Hitting Amex 3k spend

flopsy1973

Hi took out a amex gold rewards card for the reward points as I am going on holiday this year and thought I would easily hit the spending in 3 months. However as I found out some of holiday expenses won't accept amex like certain hotels. What other ways are there to manufacture spend.? I have already looked at utility bills council tax. I read you can do something with PayPal?

Mark_d

You can book flights and hotels via Amex Travel.  That ensures that Amex is accepted.
If your partner gets a supplementary card on your account, their purchases will count towards your target spend.
Purchasing a holiday (paying in full) may well hit £3k in one transaction.  Maybe  you can book you next holiday now?  This month I'm hoping to book my Ireland holiday for June next year

flaneurs_lobster

My dentist takes Amex. 

Hitting £3k is not a problem.

DullGreyGuy

flopsy1973 said:

Hi took out a amex gold rewards card for the reward points as I am going on holiday this year and thought I would easily hit the spending in 3 months. However as I found out some of holiday expenses won't accept amex like certain hotels. What other ways are there to manufacture spend.? I have already looked at utility bills council tax. I read you can do something with PayPal?

If a hotel won't take AmEx directly look at an agent that can book it for you that does accept AmEx; obviously dont pay a material premium for doing this but its rare that there is a big gap in pricing 

WillPS

Any utilities, bills or anything else you have which support PayPoint can be paid/settled with Amex at a Co-op Group store (not another society like Central England, Southern, Scotmid etc). 

Octopus Energy support Amex payments directly.

A simpler option is to buy gift cards for things you will spend over time, effectively bringing your spend forwards.

HillStreetBlues

Book a stay with free cancellation, once Amex reward redeemed cancel stay and get refunded.

prettyandfluffy

If you link your Amex card to your PayPal account, that gives you another payment option.  I do this to boost the reward points I can collect from Amex.

sausage_time

WillPS said:

Any utilities, bills or anything else you have which support PayPoint can be paid/settled with Amex at a Co-op Group store (not another society like Central England, Southern, Scotmid etc). 

Octopus Energy support Amex payments directly.

A simpler option is to buy gift cards for things you will spend over time, effectively bringing your spend forwards.

PayPoint at Scotmid is OK with Amex.  Paid my June council tax today.

flopsy1973

 Booked my flights but struggling with some of hotels as they don't accept amex. On a fixed dtariff with British gas paying by DD how can I make manual payment into that  

flopsy1973

I hear there is something with PayPal does anyone know more 

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sausage_time said:

WillPS said:

Any utilities, bills or anything else you have which support PayPoint can be paid/settled with Amex at a Co-op Group store (not another society like Central England, Southern, Scotmid etc). 

Octopus Energy support Amex payments directly.

A simpler option is to buy gift cards for things you will spend over time, effectively bringing your spend forwards.

PayPoint at Scotmid is OK with Amex.  Paid my June council tax today.

That probably means Lakes & Dales plus Semichem too. I've always had to use Visa or MC in the past.