Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
There are two American Express cards that let you earn Avios directly: the free British Airways American Express card and the paid-for British Airways Premium Plus card.
If you are committed to British Airways, the Premium Plus Amex card is your best choice. It comes with a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus and a 2-4-1 companion voucher that could save you up to 200,000 Avios on your next flight redemption.
This article explains how to use the BA 2-4-1 companion voucher you earn on the British Airways American Express cards.
You can read our full review of the British Airways American Express card here and our British Airways Premium Plus American Express card review here.
You can apply for the free card here (5,000 Avios bonus) and the Premium Plus card here (30,000 Avios bonus).
Here is a very nice little deal which will come in handy in the run up to Christmas – although I would take advantage ASAP because there is a quota. Amazon is offering a £5 discount on a £40 .....
Here is a very nice little deal which will come in handy in the run up to Christmas – although I would .....
21 Nov 201321 November 2013 • 37 comments
American Express has launched a series of special offers for cardholders, offering cashback on purchases at selected retailers. What is different this time is that the discounts ONLY seem to appear on .....
American Express has launched a series of special offers for cardholders, offering cashback on purchases at .....
18 Nov 201318 November 2013 • 49 comments
There are now 11 UK credit cards which earn Avios points at a rate of at least 1 Avios per £1 on an American Express card. This is what you now have to choose from: British Airways American .....
There are now 11 UK credit cards which earn Avios points at a rate of at least 1 Avios per £1 on an American .....
15 Nov 201315 November 2013 • 85 comments
Two months ago, I ran this article on ‘Small Business Saturday’. This has been running in the US for a few years, and is a nationwide attempt to promote smaller retailers. It is of .....
Two months ago, I ran this article on ‘Small Business Saturday’. This has been running in the US .....
9 Nov 20139 November 2013 • 15 comments
My top article today outlines the special 20,000 Starwood points sign-up bonus that is now available again on the SPG Amex card. At the same time, Amex will also today temporarily increase the sign-up .....
My top article today outlines the special 20,000 Starwood points sign-up bonus that is now available again on .....
7 Nov 20137 November 2013 • 56 comments
In August I ran an article on ‘What is your credit card ‘end game’ strategy?‘. This was fundamentally about which cards you should, long term, end up keeping in your wallet, .....
In August I ran an article on ‘What is your credit card ‘end game’ strategy?‘. This .....
4 Nov 20134 November 2013 • 59 comments
It is not an understatement to say that, used properly, the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Avios companion voucher is the biggest perk of any loyalty credit card in the UK. If you want .....
It is not an understatement to say that, used properly, the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 .....
3 Nov 20133 November 2013 • 22 comments
The majority of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focussed on exploiting sign-up bonuses. Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus, cancel the card, move on. .....
The majority of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focussed on exploiting sign-up bonuses. .....
30 Oct 201330 October 2013 • 36 comments
My initial article last month about the amazing 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards points sign-up bonus on the American Express Platinum Business card caused quite a bit of interest. (1 Membership Rewards .....
My initial article last month about the amazing 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards points sign-up bonus on the .....
23 Oct 201323 October 2013 • 12 comments
Reader Dan dropped me a note to say that he had just renewed his car tax, and was pleasantly surprised to see that the DVLA website is now accepting American Express for payment. This is quite rare .....
Reader Dan dropped me a note to say that he had just renewed his car tax, and was pleasantly surprised to see .....
22 Oct 201322 October 2013 • 32 comments
This seems like easy free money, to be honest. American Express is offering a £5 statement credit when you connect your Amex card to your TripAdvisor account and write one review on the site. The .....
This seems like easy free money, to be honest. American Express is offering a £5 statement credit when you .....
9 Oct 20139 October 2013 • 50 comments
American Express has rolled out two new cashback offers for holders of Amex-issued Amex cards, which includes MBNA and Lloyds Bank-issued Amex cards as well as the ‘official’ ones. The .....
American Express has rolled out two new cashback offers for holders of Amex-issued Amex cards, which includes .....
28 Sep 201328 September 2013 • 1 comment
The London Restaurant Festival is back this year, running from 3rd to 21st October. American Express is again sponsoring the festival, and is offering £25 cashback on your statement when you make 2 x .....
The London Restaurant Festival is back this year, running from 3rd to 21st October. American Express is again .....
19 Sep 201319 September 2013 • 18 comments
Yes, be warned …. it is another weird American Express gimmick. But I honestly don’t know the point of it yet ….. If you have an Amex-issued Amex card, go to the website, log .....
Yes, be warned …. it is another weird American Express gimmick. But I honestly don’t know .....
2 Sep 20132 September 2013 • 18 comments
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