View Poll Results: Which Membership Rewards to BAEC transfer bonus pattern do you prefer?
One 40% transfer bonus per year (e.g. 2014)
149
90.30%
Three smaller (20%, 30%, 35%) bonuses per year (e.g. 2013)
16
9.70%
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Jan 28, 2015, 6:21 am
Last edit by: mia
On January 28, 2015 British Airways announced changes to Executive Club earning and redemption charts which will affect the value of Avois points.
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MR USA: 40% transfer bonus to British Airways 12.15.2014 to 1.31.2015
Dec 15, 2014, 11:48 am
#18
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott // WN, AA, BA, UA, AS // Avis
Posts: 1,314
YESSSSSSSSS.
I've been waiting for ANY BA transfer bonus to move out all my points before closing my Plat card in January / February after getting another $200 in airline fee reimbursements and before the annual fee hits... I would have been happy with 20%, thrilled with 30%, but 40% is just AMAZING!!!
250k + points moving on over now!
I've been waiting for ANY BA transfer bonus to move out all my points before closing my Plat card in January / February after getting another $200 in airline fee reimbursements and before the annual fee hits... I would have been happy with 20%, thrilled with 30%, but 40% is just AMAZING!!!
250k + points moving on over now!
Dec 15, 2014, 12:04 pm
#19
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
This 40% offer is the only BAEC transfer bonus in 2014. In 2013 Membership Rewards (USA) offered three smaller transfer bonuses (20%, 30%, 35%) to BAEC.
Please reply to the poll at the top of the thread to indicate which approach you prefer.
Please reply to the poll at the top of the thread to indicate which approach you prefer.
Dec 15, 2014, 2:17 pm
#22
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Programs: AC, BA, SPG
Posts: 8
@SESTAR I was in tears too because I'm in CANADA and this offer only applies to US cards.
I called AMEX Canada and they said there are NO bonuses on the horizon for any partners.
This sucks man!
I called AMEX Canada and they said there are NO bonuses on the horizon for any partners.
This sucks man!
Dec 15, 2014, 2:20 pm
#23
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Programs: AC, BA, SPG
Posts: 8
the new AMEX TO AVIOS (BA) promo stared today. 40% bonus.
Unfortunately this applies to US cards only.
I was hoping to take advantage of this bonus today as the AF was posted yesterday on my account. Unfortunately I cannot cancel my card yet due to no good promos to transfer out my MRs.
Sad.
Unfortunately this applies to US cards only.
I was hoping to take advantage of this bonus today as the AF was posted yesterday on my account. Unfortunately I cannot cancel my card yet due to no good promos to transfer out my MRs.
Sad.
Dec 15, 2014, 2:48 pm
#25
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
If you were to transfer to BA, how would you expect to use the Avois points?
Dec 15, 2014, 5:12 pm
#27
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Posts: 102,095
Nice timing. This will mean at least 400k to 900k more BA points than if I did the transfer last week.
That is a lot of very valuable short-haul tickets for me. Now I just have to hope BA doesn't devalue their award chart in massive ways that undermine the value I get out of the short-haul award pricing for bookings made next year.
I was holding out on doing transfers out of the huge Amex MR balance, and I was holding out for something like this. 40% now is even better than I expected.
Thank you Amex and BA.
That is a lot of very valuable short-haul tickets for me. Now I just have to hope BA doesn't devalue their award chart in massive ways that undermine the value I get out of the short-haul award pricing for bookings made next year.
I was holding out on doing transfers out of the huge Amex MR balance, and I was holding out for something like this. 40% now is even better than I expected.
Thank you Amex and BA.
Dec 15, 2014, 6:22 pm
#29
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
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Avois need not be used for transatlantic flights operated by BA.
Some alternatives:
Domestic USA flights operates by Alaska Airlines or American Airlines. BA prices each segment separately by distance, the best value is a non-stop flight in coach.
Transatlantic flights operated by Aer Lingus or Air Berlin. (Note that transatlantic flights operated by American Airlines are subject to the same fees as flights operated by BA itself.)
Read here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...os-2014-a.html
Some alternatives:
Domestic USA flights operates by Alaska Airlines or American Airlines. BA prices each segment separately by distance, the best value is a non-stop flight in coach.
Transatlantic flights operated by Aer Lingus or Air Berlin. (Note that transatlantic flights operated by American Airlines are subject to the same fees as flights operated by BA itself.)
Read here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...os-2014-a.html