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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.
You can read our full review of The American Express Rewards Credit Card here. You can apply for the card here.
There are quite a few comings and goings with American Express cashback deals worth mentioning, so I have put them together in this article. £100 cashback on £350 spend at Mr Porter A new Mr Porter .....
There are quite a few comings and goings with American Express cashback deals worth mentioning, so I have put .....
3 Nov 20203 November 2020 • 121 comments
Last week I did a piece for This Is Money about the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, to help a reader who was unsure whether he should retain the card after the free first year. .....
Last week I did a piece for This Is Money about the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, to .....
28 Sep 202028 September 2020 • 47 comments
One of the downsides of cancelling an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or Platinum charge card is that you are required to empty out your Membership Rewards points account. If you don’t, .....
One of the downsides of cancelling an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or Platinum charge card is that .....
23 Aug 202023 August 2020 • 52 comments
What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. All of these cards add a 3% .....
What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios .....
25 Jun 202025 June 2020
In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Today .....
In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this .....
18 Jun 202018 June 2020
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think. Beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think. .....
17 Jun 202017 June 2020
Today is the first day that all High Street shops in England are allowed to re-open, regardless of whether they are considered ‘essential’ or not. To celebrate, American Express is .....
Today is the first day that all High Street shops in England are allowed to re-open, regardless of whether .....
15 Jun 202015 June 2020 • 93 comments
Can you keep your Membership Rewards points when cancelling an American Express Gold or Platinum card? One of the downsides of cancelling an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or Platinum charge .....
Can you keep your Membership Rewards points when cancelling an American Express Gold or Platinum card? One of .....
16 May 202016 May 2020
If you’ve been reading the Head for Points comments section, you will know that many readers have been discussing how ‘Section 75’ can help get them refunds from airlines or hotel groups .....
If you’ve been reading the Head for Points comments section, you will know that many readers have been .....
17 Apr 202017 April 2020 • 170 comments
We ran an article yesterday to explain how American Express treats refunds made to your card. As I pointed out, a refund counts against your annual spend if you are trying to earn an annual .....
We ran an article yesterday to explain how American Express treats refunds made to your card. As I .....
16 Apr 202016 April 2020 • 87 comments
In the last few weeks we have had a constant stream of emails asking us if American Express is offering any help to people struggling to hit their sign-up bonus spend threshold. This is often £3,000 .....
In the last few weeks we have had a constant stream of emails asking us if American Express is offering any .....
4 Apr 20204 April 2020 • 28 comments
The second biggest topic in my inbox at the moment, after airlines not refunding payments, is the cancellation of fee-charging American Express cards. Most of these relate to American Express .....
The second biggest topic in my inbox at the moment, after airlines not refunding payments, is the cancellation .....
31 Mar 202031 March 2020 • 108 comments
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’ .....
12 Mar 202012 March 2020
On Tuesday we covered the unveiling of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. Unfortunately this is not a brand new product. It is a rebranding of the existing Starwood Preferred Guest American .....
On Tuesday we covered the unveiling of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. Unfortunately this is not a .....
17 Jan 202017 January 2020 • 103 comments
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