News in brief: Watch Heathrow’s Christmas ad Heathrow Airport has released an incredibly sweet Christmas ad, reminding us all that Christmas is about spending time with your loved ones. If you .....

News in brief: Watch Heathrow’s Christmas ad Heathrow Airport has released an incredibly sweet Christmas .....

20 Nov 201620 November 2016 by Anika Burnett • 112 comments

The Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card has a new benefit – double points (2 per £1) on all stays at Starwood and Marriott properties. One of the biggest complaints about the .....

The Starwood Preferred Guest American Express card has a new benefit – double points (2 per £1) on all .....

17 Nov 201617 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 24 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 .....

6 Nov 20166 November 2016 by Rob Burgess • 12 comments

The merger of the Marriott and Starwood hotel groups completed this morning.  It creates the largest hotel company in the world with a – frankly crazy – rota of 30 brands and 5,700 .....

The merger of the Marriott and Starwood hotel groups completed this morning.  It creates the largest hotel .....

23 Sep 201623 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 85 comments

News in brief: New Starwood SPG Moments concerts at the O2 now bookable Starwood Preferred Guest released a new batch of O2 concerts yesterday.  The list, it is fair to say, has something for .....

News in brief: New Starwood SPG Moments concerts at the O2 now bookable Starwood Preferred Guest released a .....

22 Sep 201622 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

News in brief: Free cinema tickets from American Express As part of its London Film Festival sponsorship, American Express has arranged free screenings of the Opening Night Gala Film, A United .....

News in brief: Free cinema tickets from American Express As part of its London Film Festival sponsorship, .....

14 Sep 201614 September 2016 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

News in brief: Pay your car tax with American Express Long-term readers of HfP will know that the ability to pay your road tax with an American Express card has come and gone over the last couple of .....

News in brief: Pay your car tax with American Express Long-term readers of HfP will know that the ability to .....

21 Aug 201621 August 2016 by Rob Burgess • 94 comments

More news in brief: 100 Heathrow Rewards points when you spend £70 Heathrow Rewards has launched a new promotion which will give you 100 bonus points when you spend £70 in one transaction before 5th .....

More news in brief: 100 Heathrow Rewards points when you spend £70 Heathrow Rewards has launched a new .....

30 Jun 201630 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 57 comments

American Express has launched a new round of statement credit deals, with a particularly strong travel focus. There are two ways to sign up to these deals.  The easiest is to visit the Amex .....

American Express has launched a new round of statement credit deals, with a particularly strong travel focus. .....

16 Jun 201616 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 48 comments

American Express is having a bad time of things at the moment.  The loss of the Costco contract in the US was a hammer blow to the business (I thoroughly recommend reading the story here) and there .....

American Express is having a bad time of things at the moment.  The loss of the Costco contract in the US was .....

7 Jun 20167 June 2016 by Rob Burgess • 62 comments

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....

18 Apr 201618 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 46 comments

Like it or not, and 90% of HfP readers who are impacted would probably choose ‘not’, Marriott has bought Starwood.  Game over. It is time to move on and to start thinking about how you .....

Like it or not, and 90% of HfP readers who are impacted would probably choose ‘not’, Marriott has .....

13 Apr 201613 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

If you have an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum card, you may have a new style of personalised offer showing on your online card statement. On my account, I will .....

If you have an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum card, you may have a new .....

13 Apr 201613 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 66 comments

News in brief: £20 Pizza Express cashback for all Amex-issued Amex cards A few new American Express cashback deals have appeared – you can see what you have been targetted for by going to your .....

News in brief: £20 Pizza Express cashback for all Amex-issued Amex cards A few new American Express cashback .....

5 Apr 20165 April 2016 by Rob Burgess • 76 comments