Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points

American Express Gold card

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is our top choice for your first ‘miles and points’ credit card. It has no annual fee for the first year, comes with two free airport lounge passes and £120 of annual Deliveroo credit and has a very generous sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points.

This article explains in greater detail why the American Express Gold card is the best credit card for a miles and points beginner.

You can read our full review of the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card here.  You can apply for the card here.

£5 off £10 at Tesco, £20 off £60 at World Duty Free – new Amex offers

Two very attractive new offers probably appeared on your American Express account yesterday, although you may not have noticed.  These are a continuation of the special deals that have been running .....

Two very attractive new offers probably appeared on your American Express account yesterday, although you may .....

by Rob Burgess52 comments

15,000 Amex points for upgrading your Gold to Platinum – worth it?

American Express has sent an offer to some Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders offering them 15,000 Membership Rewards points if they upgrade to American Express Platinum. Even if you did not receive .....

American Express has sent an offer to some Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders offering them 15,000 Membership .....

by Rob Burgess104 comments

New Amex ‘statement credit’ deal at Selfridges

Amex has launched a new ‘statement credit’ deal, this time with Selfridges. The discount is OK, offering £10 back when you spend £50 on your American Express card. To register, you need .....

Amex has launched a new ‘statement credit’ deal, this time with Selfridges. The discount is OK, .....

by Rob Burgess14 comments

Five easy ways to hit your credit card sign-up bonus £ target

There are plenty of Head for Points readers currently chasing a spending target on their American Express card to trigger a lucrative sign-up bonus.  There is 20,000 Starwood points (=25,000 .....

There are plenty of Head for Points readers currently chasing a spending target on their American Express card .....

by Rob Burgess92 comments

Comparing the 11 credit cards that now earn you Avios points

There are now 11 UK credit cards which earn Avios points at a rate of at least 1 Avios per £1 on an American Express card. This is what you now have to choose from: British Airways American .....

There are now 11 UK credit cards which earn Avios points at a rate of at least 1 Avios per £1 on an American .....

by Rob Burgess85 comments

Exclusive: Amex ‘Small Business Saturday’ cashback details revealed

Two months ago, I ran this article on ‘Small Business Saturday’.  This has been running in the US for a few years, and is a nationwide attempt to promote smaller retailers. It is of .....

Two months ago, I ran this article on ‘Small Business Saturday’.  This has been running in the US .....

by Rob Burgess16 comments

What are the best credit card bonuses for LONG TERM spending?

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

by Rob Burgess37 comments