Why should you get the British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for a British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card. You can see all […]
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.
What are the top UK credit card sign-up deals by £ value?
22 April 2019 By
What I thought might be interesting to look at today, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. How do I value my miles and points? The biggest question mark is […]
Good new BA Amex ‘bonus Avios’ promotion – requires registration
21 April 2019 By
If you have a British Airways American Express card, an interesting new promotion could be waiting for you. Many, but definitely not all, cardholders seem to have it. My wife and I do not. You need to go to the American Express website here, log in, […]
American Express brings back ‘Shop Small’ – but only for 80,000 people
28 March 2019 By
‘Shop Small’ is one of the most popular American Express promotions. Running annually in the Autumn, it offers £5 cashback every time you spend £10 at a designated ‘small shop’. You are limited to one transaction per card per shop, but you can earn in as […]
Have you had problems with the American Express / Bremont deal?
28 March 2019 By
A couple of weeks ago we highlighted a very generous deal being offered by British watch brand Bremont via American Express. If you were targeted by American Express for this offer and signed up, you would receive £400 cashback with a £500+ spend at Bremont. […]
Should you leave American Express for 24 months until you can get a new sign-up bonus?
23 March 2019 By
We have spent a lot of time in the last few days discussing the new American Express sign-up bonus policy. In most cases, you need to cancel all of your personal American Express cards and wait two years before you would qualify for any new […]
The beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not
22 March 2019 By
On 21st March 2019, American Express made some major changes to the rules on how you qualify for a sign-up bonus. I have put together this one page summary of the new rules. I will add a link to this page to the sidebar on the […]
BIG NEWS: American Express blocks multiple sign-up bonuses, starting immediately
21 March 2019 By
American Express unveiled massive changes to its UK card sign-up bonuses last night. This will effectively end card churning for most people. Before I go on, I want to stress one thing. The new rules on bonuses do NOT stop you applying for any of […]
What is the best sign-up strategy now for someone with NO American Express cards?
21 March 2019 By
This is Part 2 of our discussion on changes to the personal American Express card sign-up bonuses. The main article is here. This article was updated on 16th April to reflect changes in some sign-up bonus levels. Despite these massive changes, the good news is that it […]
IT’S HERE! British Airways launches Club Suite, the NEW business class seat – and it’s very good (Part 1)
18 March 2019 By
The waiting is over. British Airways has launched its brand new Club World business class seat. And, I have to say, it is far better than expected. The product is called Club Suite. It’s called Club Suite because it has a door. I saw the […]
How to earn and redeem your BA Amex 2-4-1 companion voucher – Avios Redemption University – Lesson 6
17 March 2019 By
The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from it. Click here to see the other “Avios Redemption University” articles. This article explains how to make best use of the 2-4-1 companion voucher that comes […]
New council tax bill arrived? Use Billhop to pay it by Amex
15 March 2019 By
Council tax bills for the new tax year are dropping through letterboxes at the moment. For a lot of people these are chunky (£2,000 is not uncommon in London) and obviously it would be great to pick up some miles and points. Following the law […]
Get £400 cashback on a £500 Bremont spend
12 March 2019 By
A new offer has appeared on quite a lot of American Express cards which could prove quite expensive for the company concerned. British-based watch group Bremont is offering £400 back when you spend £500. See if the offer is showing under the ‘Offers’ tab on […]
What are the best credit card bonuses for LONG TERM spending?
25 February 2019 By
Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses. Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus and potentially move on. However, if you are a high to medium spender, the few thousand pounds of card spend […]
Curve relaunches – charge ANY debit or credit card payment to your American Express (Part 1)
28 January 2019 By
(UPDATE: American Express withdrew from Curve shortly after this article was published! Unless you want to read this article for a history lesson, I suggest that you click here to read this article instead which explains how Curve currently operates, without American Express.) Curve Card […]
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