A massacre!  Is there any other way to describe what has happened to the sign-up bonus on the American Express Platinum card which has plunged overnight from 50,000 Membership Rewards points (=50,000 .....

A massacre!  Is there any other way to describe what has happened to the sign-up bonus on the American .....

5 Mar 20135 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 20 comments

March is here, and with it are two great new Foursquare deals. As was hinted at last month, two new deals have been launched with Debenhams and Fenwick / Bentalls. Both work the same way as the .....

March is here, and with it are two great new Foursquare deals. As was hinted at last month, two new deals have .....

2 Mar 20132 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

A quick reminder that tomorrow, March 3rd, is the last day to apply for the British Airways American Express and the British Airways Premium Plus American Express cards with their current bonuses. I .....

A quick reminder that tomorrow, March 3rd, is the last day to apply for the British Airways American Express .....

2 Mar 20132 March 2013 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

This article is part of the Avios Redemption University, a series of posts aimed at explaining some of the most important things you need to know when planning on redeeming your Avios. It is NOT about .....

This article is part of the Avios Redemption University, a series of posts aimed at explaining some of the .....

12 Feb 201312 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

So, how is the American Express / Foursquare 2013 promotion going for you so far?! (See here for details of the current deals if you are new to this.) On Wednesday I picked up 6 x £50 gift cards .....

So, how is the American Express / Foursquare 2013 promotion going for you so far?! (See here for details of .....

9 Feb 20139 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 67 comments

Three quick things which don’t justify their own post! First … the 20,000 Starwood points (= 25,000 Avios) bonus on the Starwood American Express card is still showing on the .....

Three quick things which don’t justify their own post! First … the 20,000 Starwood points (= .....

6 Feb 20136 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

Last year I ran a number of articles about American Express Currency Exchange, the new bureau de change partner of British Airways Executive Club. See here, here and here. What we discovered was that .....

Last year I ran a number of articles about American Express Currency Exchange, the new bureau de change .....

4 Feb 20134 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Cards Offers’ page for February. As with January, it was one of the quicker jobs I’ve done on this page because there have been no major changes since the .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Cards Offers’ page for February. As with January, it was one of the .....

2 Feb 20132 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 26 comments

I have just finished writing a post on the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher, which will run in a couple of weeks as part of the ‘Avios Redemption University’ series. Whilst .....

I have just finished writing a post on the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher, which will run in a .....

31 Jan 201331 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

I must admit, I was a little surprised when – like many of you – I was emailed on Saturday with details of the new Amex / Foursquare promotions that will run in February.  Did they .....

I must admit, I was a little surprised when – like many of you – I was emailed on Saturday with .....

27 Jan 201327 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 92 comments

The American Express Platinum charge card has an astounding sign-up bonus at present – 50,000 Membership Rewards points.  These are worth 50,000 Avios, or a whole heap of other things. Yes, .....

The American Express Platinum charge card has an astounding sign-up bonus at present – 50,000 Membership .....

14 Jan 201314 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers’ page for January. It was not a difficult job, for once, because there have been no major changes since the December list came out!  The only .....

I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers’ page for January. It was not a difficult job, for once, .....

2 Jan 20132 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments

So, the end of 2012 is here. And, overall, it has been a good one for the miles and points collector. The stand-out deal, without a doubt, was the Lloyds TSB Avios credit card promotion. There has .....

So, the end of 2012 is here. And, overall, it has been a good one for the miles and points collector. The .....

30 Dec 201230 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

As you read this I should be sitting on a beach in the Middle East.  Last week, though, I was having a debate with myself about how to pay the hotel bill! It’s not that I can’t afford .....

As you read this I should be sitting on a beach in the Middle East.  Last week, though, I was having a debate .....

18 Dec 201218 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments