American Express has announced the return of ‘Shop Small’ for 2019, but with a catch. ‘Shop Small’ is an annual American Express event aimed at encouraging cardholders to visit .....

American Express has announced the return of ‘Shop Small’ for 2019, but with a catch. ‘Shop .....

22 Oct 201922 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out. Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have .....

What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s .....

14 Oct 201914 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Of all the pointless rebrands I’ve seen recently, the clear winner is FREE NOW.  For some reason, the mytaxi black cab app – owned by BMW and Daimler – decided that being called .....

Of all the pointless rebrands I’ve seen recently, the clear winner is FREE NOW.  For some reason, the .....

9 Oct 20199 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 111 comments

Regular readers may remember the strange case of the recent American Express cashback offer with watch manufacturer Bremont. Many cardholders were given a very attractive offer of £400 cashback on a .....

Regular readers may remember the strange case of the recent American Express cashback offer with watch .....

28 Sep 201928 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 70 comments

A few good American Express cashback deals have just been launched. Here are some I wanted to flag: £10 back on £40 spend at Cote Brasserie (to 3/11) £100 back on £1,000 spent at Kuoni (to 14/10) .....

A few good American Express cashback deals have just been launched. Here are some I wanted to flag: £10 back .....

27 Sep 201927 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

A cashback offer for Waitrose has appeared on a lot of American Express cards.  If you are targeted it will appear under the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement page. The offer seems to .....

A cashback offer for Waitrose has appeared on a lot of American Express cards.  If you are targeted it will .....

13 Sep 201913 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

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

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

3 Sep 20193 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

I have an offer on my British Airways American Express for 15% cashback for a purchase at BA Wine Flyer by 7th October. This gets interesting.  As you can see in our article here, this is what you .....

I have an offer on my British Airways American Express for 15% cashback for a purchase at BA Wine Flyer by .....

3 Sep 20193 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 144 comments

I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card they should get.  These often come with the caveat “but I don’t want to pay a .....

I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card .....

18 Aug 201918 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • 101 comments

American Express has launched one of its easiest ever conditional spend offers. If you are targetted, you will receive £10 or 1000 Avios, depending on your card, when you spend £30 in participating .....

American Express has launched one of its easiest ever conditional spend offers. If you are targetted, you will .....

14 Aug 201914 August 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

American Express has launched a new ‘Shop Small’ offer. Don’t get too excited – you can only use this once. You will get a £5 statement credit when you spend £10+ at a .....

American Express has launched a new ‘Shop Small’ offer. Don’t get too excited – you .....

23 Jul 201923 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

American Express is about to announce another round of product changes. These will impact ALL credit cards (British Airways, Starwood, Nectar, Costco, Preferred Rewards Gold etc).  The good news is .....

American Express is about to announce another round of product changes. These will impact ALL credit cards .....

22 Jul 201922 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 70 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 .....

15 Jul 201915 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • 82 comments

If our review of Malaysia Airlines Business Suite has got you interested in their service (a review of Business Class follows next week), the airline has just launched a 15% discount code for UK .....

If our review of Malaysia Airlines Business Suite has got you interested in their service (a review of .....

6 Jul 20196 July 2019 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment