20,000 BA Miles for £35!! (Amex Gold relaunch)
Apr 17, 2010, 12:25 am
#31
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Dorchester, Dorset UK
Programs: BA Gold, BMI, ANA, HH Blue, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,082
Joined Quidco and got approval for the Gold Card. Thanks guys.
Apr 17, 2010, 12:29 am
#32
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: UK
Programs: Some basic level ones
Posts: 199
BTW - thanks Raffles / Roger for highlighting this great deal!
Apr 17, 2010, 1:18 am
#33
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SEN
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 612
I already have an BA PP card and my application went through ok too.
^to the guys for flagging this up.
^to the guys for flagging this up.
Apr 17, 2010, 1:18 am
#34
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Godalming, Surrey, UK.
Programs: Nowt of note.
Posts: 1,628
Another BA Amex holder here who just got approved. Thanks Raffles and Roger! ^
Apr 17, 2010, 1:21 am
#35
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 305
When my girlfriend tried to get a ba amex card, she was turned down due to income initially but having spoke to them on the phone they took into account our household income and gave her the card. Might be an option for you
Apr 17, 2010, 1:27 am
#36
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: Sometimes BA, sometimes AA
Posts: 663
Edit: I'm talking about the UK, are you?
I've opened and closed several credit cards over the last three years to take advantage of introductory offers and 0% interest rates, but I'm not planning on applying for a mortgage any time soon.
Will try my luck with this one.
Apr 17, 2010, 1:45 am
#37
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Reading, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, SPG Gold, Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum
Posts: 87
I hold a BA Amex and Blue Card and have just applied through Top Cashback and been accepted. ^
Apr 17, 2010, 1:54 am
#38
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: BA Silver, HHonors Gold, Club Accorhotels Silver
Posts: 360
Your credit rating explained (BBC News)
Agencies also record a credit search every time your credit report is looked at, for instance when you apply for a loan or buy something with interest free credit. These searches stay on your credit report for up to two years.
many lenders take a negative view of a large number of credit searches in a short period.
Apr 17, 2010, 1:58 am
#39
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London and Zurich
Programs: AA, BA, Mucci: Sir Roger des Directions Routières, PCR
Posts: 13,609
As I'm on the points accelerator* with my AmEx plat giving me 1.5 MR points per £ (which was effectively 3 BA Miles per £ for a short time), I'm giving this new opportunity a miss. £400 or so across two cards (OK, three with the grandfathered BA AmEx) could lead to diminishing returns.
* Sadly no longer available to new applicants
Apr 17, 2010, 2:28 am
#40
Join Date: Jan 2006
Programs: MUCCI
Posts: 5,706
Where it asks for the card numbers of any other American Express cards, should you put down your MBNA one(s)?
I don't have any Amex issued Amex cards, but do have the MBNA BMI.
[As I've put a lot through the BMI one I hope they have access to see the transaction levels/logs as it is amex network powered]
I don't have any Amex issued Amex cards, but do have the MBNA BMI.
[As I've put a lot through the BMI one I hope they have access to see the transaction levels/logs as it is amex network powered]
Apr 17, 2010, 3:30 am
#41
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Birmingham
Programs: Mucci (Chevalier de Sagesse), Betty Ford Alumnus, BA Gold, ScaryTeam Elite+
Posts: 400
Thanks, Chaps! approved straight away.
I already have an ancient blue Amex card that hasn't seen use since I discovered FT and replaced it with the BA Prem card.
So far as the multiple cards / checks issue goes, mate of mine applies for (and gets) every zero-rate card out there, maxes them out buying Premium Bonds, pays them off when the 0% period is over by cashing in bonds (or tx balance to latest card).
He's never had an issue with credit checks and reckons the return you get on PBs isn't too bad right now.
Right. Now off to investigate best way to 'refer' this new card to Mrs Eyeswater! Thanks again,
Toodle Pip!
I already have an ancient blue Amex card that hasn't seen use since I discovered FT and replaced it with the BA Prem card.
So far as the multiple cards / checks issue goes, mate of mine applies for (and gets) every zero-rate card out there, maxes them out buying Premium Bonds, pays them off when the 0% period is over by cashing in bonds (or tx balance to latest card).
He's never had an issue with credit checks and reckons the return you get on PBs isn't too bad right now.
Right. Now off to investigate best way to 'refer' this new card to Mrs Eyeswater! Thanks again,
Toodle Pip!
Apr 17, 2010, 3:37 am
#42
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Birmingham
Programs: Mucci (Chevalier de Sagesse), Betty Ford Alumnus, BA Gold, ScaryTeam Elite+
Posts: 400
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Apr 17, 2010, 4:00 am
#43
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: HKG
Programs: Marriott Ambassador (Titanium Lifetime), BA Gold, Ex-Hertz 5* PC, Ex-HH Diamond, Ex-BD*G
Posts: 3,074
I just noticed another benefit on the application page - double points on grocery/petrol spend;
So in actual fact do you get 2 points per spent on;
So using this for your weekly shopping could be extra profitable.
Originally Posted by Amex Benefits
First year bonus
Spend just like normal on the things you buy every day like groceries and petrol and as a first year bonus, you'll earn double Membership Rewards points to spend on what you want.
Spend just like normal on the things you buy every day like groceries and petrol and as a first year bonus, you'll earn double Membership Rewards points to spend on what you want.
Originally Posted by Amex T&Cs
5. You will accrue Points in addition to this for certain transactions at the rate of 1 Point for virtually every full pound charged per transaction at major supermarkets and petrol stations for your first year of cardmembership.
Apr 17, 2010, 4:12 am
#44
Join Date: May 2007
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, AA EXP
Posts: 1,140
Thanks for posting. I've just applied and been accepted, two days after the AA Amex application so I do hope it doesn't have too much of an impact on credit rating having lots of cards or making a number of applications!
Apr 17, 2010, 4:25 am
#45
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Thatcham, UK or Adelaide Australia
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Plat OZ Diamond SK Diamond BA Blue
Posts: 3,323
Just applied and got the 10 day delay on response 
Wont be an issue, will just take longer.
This after I finally got a response from Amex Card Services. No, existing Gold Amex Charge Card holders are not entitled to the new benefits, not even the ongoing benefits like double MRs on all travel spend. Their advice was to apply, receive the new card, and then consolidate existing MRs with the new.
Wont be an issue, will just take longer.
This after I finally got a response from Amex Card Services. No, existing Gold Amex Charge Card holders are not entitled to the new benefits, not even the ongoing benefits like double MRs on all travel spend. Their advice was to apply, receive the new card, and then consolidate existing MRs with the new.