It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  Our directory of all 25 UK travel credit cards can be .....

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....

6 May 20166 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 55 comments

Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has launched a fantastic new promotion which can earn you up to 20,000 bonus Avios for hotel bookings made before 20th June. You must be a British Airways American .....

Hotel booking site Kaligo.com has launched a fantastic new promotion which can earn you up to 20,000 bonus .....

5 May 20165 May 2016 by Rob Burgess • 24 comments

American Express unveiled its first response to the new 0.3% cap on retailer interchange fees yesterday.  It increased the annual fee on the British Airways Premium Plus card from £150 to £195. .....

American Express unveiled its first response to the new 0.3% cap on retailer interchange fees yesterday. .....

15 Apr 201615 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

If you have an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum card, you may have a new style of personalised offer showing on your online card statement. On my account, I will .....

If you have an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum card, you may have a new .....

13 Apr 201613 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

I recently received a very kind email from a Head for Points reader thanking for me for helping improve his travels. He offered to convert his email into an article and I agreed, and as it is a Sunday .....

I recently received a very kind email from a Head for Points reader thanking for me for helping improve his .....

10 Apr 201610 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Last weekend I discussed the closure to new applicants of the IHG Rewards Club Visa credit cards, issued by Barclaycard. I used the article to examine strategies that credit card companies may now .....

Last weekend I discussed the closure to new applicants of the IHG Rewards Club Visa credit cards, issued by .....

8 Apr 20168 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 114 comments

News in brief: £20 Pizza Express cashback for all Amex-issued Amex cards A few new American Express cashback deals have appeared – you can see what you have been targetted for by going to your .....

News in brief: £20 Pizza Express cashback for all Amex-issued Amex cards A few new American Express cashback .....

5 Apr 20165 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

Many Head for Points readers have the free British Airways American Express card, especially as BA was being very generous and offering 9,000 Avios for taking out the card between last August and .....

Many Head for Points readers have the free British Airways American Express card, especially as BA was being .....

1 Apr 20161 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 93 comments

The Payment Systems Regulator, an arm of the Financial Conduct Authority, yesterday issued its final view on whether the British Airways American Express cards, amongst others, are already caught by .....

The Payment Systems Regulator, an arm of the Financial Conduct Authority, yesterday issued its final view on .....

25 Mar 201625 March 2016 by Rob Burgess • 98 comments

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you .....

Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....

23 Feb 201623 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

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

22 Feb 201622 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

American Express is closing Travel Money Now (travelmoneynow.com), its foreign currency website, on 1st March.  It seems highly likely that the Avios-earning version (travelmoneynow.com/avios) will .....

American Express is closing Travel Money Now (travelmoneynow.com), its foreign currency website, on 1st .....

14 Feb 201614 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 104 comments

Back in August, American Express increased the sign-up bonus on the two British Airways American Express cards. The Premium Plus version, with the £150 annual fee, now offers 25,000 Avios instead of .....

Back in August, American Express increased the sign-up bonus on the two British Airways American Express .....

9 Feb 20169 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  Our directory of all 25 UK travel credit cards can be .....

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....

8 Feb 20168 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 78 comments