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.
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card they should get. These often come with the caveat “but I don’t want to pay .....
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card .....
18 Aug 201918 August 2019 • 101 comments
American Express has launched one of its easiest ever conditional spend offers. If you are targetted, you will receive £10 or 1000 Avios, depending on your card, when you spend £30 in participating .....
American Express has launched one of its easiest ever conditional spend offers. If you are targetted, you will .....
14 Aug 201914 August 2019
American Express has launched a new ‘Shop Small’ offer. Don’t get too excited – you can only use this once. You will get a £5 statement credit when you spend £10+ at a .....
American Express has launched a new ‘Shop Small’ offer. Don’t get too excited – you .....
23 Jul 201923 July 2019
American Express is about to announce another round of product changes. These will impact ALL credit cards (British Airways, Starwood, Nectar, Costco, Preferred Rewards Gold etc). The good news is .....
American Express is about to announce another round of product changes. These will impact ALL credit cards .....
22 Jul 201922 July 2019 • 67 comments
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....
15 Jul 201915 July 2019 • 80 comments
If our review of Malaysia Airlines Business Suite has got you interested in their service (a review of Business Class follows next week), the airline has just launched a 15% discount code for UK .....
If our review of Malaysia Airlines Business Suite has got you interested in their service (a review of .....
6 Jul 20196 July 2019
American Express has teamed up with Wimbledon to offer a variety of amenities during the 2019 tournament, which starts on Monday. This includes a members lounge. You can see the details on the .....
American Express has teamed up with Wimbledon to offer a variety of amenities during the 2019 tournament, .....
29 Jun 201929 June 2019 • 30 comments
A new wave of American Express cashback deals has been launched. You can see what you are targeted for by visiting the Amex website and looking at the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement .....
A new wave of American Express cashback deals has been launched. You can see what you are targeted for by .....
25 Jun 201925 June 2019 • 81 comments
I was having a look at the reservations process for the American Express lounge at the O2 Arena last week, and noticed that it has changed entirely in the last year or so. I thought it was worth .....
I was having a look at the reservations process for the American Express lounge at the O2 Arena last week, and .....
30 May 201930 May 2019 • 21 comments
I wasn’t planning to do another American Express article this week, but something came up in the comments to the article on Monday (and comes up in my emails with worrying regularity) which made .....
I wasn’t planning to do another American Express article this week, but something came up in the .....
2 May 20192 May 2019 • 111 comments
Following the recent changes to the American Express sign-up bonus rules, imposing a 24 month gap between bonuses, and the reduction in the sign-up bonus on Preferred Rewards Gold and American Express .....
Following the recent changes to the American Express sign-up bonus rules, imposing a 24 month gap between .....
29 Apr 201929 April 2019 • 171 comments
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 .....
What I thought might be interesting to look at today, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the best UK .....
22 Apr 201922 April 2019 • 117 comments
Why should you get the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for a Starwood Preferred .....
Why should you get the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card? Today, in our ‘Top 10 .....
21 Apr 201921 April 2019
As we covered yesterday, American Express has announced a 2nd round of ‘no notice’ changes to its personal credit and charge cards. The details are here. This follows the changes made .....
As we covered yesterday, American Express has announced a 2nd round of ‘no notice’ changes to its .....
17 Apr 201917 April 2019 • 67 comments
The UK's biggest frequent flyer website uses cookies, which you can block via your browser settings. Continuing implies your consent to this policy. Our privacy policy is here.
