Amex

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AMEX (in UK at least) suspends transfer to Starwood

August 5, 2018 by MilesFromBlighty 1 Comment

Amex pauses transfers to Starwood pending the merger with Marriott Rewards.

Earn extra Avios for Transport for London (or extra Membership Rewards points)

September 14, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty 2 Comments

Amex is offering bonus miles and membership rewards points for transactions on Transport for London

UK Amex Platinum – hotel partner changes – Out: Accor / In: Hilton, Melia and Shangri-La

February 9, 2016 by MilesFromBlighty

All change at the UK Amex hotel benefit office – out with Accor, and in with Hilton, Shangri-La and Melia Hotels. Read about their status matches here.

UK’s Platinum American Express pack and benefits

December 6, 2015 by MilesFromBlighty 5 Comments

The Amex Platinum card in the UK comes in at £450 per year. What do you get for that many ask. Here I take a look at the travel benefits.

Use your UK Membership Rewards on Amazon

May 6, 2015 by MilesFromBlighty

The Amazon web site pretty much lets you buy anything you like. Amex has now partnered with amazon.co.uk to allow UK members to use their points on savings at the online retailer. Not terribly good value, but you seem to be able to use any amount you wish to redeem. No need to match to the nearest 500 or 1000 points.

Latest UK Amex Promotions

May 4, 2015 by MilesFromBlighty

Some new Amex statement credits are worth a second look. Including a £10 credit for a £65 spend at World Duty Free at Heathrow.

UK Amex Foursquare Airport offers

January 21, 2015 by MilesFromBlighty

Amex has launched new offers in the UK where you can earn a statement credit with a number of retailers when you spend at the UK’s airport. To secure the credits you must link your Amex account with Foursquare. Do the link here. They all expire on 31 January. The current offers require lower spends…

Earn extra bonus points with application for UK Gold Amex

January 12, 2015 by MilesFromBlighty

The standard offer for a new Gold Amex card is 20,000 points when you spend £2k in the first three months of ownership. This offer credits 22,000 points for the same spend level. (I earn a modest points bump for each person who earns the 22,000 points). Use this link to apply Benefits of the…

UK American Express statement offers

November 17, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty

American Express in the UK are offering a number of statement credits for customers spending specific amounts. These work by you spending the prescribed amount by the given date and then a credit appearing on your next statement. These work pretty reliably in my experience. Register your card through your online account SHOPS – by…

New UK Amex Statement Credit Offers

October 14, 2014 by MilesFromBlighty

Latest Amex Preferred Rewards Gold Card for the UK are launched. Some decent offers for travel for the autumn. Log in to your account, activate and spend on the card and a statement credit appears if you spend over the minimums specified.