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.
News in brief: Delta to launch Glasgow to New York flights for summer 2017 Delta, the 49% shareholder of Virgin Atlantic, has announced a new Glasgow to New York service for Summer 2017. This will .....
News in brief: Delta to launch Glasgow to New York flights for summer 2017 Delta, the 49% shareholder of .....
13 Jun 201613 June 2016 • 51 comments
In a day or so I will review my recent trip on one of the brand new Eurostar e320 trains – keep an eye out for it. Today, I wanted to remind you about the ease with which you can use American .....
In a day or so I will review my recent trip on one of the brand new Eurostar e320 trains – keep an eye .....
5 Jun 20165 June 2016 • 30 comments
I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles and hotel points. I have pulled together both of these .....
I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few .....
10 May 201610 May 2016 • 74 comments
Yesterday I wrote about the amazing Etihad business class fares currently available. These include business class to Australia on an A380 from as little as £1,275 (starting in Istanbul) or £1,400 .....
Yesterday I wrote about the amazing Etihad business class fares currently available. These include business .....
9 Apr 20169 April 2016 • 67 comments
Whilst Head for Points focusses heavily on the Gold, Platinum, Starwood and British Airways American Express cards, there are some other products in the portfolio. There is the Nectar card, the .....
Whilst Head for Points focusses heavily on the Gold, Platinum, Starwood and British Airways American Express .....
4 Apr 20164 April 2016 • 33 comments
It has always annoyed me that you cannot redeem Amex Membership Rewards points for Waitrose / John Lewis gift cards. I thought that things may change when John Lewis finally abandoned paper gift .....
It has always annoyed me that you cannot redeem Amex Membership Rewards points for Waitrose / John Lewis gift .....
21 Feb 201621 February 2016 • 13 comments
News in brief: Starwood opens a second European Element hotel Starwood opened its Amsterdam ‘Element’ hotel yesterday. This is looking like a good value Starwood Preferred Guest .....
News in brief: Starwood opens a second European Element hotel Starwood opened its Amsterdam .....
9 Feb 20169 February 2016 • 30 comments
A reader emailed me over Christmas with a question about ‘convertible’ points. This person was the sort who had an urge to transfer points across to Avios as soon as he earned them. .....
A reader emailed me over Christmas with a question about ‘convertible’ points. This person was .....
4 Jan 20164 January 2016 • 95 comments
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up to 10,000 Membership Rewards points per year for 1.5p each. This facility is mentioned on .....
One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme is the ability to buy up .....
28 Nov 201528 November 2015 • 17 comments
News in brief: British Airways announces two new Greek destinations British Airways will be operating two new routes to Greece next Summer. From 30th April, it will fly to Kalamata twice per week .....
News in brief: British Airways announces two new Greek destinations British Airways will be operating two new .....
20 Nov 201520 November 2015 • 12 comments
This is probably of interest to only around 10 HfP readers, but those 10 people will be very happy. Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury hotel group, was a UK Amex Membership Rewards hotel partner for a .....
This is probably of interest to only around 10 HfP readers, but those 10 people will be very happy. Jumeirah, .....
24 Oct 201524 October 2015 • 64 comments
Many Head for Points readers find themselves in the following dilemma from time to time. They want to close their American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum card, but they .....
Many Head for Points readers find themselves in the following dilemma from time to time. They want to close .....
12 Oct 201512 October 2015 • 38 comments
The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from them. Click here to see the other articles. It is inevitable .....
The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone .....
14 Sep 201514 September 2015 • 37 comments
This is the second part of the updated article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon. You need to remember that you .....
This is the second part of the updated article I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero .....
8 Aug 20158 August 2015 • 21 comments
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