For many years now we’ve been encouraging, via anyone who would listen, BA and American Express to start issuing British Airways Executive Club tier points on credit card spend. We thought that .....

For many years now we’ve been encouraging, via anyone who would listen, BA and American Express to start .....

21 Nov 202321 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 432 comments

American Express has confirmed that it is bringing back its ‘Shop Small’ promotion in December – but only for three days. ‘Shop Small’ is an established Amex offer which .....

American Express has confirmed that it is bringing back its ‘Shop Small’ promotion in December .....

17 Nov 202317 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

What is the best Avios business credit card? American Express has reopened the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card to new applicants. You can apply here. This is an attractive card. The .....

What is the best Avios business credit card? American Express has reopened the British Airways Accelerating .....

14 Nov 202314 November 2023 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

One fascinating change to Avios last year was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher redemptions. The Aer Lingus option is especially interesting for .....

One fascinating change to Avios last year was the opening up of Aer Lingus and Iberia for American Express .....

29 Oct 202329 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 28 comments

A few months ago, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. Here’s our story. Up to this point, the company had taken a more holistic view. It was .....

A few months ago, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. Here’s .....

19 Oct 202319 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 113 comments

IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement page. .....

IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal .....

14 Oct 202314 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting trick which you can use at retailers which do not take American Express. This assumes that .....

Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting .....

7 Oct 20237 October 2023 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out .....

EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has .....

25 Sep 202325 September 2023 by Rob Burgess • 198 comments

British Airways has just launched an exclusive 60,000 Avios sign-up bonus for the British Airways Premium Plus American Express credit card. This is ludicrously generous, by any standards. There is .....

British Airways has just launched an exclusive 60,000 Avios sign-up bonus for the British Airways Premium Plus .....

31 Aug 202331 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 172 comments

In June 2022, British Airways made a major change to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher. You could now book a seat for one person for 50% of the usual Avios required. The .....

In June 2022, British Airways made a major change to the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion .....

16 Aug 202316 August 2023 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Back in 2016, American Express removed the minimum income requirements from its UK personal and small business cards. The plan was to take a more holistic view of your finances. A single person living .....

Back in 2016, American Express removed the minimum income requirements from its UK personal and small business .....

20 Jul 202320 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 234 comments

A generous hotel cashback offer has popped up on many American Express cards from Millennium Hotels & Resorts, which runs the Millennium and Copthorne brands. You will receive £70 cashback on a .....

A generous hotel cashback offer has popped up on many American Express cards from Millennium Hotels & .....

4 Jul 20234 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 33 comments

Without giving cardholders any notification (I think), American Express has made a positive change to the small print of the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion voucher. (Presumably the .....

Without giving cardholders any notification (I think), American Express has made a positive change to the .....

1 Jul 20231 July 2023 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Whilst this probably wasn’t meant to be the plan, a good cashback deal for Air France has turned up on many British Airways American Express cards, plus various other Amex products. In my house .....

Whilst this probably wasn’t meant to be the plan, a good cashback deal for Air France has turned up on .....

28 Jun 202328 June 2023 by Rob Burgess