News in brief: Listen to me on ‘You and Yours’ I did a segment on Radio 4’s ‘You and Yours’ yesterday lunchtime, discussing the recent changes to petrol loyalty with Esso dropping Clubcard and BP dropping Nectar – which Esso is joining! We did a Shopper […]
British Airways American Express cards
The British Airways American Express cards are hugely popular with our readers. The main attraction is the 2-4-1 voucher for Avios redemptions which you receive when you hit the relevant spending target.
Our main review of the free card is here and our review of the Premium Plus card with the £195 fee is here. You can learn more and apply for the cards via the Amex website.
Get £5 back on a £10 purchase via American Express ‘Shop Small’
1 December 2018 By 249 Comments
Shop Small is back! If you have an American Express credit or charge card (unless it is a Lloyds Avios one), you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from tomorrow (Saturday) until 16th December with ‘Shop Small’. American Express is the major UK […]
Bits: IHG ‘buy points’ bonus, 250 free Shangri-La points, 25% cashback with Gett, WOW Air going bust?
30 November 2018 By 169 Comments
News in brief: Last day for 100% bonus when you buy IHG Rewards Club points IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – is running another sale with a bonus of up to 100% when you buy over 5,000 points. […]
Bits: Amex ‘£10 off at BP’ offer, 2000 Hilton Honors points for new members, BA closes Munich lounge
29 November 2018 By 258 Comments
News in brief: £10 cashback offer at BP with American Express American Express has launched a new cashback offer with BP. You may, or may not, find this under the ‘Offers’ section of the online statement page of one or more of your Amex cards […]
Curve is now live with Amex for beta testers – this is how it works
26 November 2018 By 275 Comments
Curve Card is an all-in-one payment wallet and aggregator that is popular amongst Head for Points readers. I describe Curve in detail here, but in summary: Curve Card (a debit Mastercard) is free – in fact Curve will pay you £5 for trying it out […]
Bits: BA schedule changes to Italy and Spain, £5 cashback from Amex with Paypal, Necker Island available on Virgin miles
4 November 2018 By
News in brief: British Airways announces Spain and Italy service changes British Airways has announced a number of changes to its Spanish and Italian networks, including a few switches between Heathrow and Gatwick. Here are the changes: Almeria – moves from Heathrow to Gatwick from […]
Bits: Finnair BA tier point run, Virgin / Tesco bonus?, new Mastercard / Be The First promo
29 October 2018 By
News in brief: An interesting Finnair tier point run Airline Route reports that Finnair is switching its Helsinki to Malaga service to a long-haul A330-300 aircraft between 14th December and 29th March – but only on Friday and Sunday. On other days it will remain […]
Credit & Charge Card Reviews (5): British Airways American Express Premium Plus
29 October 2018 By
This is my review of the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. These articles will be linked […]
Credit & Charge Card Reviews (4): British Airways American Express (BA Amex)
28 October 2018 By
This is my review of the free British Airways American Express (BA Amex) credit card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are worth applying for. These articles will be […]
Bits: 500 free Avios for most BA Amex holders, when your BA flight becomes Air Belgium, ‘Credit Card Reviews’ returns
24 October 2018 By
News in brief: 500 free Avios for British Airways American Express cardholders American Express has launched a no-brainer offer for most British Airways American Express cardholders. Look at the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement page. You should see an offer for 500 Avios when you […]
Bits: 0.84p Avios on Groupon, new £50 Hilton cashback deal from Amex, Park Plaza £139 London deal
20 October 2018 By
News in brief: 2,000 Avios for under £17 via Groupon Spain The Groupon ‘cheap Avios’ promotion in Spain, with Iberia Plus, relaunched last week. Click here for details. The cheapest – and best value – 2,000 Avios package is now back in stock. You are only paying €19 […]
Should you dump your free BA Amex for the Amex Rewards Credit Card? Possibly.
17 October 2018 By
Yes, you read that right. If you have the free British Airways American Express card, I think it is worth thinking about dropping it for the little-known American Express Rewards Credit Card (“ARCC”). We don’t cover the ARCC card much on Head for Points so […]
Bits: 100% bonus when you buy IHG points, Amazon gift cards DO count for £5 Amex cashback credit
13 October 2018 By
News in brief: 100% bonus when you buy IHG Rewards Club points IHG Rewards Club – the InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza etc scheme – is running another sale with a bonus of 100% when you buy over 5,000 points. 100% is as generous an offer […]
Literally everything you ever wanted to know about the BA Amex 2-4-1 voucher, in one article!
11 October 2018 By
I get quite a few emails each month about various aspects of the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher, both about how to earn it and how to use it. I wanted to clear up some of the more popular questions in this article. We […]
Bits: BA to drop trolley food service in Club World, American Express Shop Small to return
6 October 2018 By
News in brief: British Airways to drop trolley food service in Club World Business Traveller got confirmation yesterday that British Airways is to abandon the trolley service for serving food in Club World, just a short while after it was introduced. Rumours had been circulating for […]
Does the confusing new ‘buy Avios’ promo for BA Amex cardholders make sense?
29 August 2018 By
A new sort of ‘buy Avios’ bonus is being trialled by British Airways. This is only available to British Airways American Express cardholders and requires registration. It is unnecessarily complex, in my view, but may make sense for some readers. The net result, at the […]
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