The HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard is the most generous Visa or Mastercard available if you want to earn Avios.  The earnings rate is great at 1 Avios per £1 spent. We have a full review of the .....

The HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard is the most generous Visa or Mastercard available if you want to earn .....

22 Jan 202022 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

On Tuesday we covered the unveiling of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. Unfortunately this is not a brand new product.  It is a rebranding of the existing Starwood Preferred Guest American .....

On Tuesday we covered the unveiling of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. Unfortunately this is not a .....

17 Jan 202017 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus and potentially move on. However, if you are .....

Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend .....

7 Jan 20207 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 100 comments

American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. When this offer has run in the past there have been two versions: £50 back on a £200 spend £200 back on a £600 spend This time .....

American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. When this offer has run in the past .....

7 Jan 20207 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

History shows that this week will see a lot of new readers finding Head for Points for the first time, as they start to plan their 2020 holidays.  For the benefit of those people, many of whom .....

History shows that this week will see a lot of new readers finding Head for Points for the first time, as they .....

6 Jan 20206 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 125 comments

You can get yourself £150 credit for Claridges, The Berkeley or The Connaught. This offer has appeared on a number of American Express cards, although it is less interesting than I thought. There are .....

You can get yourself £150 credit for Claridges, The Berkeley or The Connaught. This offer has appeared on a .....

4 Jan 20204 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. It runs through the checklist of which UK American Express cards you can get based on the cards you .....

This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. It runs .....

1 Jan 20201 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles .....

What are American Express Membership Rewards points worth? I have written numerous articles before about using .....

12 Dec 201912 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Shop Small is back for 2019.  If you have an American Express credit or charge card, you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from today until 22nd December with ‘Shop Small’. .....

Shop Small is back for 2019.  If you have an American Express credit or charge card, you can make big savings .....

7 Dec 20197 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

American Express has launched a number of new cashback deals to help cut the cost of your Christmas shopping. These are a very generous group of offers.  However, if my own family cards are anything .....

American Express has launched a number of new cashback deals to help cut the cost of your Christmas shopping. .....

3 Dec 20193 December 2019 by Rob Burgess • 169 comments

A new American Express cashback offer has appeared for the Bicester Village shopping outlet in Oxfordshire. This may show on all, some or none of your Amex cards under the ‘Offers’ .....

A new American Express cashback offer has appeared for the Bicester Village shopping outlet in Oxfordshire. .....

16 Nov 201916 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

American Express and Waitrose have extended their current cashback deal, which appears on quite a lot of cards. You need to check the ‘Offers’ tab on the online statement page for each .....

American Express and Waitrose have extended their current cashback deal, which appears on quite a lot of .....

8 Nov 20198 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

American Express has launched two good new cashback deals.  You may see these offers on some, none or all of our cards – you need to look at the online statement page and look under the .....

American Express has launched two good new cashback deals.  You may see these offers on some, none or all of .....

5 Nov 20195 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This is our review of the American Express Platinum charge card, also known as The Platinum Card from American Express. It is part of our series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit .....

This is our review of the American Express Platinum charge card, also known as The Platinum Card from American .....

2 Nov 20192 November 2019 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments