Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
The Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card is a great choice for anyone looking to increase their Bonvoy points balance.
The card has a £95 annual fee but comes with a 20,000 points sign-up bonus and 15 elite night credits. This gives you instant Silver Elite status and puts you on the way to Gold Elite. You also earn 2 points for every £1 spent on the card.
You can read our full review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card here. You can apply for the card here.
Today (Tuesday 30th) is the last day for the current Marriott Bonvoy ‘buy points’ deal – and it is the most generous deal they have ever run. Via this page of the website, you will .....
Today (Tuesday 30th) is the last day for the current Marriott Bonvoy ‘buy points’ deal – and .....
30 Jun 202030 June 2020 • 25 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
As we covered yesterday, American Express is bringing back ‘Shop Small’ from next Monday – click for our full article. Until 13th September, you will receive £5 cashback on the .....
As we covered yesterday, American Express is bringing back ‘Shop Small’ from next Monday – .....
16 Jun 202016 June 2020 • 65 comments
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
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points tends to focus on the first two types but I thought it was worth another look at the four .....
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points .....
4 Jun 20204 June 2020 • 53 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett. You can use Gett in 25 major cities nationwide including London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle. The offer may or .....
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett. You can use Gett in 25 major cities .....
3 Jun 20203 June 2020
American Express recently extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. This was a sensible move. Even people with good salaries may struggle to spend £3,000 to .....
American Express recently extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. .....
20 May 202020 May 2020 • 73 comments
American Express has finally bowed to pressure, including from us, and extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. This means, if you apply today, you would have .....
American Express has finally bowed to pressure, including from us, and extended the qualifying period to earn .....
1 May 20201 May 2020 • 94 comments
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
It says a lot about the spending and travel habits of Head for Points readers that I think I can safely say, without fear of contradiction, that at least 50% of our readers will currently be expecting .....
It says a lot about the spending and travel habits of Head for Points readers that I think I can safely say, .....
15 Apr 202015 April 2020 • 153 comments
Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of putting the cost of gas and electricity onto an American Express card. This is unfortunate, .....
Gas and electricity is a substantial monthly outlay for most people, but it is rare that you find a way of .....
14 Apr 202014 April 2020 • 117 comments
There is an interesting offer from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph showing on a lot of American Express accounts at the moment. To see if you are targeted, you need to look under the .....
There is an interesting offer from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph showing on a lot of American .....
15 Mar 202015 March 2020 • 77 comments
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