I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for May. We have had a couple of great months in terms of new offers being launched. In March, we got the new promotion .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for May. We have had a couple .....

3 May 20133 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

I had an email from a reader recently who asked me about how easy it was to ‘churn’ various credit cards, ie cancel them and then reapply, picking up another sign-up bonus. He suggested .....

I had an email from a reader recently who asked me about how easy it was to ‘churn’ various credit .....

29 Apr 201329 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If you didn’t take part this time, don’t worry as I will be re-running this .....

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If .....

6 Apr 20136 April 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  If you didn’t take part this time, don’t worry as I will be re-running this .....

Over Easter, I will be answering a number of the reader questions that were submitted via this article.  .....

26 Mar 201326 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This is the 2nd of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether of not they are worth applying for. These articles will be linked to the relevant sections .....

This is the 2nd of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether .....

25 Mar 201325 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

I don’t write much about small business credit cards on Head for Points, because they tend to offer poor value. There are, for example, two British Airways American Express Corporate Cards, .....

I don’t write much about small business credit cards on Head for Points, because they tend to offer poor .....

21 Mar 201321 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

I first wrote on this topic back in November 2012. However, with major changes, I thought it was a good time to re-run the analysis. Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals .....

I first wrote on this topic back in November 2012. However, with major changes, I thought it was a good time .....

18 Mar 201318 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

A massacre!  Is there any other way to describe what has happened to the sign-up bonus on the American Express Platinum card which has plunged overnight from 50,000 Membership Rewards points (=50,000 .....

A massacre!  Is there any other way to describe what has happened to the sign-up bonus on the American .....

5 Mar 20135 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

March is here, and with it are two great new Foursquare deals. As was hinted at last month, two new deals have been launched with Debenhams and Fenwick / Bentalls. Both work the same way as the .....

March is here, and with it are two great new Foursquare deals. As was hinted at last month, two new deals have .....

2 Mar 20132 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Reader John emailed Amex last week to cancel his Platinum charge card. When they responded, Amex tried to persuade him not to cancel but to downgrade to a new ‘secret’ card – Gold .....

Reader John emailed Amex last week to cancel his Platinum charge card. When they responded, Amex tried to .....

11 Feb 201311 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

Last year I ran a number of articles about American Express Currency Exchange, the new bureau de change partner of British Airways Executive Club. See here, here and here. What we discovered was that .....

Last year I ran a number of articles about American Express Currency Exchange, the new bureau de change .....

4 Feb 20134 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Cards Offers’ page for February. As with January, it was one of the quicker jobs I’ve done on this page because there have been no major changes since the .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Cards Offers’ page for February. As with January, it was one of the .....

2 Feb 20132 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

Some people received this offer by email yesterday.  However, it is NOT targetted and is described on the Amex Currency Exchange website, and so must be open to all.  It is not a bad deal .....

Some people received this offer by email yesterday.  However, it is NOT targetted and is described on the .....

29 Jan 201329 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 53 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 .....

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