February 1st is the last day to apply for the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card and pick up the 20,000 SPG points bonus. Full details of the card are here. The headline details .....

February 1st is the last day to apply for the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card and pick .....

28 Jan 201328 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

I must admit, I was a little surprised when – like many of you – I was emailed on Saturday with details of the new Amex / Foursquare promotions that will run in February.  Did they learn .....

I must admit, I was a little surprised when – like many of you – I was emailed on Saturday with .....

27 Jan 201327 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers’ page for January. It was not a difficult job, for once, because there have been no major changes since the December list came out!  The only .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers’ page for January. It was not a difficult job, for once, .....

2 Jan 20132 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

I wrote about Amex’s new gift cards recently.  They are poor value for money, but have one great advantage – they are a relatively cheap way of getting to the minimum spend requirement on .....

I wrote about Amex’s new gift cards recently.  They are poor value for money, but have one great .....

8 Dec 20128 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

The ‘Credit Card Offers’ page at the top of site has been updated for December.  (Click here to see it if you are an email or RSS reader.) There has been quite a lot of promotional .....

The ‘Credit Card Offers’ page at the top of site has been updated for December.  (Click here to .....

2 Dec 20122 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments

Two months ago I wrote a post on “What are the best credit card bonuses for LONG-TERM spending?“. This was an attempt to judge the best card to use as your ‘day to day’ card. .....

Two months ago I wrote a post on “What are the best credit card bonuses for LONG-TERM spending?“. .....

21 Nov 201221 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 32 comments

Regular as clockwork, American Express has brought back its special November promotion on the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card. This card usually comes with 10,000 SPG points as a .....

Regular as clockwork, American Express has brought back its special November promotion on the Starwood .....

2 Nov 20122 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments

This is the final part of the post I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ loyalty card accounts which you want to abandon.  You need to remember that you may first need .....

This is the final part of the post I began yesterday, discussing the best ways to ‘zero out’ .....

22 Oct 201222 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

An interesting discussion on Flyertalk the other day led me to think about ways of using up small random amounts of miles and points.  Unless you are very disciplined, it is easy to end up with a lot .....

An interesting discussion on Flyertalk the other day led me to think about ways of using up small random .....

21 Oct 201221 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

There is always something satisfying about making a good value redemption, especially when you can see the saving in hard cash! My wife has been sitting on 21,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points for a .....

There is always something satisfying about making a good value redemption, especially when you can see the .....

1 Oct 20121 October 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Sometimes, just when you think you know stuff, it turns out that there is something quite important that you never knew after all. The ability to transfer Starwood Preferred Guest points to someone .....

Sometimes, just when you think you know stuff, it turns out that there is something quite important that you .....

30 Sep 201230 September 2012 by Rob Burgess

This offer was promoted in the latest newsletter for British Airways American Express cardholders.  However, it is actually valid for UK cardholders of any Amex-issued Amex.  You can also take part .....

This offer was promoted in the latest newsletter for British Airways American Express cardholders.  However, .....

25 Sep 201225 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

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 .....

17 Sep 201217 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

The ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site has been updated to reflect the latest changes in sign-up bonuses. This is what has changed during August, none of it for the better! : .....

The ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site has been updated to reflect the latest .....

4 Sep 20124 September 2012 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments