Until early 2013, American Express allowed you to transfer your Membership Rewards points to someone else for a £15 fee.  This option no longer exists. However …. The terms and conditions .....

Until early 2013, American Express allowed you to transfer your Membership Rewards points to someone else for .....

21 Jul 201521 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

In Part 1 of Holiday Tips yesterday, I looked at ways to earn points when booking airport car parking. Today I want to provide an updated look at the best ways to earn points when using your .....

In Part 1 of Holiday Tips yesterday, I looked at ways to earn points when booking airport car parking. Today I .....

8 Jul 20158 July 2015 by Rob Burgess • 51 comments

News in brief: Free Heathrow Express upgrade extended If you have Star Gold status via any of the frequent flyer schemes in the Star Alliance, you can still claim a free First Class upgrade on .....

News in brief: Free Heathrow Express upgrade extended If you have Star Gold status via any of the frequent .....

19 Jun 201519 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

News in brief: New American Express cashback deals A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit your BA Amex, SPG Amex, Amex Gold or Amex Platinum online account over the weekend. These include: .....

News in brief: New American Express cashback deals A new batch of statement credit deals may have hit your BA .....

9 Jun 20159 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

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 .....

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

8 Jun 20158 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

American Express has launched a generous new offer for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card. Until June 30th, you will receive £50 statement credit when you spend £100 or more .....

American Express has launched a generous new offer for holders of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold .....

2 Jun 20152 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

American Express has launched a new cashback deal in association with the Post Office – and a pretty generous one at that. I wrote back in April about how the Post Office had begun to accept .....

American Express has launched a new cashback deal in association with the Post Office – and a pretty .....

1 Jun 20151 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 94 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 by Rob Burgess • 150 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 by Rob Burgess • 93 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 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

American Express has relaunched the Preferred Rewards Gold card today.  This has involved a rejig of the benefits package which, for many people, makes it a poorer deal. This is the new benefits .....

American Express has relaunched the Preferred Rewards Gold card today.  This has involved a rejig of the .....

9 Apr 20159 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 99 comments

People who drift into this odd hobby of ours often apply for a couple of credit or charge cards almost at random, perhaps because they were on promotion or because they didn’t know any .....

People who drift into this odd hobby of ours often apply for a couple of credit or charge cards almost at .....

22 Mar 201522 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

After a break in February – because there was nothing new to write about – it is time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK .....

After a break in February – because there was nothing new to write about – it is time for the .....

15 Mar 201515 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

A reader emailed me last week to say that American Express tried to offer him the Gold Rewards Plus card when he called to cancel his Platinum charge card.  This is the first time in two years that I .....

A reader emailed me last week to say that American Express tried to offer him the Gold Rewards Plus card when .....

10 Mar 201510 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments