it would an interesting introduction any Mail readers who choose to visit .....
Head for Points is featured in The Daily Mail today. I have pinned this recent article to the home page .....
19 Oct 201619 October 2016 • 76 comments
One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro has been to destroy, pretty much, the generous arbitrage that used to be available if you held the American Express .....
One of the downsides of the fall of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro has been to destroy, pretty much, .....
26 Sep 201626 September 2016 • 109 comments
News in brief: American Express launches new cashback deals A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched this week. Some, all or none of these will be available for registration under the .....
News in brief: American Express launches new cashback deals A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched this .....
15 Sep 201615 September 2016 • 99 comments
American Express relaunched its two Platinum cashback cards yesterday with reduced rewards. Whilst this is not strictly relevant for Head for Points, because the cards do not give miles or points, it .....
American Express relaunched its two Platinum cashback cards yesterday with reduced rewards. Whilst this is not .....
10 Aug 201610 August 2016 • 36 comments
Given that the miles and points earned on Amex cards are generally far higher than those earned on Mastercard and Visa transactions, it is always frustrating to visit an online retailer to find that .....
Given that the miles and points earned on Amex cards are generally far higher than those earned on Mastercard .....
4 Jul 20164 July 2016 • 34 comments
Etihad Guest has brought back its offer of a 25% bonus on points you transfer into their scheme. It is 14 months since we last saw this offer. You can find full details of this offer on the Etihad .....
Etihad Guest has brought back its offer of a 25% bonus on points you transfer into their scheme. It is 14 .....
3 Jul 20163 July 2016 • 29 comments
If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK. Today I am reviewing the American Express Platinum Business charge card. My review of the .....
If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK. Today I am .....
20 Jun 201620 June 2016
If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK. Today I am reviewing the American Express Gold Business charge card. My review of the .....
If you are looking for an Amex for business use, American Express offers two products in the UK. Today I .....
19 Jun 201619 June 2016
American Express Membership Rewards has three hotel partners in the UK, assuming you want to redeem for points instead of a voucher for a free room: Hilton HHonors, with a conversion rate of 1:2 .....
American Express Membership Rewards has three hotel partners in the UK, assuming you want to redeem for points .....
19 Jun 201619 June 2016 • 42 comments
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