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Amex Rewards Credit Card

The American Express Rewards Credit Card – ARCC – is a free basic Amex card that still lets you earn Membership Rewards points and access American Express offers. The card has a sign-up bonus of 10,000 Membership Rewards points.

It is an excellent card for keeping your Membership Rewards balance active if you want to cancel an Amex Platinum or Preferred Rewards Gold card.

You can read our full review of the American Express Rewards Credit Card here.  You can apply for the card here.

Review: the American Express Rewards credit card

This is our review of the American Express Rewards credit card (‘ARCC’). It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not .....

This is our review of the American Express Rewards credit card (‘ARCC’). It is part of our series .....

by Rob Burgess8 comments

Get 250 Membership Rewards points or Avios for £5 spend on American Express

American Express has launched a simple but effective card offer. If you targetted, you will earn 250 bonus Membership Rewards points when you spend £5 ANYWHERE, online or in-store, that accepts .....

American Express has launched a simple but effective card offer. If you targetted, you will earn 250 bonus .....

by Rhys Jones

What can you do with American Express Membership Rewards points?

Starting tomorrow, I am re-running our series of credit card reviews.  These cover all of the core UK credit and charge cards which offer travel rewards. As the first four reviews cover cards which .....

Starting tomorrow, I am re-running our series of credit card reviews.  These cover all of the core UK credit .....

by Rob Burgess74 comments

American Express has closed two Amex Rewards Credit Card variants

One of the downsides of cancelling an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card or Platinum charge card is that you are required to empty out your Membership Rewards points account. The .....

One of the downsides of cancelling an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card or Platinum charge .....

by Rob Burgess76 comments

American Express rolls out more spend-based bonuses

10 day ago we wrote about a new spend-based bonus promotion launched by American Express for many people – but not everyone – who have Preferred Rewards Gold or The Platinum Card.  The .....

10 day ago we wrote about a new spend-based bonus promotion launched by American Express for many people .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

Lots of new American Express cashback offers launched for hotel stays

A new wave of American Express cashback deals has been launched. You can see what you are targeted for by visiting the Amex website and looking at the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement .....

A new wave of American Express cashback deals has been launched. You can see what you are targeted for by .....

by Rob Burgess81 comments

What are the top 10 reasons to get the American Express Rewards Credit Card?

Why should you get the American Express Rewards Credit Card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for an American Express Rewards Credit .....

Why should you get the American Express Rewards Credit Card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ .....

by Rob Burgess

Five reasons to keep your Amex Gold card after the free first year

I get quite a few emails from holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card asking what they should do after their first year. With the recent changes to the American Express .....

I get quite a few emails from holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card asking what .....

by Rob Burgess204 comments

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