If you have a British Airways American Express card, you can earn up to 1,000 bonus Avios over the next few weeks from a new promotion launched today. You will earn one bonus Avios for every £2 you .....

If you have a British Airways American Express card, you can earn up to 1,000 bonus Avios over the next few .....

3 Sep 20203 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 120 comments

Yesterday we covered an interesting Santander Cycles American Express card offer. This would get you 1,000 Membership Rewards points for a £6 outlay. There are a number of other American Express .....

Yesterday we covered an interesting Santander Cycles American Express card offer. This would get you 1,000 .....

26 Aug 202026 August 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Since the start of May, American Express had been giving people six months – rather than the usual three months – to hit the spending target required to earn the sign-up bonus on a new .....

Since the start of May, American Express had been giving people six months – rather than the usual three .....

17 Aug 202017 August 2020 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

Since the start of May, American Express has been giving new applicants six months – rather than the usual three months – to hit the spending target required to earn the sign-up bonus on a .....

Since the start of May, American Express has been giving new applicants six months – rather than the .....

15 Aug 202015 August 2020 by Rob Burgess • 43 comments

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, announced this morning that it has extended its credit card deal with American Express. In return, American Express has agreed to pay IAG £750 million.  A .....

IAG, the parent company of British Airways, announced this morning that it has extended its credit card deal .....

24 Jul 202024 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller? Whilst Head for Points generally treats the 2-4-1 voucher from the British Airways American Express card as the greatest .....

How should your miles and points collecting change if you are a solo traveller? Whilst Head for Points .....

20 Jul 202020 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 40 comments

A raft of American Express cashback offers for high-end retailers have appeared on cards.  Some, all or none of these offers will appear in the ‘Offers’ section of your online American .....

A raft of American Express cashback offers for high-end retailers have appeared on cards.  Some, all or none .....

19 Jul 202019 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

The British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card offers you a very attractive sign-up bonus of 25,000 Avios. It also comes with a hugely valuable long term benefit.  You receive a .....

The British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card offers you a very attractive sign-up bonus of .....

14 Jul 202014 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses.  Getting some cards blocks you from getting a bonus on some other cards, but not all cards block you from all other cards. There are .....

There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses.  Getting some cards blocks you from getting .....

6 Jul 20206 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

This article looks at both Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa and the new British Airways Accelerating Business American Express card.  Which card is best for your business? Full details of the .....

This article looks at both Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa and the new British Airways Accelerating .....

3 Jul 20203 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

In Part 1 of this article 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?’.  Today .....

In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this .....

18 Jun 202018 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

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

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

British Airways has done a big favour to British Airways American Express cardholders whose membership years end in July, August or September. As part of the current coronavirus compensation deal, all .....

British Airways has done a big favour to British Airways American Express cardholders whose membership years .....

11 Jun 202011 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 25 comments