How do British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers work? I get quite a few emails each month about various aspects of the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher, both about how .....

How do British Airways American Express 2-4-1 companion vouchers work? I get quite a few emails each month .....

8 Jun 20208 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments

Back in early March, British Airways extended all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Avios companion vouchers by six months. This didn’t just apply to unused vouchers.  The extension .....

Back in early March, British Airways extended all British Airways American Express 2-4-1 Avios companion .....

3 Jun 20203 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments

American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett. You can use Gett in 25 major cities nationwide including London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle. The offer may or .....

American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett. You can use Gett in 25 major cities .....

3 Jun 20203 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Which is the best credit card to earn Avios from spending by your small business? There are four contenders: Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa (£105, convertible to 10,500 Avios, bonus) British .....

Which is the best credit card to earn Avios from spending by your small business? There are four contenders: .....

22 May 202022 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • 9 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

How does the British Airways American Express companion voucher work? I get a lot of emails about how to use your BA companion voucher properly, so I thought I would pull together everything I have .....

How does the British Airways American Express companion voucher work? I get a lot of emails about how to use .....

1 May 20201 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

If you’ve been reading the Head for Points comments section, you will know that many readers have been discussing how ‘Section 75’ can help get them refunds from airlines or hotel groups .....

If you’ve been reading the Head for Points comments section, you will know that many readers have been .....

17 Apr 202017 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 171 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

This article explains how to make best use of the 2-4-1 companion voucher that comes with the British Airways American Express credit card. The “Avios Redemption University” series is a good .....

This article explains how to make best use of the 2-4-1 companion voucher that comes with the British Airways .....

12 Apr 202012 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 56 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

The Advertising Standards Authority has decided that British Airways and American Express have been misleading in their promotion of the British Airways American Express 2-4-1 voucher. I can see the .....

The Advertising Standards Authority has decided that British Airways and American Express have been misleading .....

2 Apr 20202 April 2020 by Rhys Jones • 50 comments

A new American Express cashback offer may be showing on some, all or none of your cards.  You need to look under the ‘Offers’ tab on the online statement page for every card you hold. You .....

A new American Express cashback offer may be showing on some, all or none of your cards.  You need to look .....

25 Mar 202025 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment