What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think.  Beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....

What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think.  .....

17 Jun 202017 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

As we covered yesterday, American Express is bringing back ‘Shop Small’ from next Monday – click for our full article. Until 13th September, you will receive £5 cashback on the .....

As we covered yesterday, American Express is bringing back ‘Shop Small’ from next Monday – .....

16 Jun 202016 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

Today is the first day that all High Street shops in England are allowed to re-open, regardless of whether they are considered ‘essential’ or not. To celebrate, American Express is .....

Today is the first day that all High Street shops in England are allowed to re-open, regardless of whether .....

15 Jun 202015 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

Here is an interesting little trick – only valid until Monday night – which lets you convert American Express Membership Rewards points to IHG Rewards Club points at a ratio of 1 : 2.2. .....

Here is an interesting little trick – only valid until Monday night – which lets you convert .....

14 Jun 202014 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 22 comments

American Express recently extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. This was a sensible move.  Even people with good salaries may struggle to spend £3,000 to .....

American Express recently extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. .....

20 May 202020 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

American Express has finally bowed to pressure, including from us, and extended the qualifying period to earn a sign-up bonus on its cards to SIX MONTHS. This means, if you apply today, you would have .....

American Express has finally bowed to pressure, including from us, and extended the qualifying period to earn .....

1 May 20201 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 96 comments

American Express has launched a very interesting offer for holders of The Platinum Card. If you use your points for statement credit (ie reducing what you owe next month by redeeming points) you would .....

American Express has launched a very interesting offer for holders of The Platinum Card. If you use your .....

21 Apr 202021 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 126 comments

News in brief: Move in to InterContinental Berlin Hotels are having to be creative to generate revenue at the moment. A friend sent me this advertisement from Facebook, translated by Chrome hence the .....

News in brief: Move in to InterContinental Berlin Hotels are having to be creative to generate revenue at the .....

20 Apr 202020 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

We ran an article yesterday to explain how American Express treats refunds made to your card.  As I pointed out, a refund counts against your annual spend if you are trying to earn an annual bonus. .....

We ran an article yesterday to explain how American Express treats refunds made to your card.  As I pointed .....

16 Apr 202016 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

It says a lot about the spending and travel habits of Head for Points readers that I think I can safely say, without fear of contradiction, that at least 50% of our readers will currently be expecting .....

It says a lot about the spending and travel habits of Head for Points readers that I think I can safely say, .....

15 Apr 202015 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 154 comments

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good starting point for beginners, although I hope everyone will learn something from .....

What is the cheapest way of buying Avios points? The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good .....

13 Apr 202013 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

In the last few weeks we have had a constant stream of emails asking us if American Express is offering any help to people struggling to hit their sign-up bonus spend threshold. This is often £3,000 .....

In the last few weeks we have had a constant stream of emails asking us if American Express is offering any .....

4 Apr 20204 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 29 comments

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

Let me say up front that this opportunity is only relevant to a small part of our readership, but it will be valuable if it does apply to you. Amex has a payments business called, with no great leap .....

Let me say up front that this opportunity is only relevant to a small part of our readership, but it will be .....

15 Jan 202015 January 2020 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments