Earning airline miles and hotel points through credit card signup bonuses is one the easiest ways to collect substantial amounts of miles/points here in the UK. The secret to a really successful credit… Continue Reading

We often flag the American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card card as a fantastic way of earning large amounts of loyalty points for travel spend, via the free Amex points it dishes out in a number of… Continue Reading

While one of the easiest and best value travel rewards to earn in the “points-hacking” game, the Hilton free night certificate is also almost certainly the UK-focused reward about which I… Continue Reading

There was no hiding our disappointment when, earlier this year, IHG announced that it was to pull its IHG points/status earning Barclaycard. With an often healthy sign up points bonus, Gold elite status… Continue Reading

Amex seems to be showering us in a spate of bonus point offerings at the moment. Hot on the heels of the BA Amex 3K/7K bonus points comes a nice little earner from American Express and Transport for London… Continue Reading

If you don’t already have the BA Amex Avios card (whether the free standard card, or £195 premium option), you should give it some serious thought. It’s a great way to pick up Avios on everyday… Continue Reading

Calling all holders of American Express cards issued in the UK – check your spam folders! You might’ve received an email offering £30-£50 of free points for 2 minutes work…. The email… Continue Reading

The American Express Gold card is, in my view, the single best value “travel hack” credit card out there. I won’t bore you with the details of why, as I’ve already done so. Suffice… Continue Reading

I received a pleasant, if totally unexpected, bonus into my American Express BA Premium Plus account a few days ago – a deposit of 6,000 Avios. I was all set to phone Amex to query this, in the… Continue Reading