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.
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, .....
8 Jun 20158 June 2015 • 25 comments
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. .....
21 May 201521 May 2015 • 149 comments
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 .....
28 Apr 201528 April 2015 • 92 comments
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 .....
13 Apr 201513 April 2015 • 93 comments
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 .....
25 Mar 201525 March 2015 • 80 comments
I have written before about the range of American Express gift cards. They were not, to be honest, fantastic value. However, they are now looking VERY INTERESTING if you have a spending target to hit .....
I have written before about the range of American Express gift cards. They were not, to be honest, fantastic .....
13 Feb 201513 February 2015 • 102 comments
The last day to book Avios redemption tickets before the massive devaluation kicks in is April 28th. Whilst that is still 11 weeks away, you may already be too late if you need to top up your .....
The last day to book Avios redemption tickets before the massive devaluation kicks in is April 28th. Whilst .....
4 Feb 20154 February 2015 • 61 comments
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 .....
13 Jan 201513 January 2015 • 55 comments
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. .....
31 Dec 201431 December 2014 • 16 comments
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 .....
13 Dec 201413 December 2014 • 78 comments
Saturday 6th December is the second 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 6th December is the second outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a .....
5 Dec 20145 December 2014 • 93 comments
The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to appear. You have probably received a letter or email about the main American Express deals, although I .....
The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to appear. You .....
15 Nov 201415 November 2014 • 47 comments
American Express has launched two new discount deals with airline partners. South African Airways is offering £75 cashback when you spend £750 or more on an SAA flight via their flysaa website. You .....
American Express has launched two new discount deals with airline partners. South African Airways is offering .....
9 Nov 20149 November 2014 • 7 comments
This very generous offer – £50 cashback – has just been launched as part of the American Express partnership with TripAdvisor. The Amex / TripAdvisor arrangement is an odd one. Once .....
This very generous offer – £50 cashback – has just been launched as part of the American Express .....
6 Nov 20146 November 2014 • 81 comments
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