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 .....

19 Dec 201319 December 2013 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

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 .....

15 Nov 201315 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Here are two quick updates on recent articles, because I thought the info was worth sharing. Emirates / Membership Rewards First, I wrote on Monday that Emirates is now a partner with UK American .....

Here are two quick updates on recent articles, because I thought the info was worth sharing. Emirates / .....

14 Nov 201314 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Back in March, I wrote about the ‘private’ Platinum Credit Card from American Express.  Not to be confused with the Amex Platinum cashback cards, this card was ONLY available to Platinum .....

Back in March, I wrote about the ‘private’ Platinum Credit Card from American Express.  Not to be .....

12 Nov 201312 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

A fortnight ago, I ran this article on Emirates Skywards joining the US American Express Membership Rewards programme.  I mused at that point about whether they would also join the UK programme. .....

A fortnight ago, I ran this article on Emirates Skywards joining the US American Express Membership Rewards .....

11 Nov 201311 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to articles on their credit cards.  It has been a while since I looked at the programme in .....

There are a lot of references on Head for Points to American Express Membership Rewards, mainly linked to .....

2 Nov 20132 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 17 comments

This week, without any advance warning that I know of, Emirates became a partner of the US American Express Membership Rewards programme. As of the time of typing, there has been no announcement about .....

This week, without any advance warning that I know of, Emirates became a partner of the US American Express .....

1 Nov 20131 November 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme was the ability to transfer your points to someone else for a £15 fee. Unfortunately, Amex stopped offering .....

One of the lesser known features of the American Express Membership Rewards programme was the ability to .....

25 Oct 201325 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 10 comments

My initial article last month about the amazing 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards points sign-up bonus on the American Express Platinum Business card caused quite a bit of interest. (1 Membership Rewards .....

My initial article last month about the amazing 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards points sign-up bonus on the .....

23 Oct 201323 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

If you have an Amex Gold or Amex Platinum charge card, and are opted in to postal mailshots from Amex, you should have received the Membership Rewards Christmas offers brochure recently. There is a .....

If you have an Amex Gold or Amex Platinum charge card, and are opted in to postal mailshots from Amex, you .....

15 Oct 201315 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

American Express has teamed up with Venmo, a new secure online payments service which – with shades of Paypal – allows you to pay for transactions online without having to input your card .....

American Express has teamed up with Venmo, a new secure online payments service which – with shades of .....

4 Oct 20134 October 2013 by Rob Burgess • 53 comments

In a couple of weeks time I will be down in Madrid, taking advantage of the free night in a 5-star hotel which Melia has offered to all UK Amex Platinum cardholders. This seems to be part of a wider .....

In a couple of weeks time I will be down in Madrid, taking advantage of the free night in a 5-star hotel which .....

30 Sep 201330 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

A quick heads up that tomorrow is the last day to initiate a transfer of American Express Membership Rewards points from American Express to British Airways, Virgin Flying Club or Club Carlson to .....

A quick heads up that tomorrow is the last day to initiate a transfer of American Express Membership Rewards .....

29 Sep 201329 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

I have run an interesting series of articles this week, written by Nick Burch, on Eurostar and its various earning and redemption options. If you want to redeem American Express Membership Rewards .....

I have run an interesting series of articles this week, written by Nick Burch, on Eurostar and its various .....

28 Sep 201328 September 2013 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments