This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by .....

This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge .....

8 Mar 20198 March 2019 by Rob Burgess • 107 comments

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

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

27 Feb 201927 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 143 comments

Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus and potentially move on. However, if you are .....

Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend .....

25 Feb 201925 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 124 comments

One of the most popular American Express cashback deals has returned.  And this one is surprisingly generous. If you have a look at the ‘Offers’ section on ALL of your Amex online .....

One of the most popular American Express cashback deals has returned.  And this one is surprisingly generous. .....

20 Feb 201920 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

Curve Card launched its new subscription plans on Monday – and it is very interesting, to say the least.  It is also a major departure for Curve as it tries to create a sustainable business .....

Curve Card launched its new subscription plans on Monday – and it is very interesting, to say the .....

28 Jan 201928 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 582 comments

This is Part 2 of my article about the new Curve Card subscription plans which launched on Monday.  Part 1, which reviews the flagship Curve Metal product, is here. To summarise the changes: The .....

This is Part 2 of my article about the new Curve Card subscription plans which launched on Monday.  Part 1, .....

28 Jan 201928 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 300 comments

On Friday I ran a short article on the fact that Marriott has announced that the two UK credit cards earning Marriott points (the closed Marriott Mastercard and the SPG American Express) were not .....

On Friday I ran a short article on the fact that Marriott has announced that the two UK credit cards earning .....

27 Jan 201927 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

Over in the US, a major rebranding of the Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest credit cards has been announced ahead of the launch of Marriott Bonvoy on 13th February. Over here …. .....

Over in the US, a major rebranding of the Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest credit cards has been .....

25 Jan 201925 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

American Express increased the interest rate on the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card and the little-known Costco American Express card (reviewed here) yesterday. Both cards saw the .....

American Express increased the interest rate on the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card and the .....

16 Jan 201916 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

We don’t do very many ‘first principles’ articles on Head for Points.  However, I ran a version of this article a year ago and it was very popular.  More importantly, I’ve .....

We don’t do very many ‘first principles’ articles on Head for Points.  However, I ran a .....

7 Jan 20197 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 275 comments

American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. There are a couple of versions.  The most generous, which I got, is a whopping £200 back on a £600 spend via Amex Travel.  The .....

American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. There are a couple of versions.  The .....

19 Dec 201819 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

American Express has launched a new batch of hotel cashback offers.  Some, all or none of these deals may be available for registration under the ‘Offers’ tab online of one of your .....

American Express has launched a new batch of hotel cashback offers.  Some, all or none of these deals may be .....

4 Dec 20184 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Shop Small is back!  If you have an American Express credit or charge card (unless it is a Lloyds Avios one), you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from tomorrow (Saturday) until 16th .....

Shop Small is back!  If you have an American Express credit or charge card (unless it is a Lloyds Avios one), .....

1 Dec 20181 December 2018 by Rob Burgess • 245 comments

American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett which operates in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Coventry, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle. The offer may or may not .....

American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett which operates in London, Bristol, .....

30 Nov 201830 November 2018 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment