Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

Marriott Bonvoy American Express

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.

Which airline credit card is best for long term spending?

The majority of the credit card posts 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 posts on Head for Points are focussed on exploiting sign-up bonuses.  Get .....

by Rob Burgess108 comments

REMINDER: Don’t lose your £10 Amazon / American Express cashback

If you registered for the ‘£10 cashback when you spend £30 on amazon.co.uk’ offer two weeks ago, you have until Tuesday evening to spend your £30.  Remember that you do not need to buy .....

If you registered for the ‘£10 cashback when you spend £30 on amazon.co.uk’ offer two weeks ago, .....

by Rob Burgess25 comments

DEAL DEAD: Register for £10 American Express cashback on £30 Amazon spend

American Express has, literally, just launched a very generous new promotion in association with amazon.co.uk. Only 8,000 Amex cards can be registered for this offer. The regular readers of Head for .....

American Express has, literally, just launched a very generous new promotion in association with amazon.co.uk. .....

by Rob Burgess149 comments

New American Express cashback offers with retailers you may actually visit

If you had begun to think that the American Express statement credit deals were getting rather too eclectic (Plenish Cleanse?  Paper London?), the good news is that a new raft of deals was launched .....

If you had begun to think that the American Express statement credit deals were getting rather too eclectic .....

by Rob Burgess92 comments

The Post Office is now accepting American Express

In one swoop, the Post Office has become the largest retail network in the UK to accept American Express cards. As of last week, all 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK are accepting Amex for .....

In one swoop, the Post Office has become the largest retail network in the UK to accept American Express .....

by Rob Burgess93 comments

Why hotel credit cards became more important – except the Starwood Amex

My friend Andy was in a British Airways lounge in the US last week when he got talking to a fellow passenger who turned out to be a senior UK Amex employee.  The conversation turned to the Starwood .....

My friend Andy was in a British Airways lounge in the US last week when he got talking to a fellow passenger .....

by Rob Burgess80 comments

New Amex hotel cashback deals: Thistle (£50 off £100), Hilton and others

A large number of new hotel cashback deals were launched by American Express yesterday. Whilst only the Thistle deal is outstanding, what is great about these deals is that you can combine them with .....

A large number of new hotel cashback deals were launched by American Express yesterday. Whilst only the .....

by Rob Burgess55 comments

What is the best Star Alliance credit card?

When bmi British Midland still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. British Airways was a core member of the oneworld alliance, and bmi British .....

When bmi British Midland still existed, it was easier to get around the world with airline miles. .....

by Rob Burgess16 comments

New American Express cashback deals including £50 back from Apple

American Express has launched what I assume will be its final batch of ‘statement credit’ offers for the year. You can access these deals with either an American Express-issued card .....

American Express has launched what I assume will be its final batch of ‘statement credit’ offers .....

by Rob Burgess78 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.