This seems like easy free money, to be honest. American Express is offering a £5 statement credit when you connect your Amex card to your TripAdvisor account and write one review on the site. The .....

This seems like easy free money, to be honest. American Express is offering a £5 statement credit when you .....

9 Oct 20139 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

I gave Accor a bit of a hard time the other day for reducing the conversion ratio of LeClub Accorhotels points to Avios points without notice. They deserved it. At the same time, though, Accor has .....

I gave Accor a bit of a hard time the other day for reducing the conversion ratio of LeClub Accorhotels points .....

8 Oct 20138 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

Over the last couple of years, Avis and Hertz have opened up their loyalty schemes, removing joining fees and eliminating tiers.  This means that the main benefits offered by premium credit cards .....

Over the last couple of years, Avis and Hertz have opened up their loyalty schemes, removing joining fees and .....

1 Oct 20131 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

Not sure what else I can add to my original post! Except that, at the time of writing on Saturday evening, the £20 off code (ACHICA20AMEX) is working again.  For orders under £20, you don’t .....

Not sure what else I can add to my original post! Except that, at the time of writing on Saturday evening, the .....

28 Sep 201328 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

American Express has rolled out two new cashback offers for holders of Amex-issued Amex cards, which includes MBNA and Lloyds Bank-issued Amex cards as well as the ‘official’ ones. The .....

American Express has rolled out two new cashback offers for holders of Amex-issued Amex cards, which includes .....

28 Sep 201328 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

If you have an American Express Platinum card you should have received the latest emailed edition of Platinum Life yesterday. Tucked away at the bottom, so you might have missed it, was a mention of a .....

If you have an American Express Platinum card you should have received the latest emailed edition of Platinum .....

20 Sep 201320 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 118 comments

The London Restaurant Festival is back this year, running from 3rd to 21st October. American Express is again sponsoring the festival, and is offering £25 cashback on your statement when you make 2 x .....

The London Restaurant Festival is back this year, running from 3rd to 21st October. American Express is again .....

19 Sep 201319 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

It is now two years since American Express sprung a surprise on its Platinum cardholders by introducing a new benefit – Gold tier membership of Cathay Pacific‘s Marco Polo Club. Marco Polo .....

It is now two years since American Express sprung a surprise on its Platinum cardholders by introducing a new .....

12 Sep 201312 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 61 comments

Yes, be warned …. it is another weird American Express gimmick.  But I honestly don’t know the point of it yet ….. If you have an Amex-issued Amex card, go to the website, log in .....

Yes, be warned …. it is another weird American Express gimmick.  But I honestly don’t know the .....

2 Sep 20132 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

When three people email me about something, then something is definitely ‘up’!  For the last few weeks, some American Express Platinum card holders have been mysteriously receiving bonus .....

When three people email me about something, then something is definitely ‘up’!  For the last few .....

29 Jul 201329 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

American Express emailed me last week to offer 1,000 Membership Rewards points (= 1,000 Avios, amongst other things) for each new supplementary cardholder added to my Platinum charge card account. .....

American Express emailed me last week to offer 1,000 Membership Rewards points (= 1,000 Avios, amongst other .....

27 Jul 201327 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

16th July 2012 was the day when American Express made big changes to the benefits package attached to the American Express Platinum Card. One year on, the Platinum card is in a strange position. Many, .....

16th July 2012 was the day when American Express made big changes to the benefits package attached to the .....

17 Jul 201317 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 102 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for July. It has been a relatively quiet month, although a number of excellent promotions are still running. You .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for July. It has been a .....

2 Jul 20132 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

I wrote earlier this week about the free night at selected 5-star Melia hotels that has been offered to all UK American Express Platinum cardholders. (You can still get this if you sign up for the .....

I wrote earlier this week about the free night at selected 5-star Melia hotels that has been offered to all UK .....

29 Jun 201329 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments