American Express has announced the return of ‘Shop Small’ for 2019, but with a catch. ‘Shop Small’ is an annual American Express event aimed at encouraging cardholders to visit .....

American Express has announced the return of ‘Shop Small’ for 2019, but with a catch. ‘Shop .....

22 Oct 201922 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

On Tuesday, I told you about some major changes to the little-known American Express Rewards Credit Card (ARCC).  Two of the three versions of the card have been closed to new applicants with .....

On Tuesday, I told you about some major changes to the little-known American Express Rewards Credit Card .....

19 Oct 201919 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 80 comments

Of all the pointless rebrands I’ve seen recently, the clear winner is FREE NOW.  For some reason, the mytaxi black cab app – owned by BMW and Daimler – decided that being called .....

Of all the pointless rebrands I’ve seen recently, the clear winner is FREE NOW.  For some reason, the .....

9 Oct 20199 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

Yesterday we reviewed the new BA Amex Business card, officially known as the British Airways American Express Accelerating Business credit card. You can read our review of the Accelerating Business .....

Yesterday we reviewed the new BA Amex Business card, officially known as the British Airways American Express .....

2 Oct 20192 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 15 comments

Regular readers may remember the strange case of the recent American Express cashback offer with watch manufacturer Bremont. Many cardholders were given a very attractive offer of £400 cashback on a .....

Regular readers may remember the strange case of the recent American Express cashback offer with watch .....

28 Sep 201928 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

A few good American Express cashback deals have just been launched. Here are some I wanted to flag: £10 back on £40 spend at Cote Brasserie (to 3/11) £100 back on £1,000 spent at Kuoni (to 14/10) .....

A few good American Express cashback deals have just been launched. Here are some I wanted to flag: £10 back .....

27 Sep 201927 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

A cashback offer for Waitrose has appeared on a lot of American Express cards.  If you are targeted it will appear under the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement page. The offer seems to .....

A cashback offer for Waitrose has appeared on a lot of American Express cards.  If you are targeted it will .....

13 Sep 201913 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

A good deal with Wheely, the London-based Uber competitor, has appeared again on a lot of American Express cards.   You need to look under the ‘Offers’ section on the online statement .....

A good deal with Wheely, the London-based Uber competitor, has appeared again on a lot of American Express .....

3 Sep 20193 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

I have an offer on my British Airways American Express for 15% cashback for a purchase at BA Wine Flyer by 7th October. This gets interesting.  As you can see in our article here, this is what you .....

I have an offer on my British Airways American Express for 15% cashback for a purchase at BA Wine Flyer by .....

3 Sep 20193 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card they should get.  These often come with the caveat “but I don’t want to pay a .....

I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card .....

18 Aug 201918 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

British Airways has launched a competition for all British Airways American Express cardholders to promote #BA100. There are 100 prizes to be won – the full list is here – including two BA .....

British Airways has launched a competition for all British Airways American Express cardholders to promote .....

15 Aug 201915 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

American Express has launched one of its easiest ever conditional spend offers. If you are targetted, you will receive £10 or 1000 Avios, depending on your card, when you spend £30 in participating .....

American Express has launched one of its easiest ever conditional spend offers. If you are targetted, you will .....

14 Aug 201914 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

The wave of changes to the UK American Express card portfolio this year now seems to have settled down, although I am still waiting for the Starwood Preferred Guest card to relaunch under the Marriott .....

The wave of changes to the UK American Express card portfolio this year now seems to have settled down, .....

12 Aug 201912 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 160 comments

Assuming Amex’s IT was working OK overnight, a good new offer should be showing on your British Airways or British Airways Premium Plus American Express card this morning. If you spend £100 or .....

Assuming Amex’s IT was working OK overnight, a good new offer should be showing on your British Airways .....

1 Aug 20191 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments