I’d like to enlist your help in a new crowdsourcing operation. A fairly common question I get asked by email is how long it takes American Express to transfer Membership Rewards points to a .....

I’d like to enlist your help in a new crowdsourcing operation. A fairly common question I get asked by .....

21 Jun 201521 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Last night, many of us received emails from American Express advertising another cashback deal with Amazon. You will receive £10 back if you spend £35 on amazon.co.uk before the end of July. .....

Last night, many of us received emails from American Express advertising another cashback deal with Amazon. .....

20 Jun 201520 June 2015 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Eurostar Frequent Traveller (not to be confused with Eurostar Plus Points, their leisure-based loyalty scheme) announced on Thursday that it was introducing a ‘part points, part cash’ .....

Eurostar Frequent Traveller (not to be confused with Eurostar Plus Points, their leisure-based loyalty scheme) .....

5 May 20155 May 2015 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

A couple of articles appeared in the UK press over the weekend linked to the decision by Capital One to scrap, completely, the rewards on its cashback cards.  The Daily Mail one is here.  This has .....

A couple of articles appeared in the UK press over the weekend linked to the decision by Capital One to scrap, .....

14 Apr 201514 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

Last week I wrote about the temporary improvement to the British Airways ‘part pay with Avios’ offer.  Until April 29th, you can use your Avios for a discount on selected long-haul BA .....

Last week I wrote about the temporary improvement to the British Airways ‘part pay with Avios’ .....

13 Apr 201513 April 2015 by Rob Burgess • 12 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

I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few pieces on how I value airline miles and hotel points.  This meant that, when a reader .....

I have written numerous articles before about using American Express Membership Rewards points and a few .....

26 Mar 201526 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 45 comments

There are a few ‘things’ ‘going on’ with the airline partners attached to the American Express International Dollar and International Euro cards at the moment.  I thought it .....

There are a few ‘things’ ‘going on’ with the airline partners attached to the American .....

13 Mar 201513 March 2015 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

I know that a lot of Head for Points readers have taken out an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card in the last few weeks as they try to top-up their Avios before the April 28th devaluation. .....

I know that a lot of Head for Points readers have taken out an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card in .....

22 Feb 201522 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

I know this is a slightly off-beat article but it is Saturday after all. If you have a Nectar card, you may be interested to know that they have launched a new partnership with Caffe Nero. For 350 .....

I know this is a slightly off-beat article but it is Saturday after all. If you have a Nectar card, you may be .....

21 Feb 201521 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be.  I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....

Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does .....

20 Feb 201520 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 77 comments

Next week I will publish the review of my recent First Class and Business Class flights to Abu Dhabi on Etihad.  It won’t be giving much away to say that I was very impressed. I .....

Next week I will publish the review of my recent First Class and Business Class flights to Abu Dhabi on .....

12 Feb 201512 February 2015 by Rob Burgess • 63 comments

There has always been something odd about the way that American Express awards Membership Rewards points at certain retailers if you have an Amex Gold. As a reminder, Amex Gold gives double points on .....

There has always been something odd about the way that American Express awards Membership Rewards points at .....

25 Jan 201525 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

Just when you think you know most of the tricks in this game, something comes along to prove you wrong.  I owe this one to Tom at euflyer.com who also comments at Head for Points on a regular basis. .....

Just when you think you know most of the tricks in this game, something comes along to prove you wrong.  I .....

23 Jan 201523 January 2015 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments