There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to articles on their charge cards.  It has been a while since I looked at the programme in .....

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to .....

3 Aug 20153 August 2015 by Rob Burgess • 30 comments

Until early 2013, American Express allowed you to transfer your Membership Rewards points to someone else for a £15 fee.  This option no longer exists. However …. The terms and conditions .....

Until early 2013, American Express allowed you to transfer your Membership Rewards points to someone else for .....

21 Jul 201521 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

In my article on Friday I showed how difficult it will be to earn the new top tier status in IHG Rewards Club. Unless you spend £37,500 in a calendar year on the IHG Rewards Club Premium Visa or .....

In my article on Friday I showed how difficult it will be to earn the new top tier status in IHG Rewards Club. .....

14 Jul 201514 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 105 comments

News in brief: Interesting Hilton Terminal 5 deal Amazon Local is currently selling a good package for the Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 5.  Note that this hotel is NOT connected to Terminal 5 and .....

News in brief: Interesting Hilton Terminal 5 deal Amazon Local is currently selling a good package for the .....

9 Jul 20159 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Two weeks ago, I asked for your help in putting together a list of the actual (as opposed to promised) time taken to transfer points from American Express Membership Rewards to various airline and .....

Two weeks ago, I asked for your help in putting together a list of the actual (as opposed to promised) time .....

5 Jul 20155 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

One option for using your American Express Membership Rewards points which is often forgotten about is converting them to Nectar points. The transfer rate is 1:1.  The minimum transfer is just 1 .....

One option for using your American Express Membership Rewards points which is often forgotten about is .....

22 Jun 201522 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

I’d like to enlist your help in a new crowdsourcing operation. A fairly common question I get asked by email is how long it takes American Express to transfer Membership Rewards points to a .....

I’d like to enlist your help in a new crowdsourcing operation. A fairly common question I get asked by .....

21 Jun 201521 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Last night, many of us received emails from American Express advertising another cashback deal with Amazon. You will receive £10 back if you spend £35 on amazon.co.uk before the end of July. .....

Last night, many of us received emails from American Express advertising another cashback deal with Amazon. .....

20 Jun 201520 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Eurostar Frequent Traveller (not to be confused with Eurostar Plus Points, their leisure-based loyalty scheme) announced on Thursday that it was introducing a ‘part points, part cash’ .....

Eurostar Frequent Traveller (not to be confused with Eurostar Plus Points, their leisure-based loyalty scheme) .....

5 May 20155 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

A couple of articles appeared in the UK press over the weekend linked to the decision by Capital One to scrap, completely, the rewards on its cashback cards.  The Daily Mail one is here.  This has .....

A couple of articles appeared in the UK press over the weekend linked to the decision by Capital One to scrap, .....

14 Apr 201514 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

Last week I wrote about the temporary improvement to the British Airways ‘part pay with Avios’ offer.  Until April 29th, you can use your Avios for a discount on selected long-haul BA .....

Last week I wrote about the temporary improvement to the British Airways ‘part pay with Avios’ .....

13 Apr 201513 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

American Express has relaunched the Preferred Rewards Gold card today.  This has involved a rejig of the benefits package which, for many people, makes it a poorer deal. This is the new benefits .....

American Express has relaunched the Preferred Rewards Gold card today.  This has involved a rejig of the .....

9 Apr 20159 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 99 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.  This meant that, when a reader .....

I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few .....

26 Mar 201526 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

There are a few ‘things’ ‘going on’ with the airline partners attached to the American Express International Dollar and International Euro cards at the moment.  I thought it .....

There are a few ‘things’ ‘going on’ with the airline partners attached to the American .....

13 Mar 201513 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments