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.
A couple of years ago, American Express expanded its ‘Invites’ programme – which gets cardholders early access to tickets for certain cultural events – by opening a private .....
A couple of years ago, American Express expanded its ‘Invites’ programme – which gets .....
17 Feb 201617 February 2016 • 22 comments
American Express is closing Travel Money Now (travelmoneynow.com), its foreign currency website, on 1st March. It seems highly likely that the Avios-earning version (travelmoneynow.com/avios) will .....
American Express is closing Travel Money Now (travelmoneynow.com), its foreign currency website, on 1st .....
14 Feb 201614 February 2016 • 99 comments
News in brief: Check out ‘The Concorde Bar’ on YouTube Back in October, I published a brief reader review of ‘The Concorde Bar’ in the new British Airways lounge in Singapore. .....
News in brief: Check out ‘The Concorde Bar’ on YouTube Back in October, I published a brief reader .....
5 Feb 20165 February 2016 • 46 comments
News in brief: Four Seasons walks away from Canary Wharf Four Seasons announced yesterday that it is dropping management of its hotel at Canary Wharf in London. This is presumably linked to the .....
News in brief: Four Seasons walks away from Canary Wharf Four Seasons announced yesterday that it is dropping .....
14 Jan 201614 January 2016 • 50 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 .....
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13 Jan 201613 January 2016 • 100 comments
Back in early December, many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points if you sign up for the SPG American Express card. The offer .....
Back in early December, many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 .....
6 Jan 20166 January 2016 • 29 comments
I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came into effect last week. This article covers the key information. You could (note, could) .....
I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came .....
18 Dec 201518 December 2015 • 74 comments
Our ‘Credit Cards Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be interesting, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the sign-up bonuses in terms of .....
Our ‘Credit Cards Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might .....
14 Dec 201514 December 2015 • 47 comments
Many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points if you sign up for the SPG American Express card. This should be a no-brainer as .....
Many of you have received an email from Starwood offering a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Starwood Preferred Guest .....
11 Dec 201511 December 2015 • 96 comments
What is the best Avios credit card? With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers starting to reduce the rewards on Visa and MasterCard products in response to the new EU .....
What is the best Avios credit card? With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers .....
7 Dec 20157 December 2015 • 81 comments
Today, Saturday 5th December, is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a slightly more welcome US import than Black Friday. It is, in theory, little more than .....
Today, Saturday 5th December, is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business .....
5 Dec 20155 December 2015 • 130 comments
News in brief: New American Express statement credit deals launched A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched yesterday. Some, all or none of these will be available for registration under the .....
News in brief: New American Express statement credit deals launched A new wave of Amex cashback offers .....
1 Dec 20151 December 2015 • 114 comments
Saturday 5th December is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a slightly more welcome US import than Black Friday. It is, in theory, little more than a PR .....
Saturday 5th December is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a .....
3 Nov 20153 November 2015 • 46 comments
American Express and Amazon have quietly launched another promotion. This is effectively free money if you are targetted for it. You will receive £10 cashback when you make a £20 purchase at .....
American Express and Amazon have quietly launched another promotion. This is effectively free money if you .....
9 Oct 20159 October 2015 • 31 comments
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