Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
The Marriott Bonvoy American Express card is a great choice for anyone looking to increase their Bonvoy points balance.
The card has a £75 annual fee but comes with a 20,000 points sign-up bonus and 15 elite night credits. This gives you instant Silver Elite status and puts you on the way to Gold Elite. You also earn 2 points for every £1 spent on the card.
You can read our full review of the Marriott Bonvoy American Express card here. You can apply for the card here.
Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched a new promotion to encourage you to download their app. Full details are on the Shangri-La website here. You will receive 250 points if you download the app .....
Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched a new promotion to encourage you to download their app. Full details are .....
30 Nov 201830 November 2018 • Leave a comment
(EDIT: Curve has changed a lot since this article was published. Please do not rely on the information here. Instead, please click here to read our detailed 2020 Curve review, which includes a .....
(EDIT: Curve has changed a lot since this article was published. Please do not rely on the information .....
26 Nov 201826 November 2018 • 271 comments
This is my review of the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing .....
This is my review of the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) American Express credit card issued in the UK. It is .....
11 Nov 201811 November 2018 • 63 comments
On Tuesday, we wrote about how American Express and Amazon have launched another of their occasional cashback offers. And it is a generous one. If you are targeted, you will receive £5 cashback on .....
On Tuesday, we wrote about how American Express and Amazon have launched another of their occasional cashback .....
13 Oct 201813 October 2018 • Leave a comment
American Express Shop Small is returning in December. ‘Shop Small’ is an annual American Express promotion which can prove very lucrative. You receive £5 cashback for every purchase of .....
American Express Shop Small is returning in December. ‘Shop Small’ is an annual American Express .....
6 Oct 20186 October 2018 • 112 comments
One aspect of the Marriott / Starwood Preferred Guest programme merger we haven’t looked at yet is the increased ability to earn airline miles with the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express .....
One aspect of the Marriott / Starwood Preferred Guest programme merger we haven’t looked at yet is the .....
10 Sep 201810 September 2018 • 63 comments
Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards have released a new batch of tickets for O2 concerts in London. All of these are for the SPG Suite, and include all you can drink and a very decent hot .....
Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards have released a new batch of tickets for O2 concerts in London. .....
21 Aug 201821 August 2018 • 18 comments
It is time for our regular 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 the 16 main UK travel credit cards can be .....
It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....
6 Aug 20186 August 2018 • 95 comments
Whilst the merger of Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards does not happen until 18th August, the changes to the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card take place today. I had .....
Whilst the merger of Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards does not happen until 18th August, the .....
1 Aug 20181 August 2018 • 88 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?’. .....
In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this .....
18 Jul 201818 July 2018 • 83 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 .....
17 Jul 201817 July 2018 • 48 comments
American Express has announced two changes to the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card in the run up to the merger of SPG and Marriott Rewards next month. One change is a statement .....
American Express has announced two changes to the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express credit card in .....
3 Jul 20183 July 2018 • 101 comments
It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. The market is slowly coming to terms with the interchange fee .....
It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....
2 Jul 20182 July 2018 • 71 comments
A ‘£5 cashback on a £50 Esso transaction’ cashback deal has appeared on a lot of American Express cards. You need to look under the ‘Offers’ section of your online .....
A ‘£5 cashback on a £50 Esso transaction’ cashback deal has appeared on a lot of American .....
1 Jun 20181 June 2018 • Leave a comment
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