Jan 1, 2014, 5:45 am
Last edit by: EsherFlyer
Current sign-up, referral, spend promotions and retention offers
New member sign ups
British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card:
Collect 25,000 bonus Avios when you spend £3,000 within the first three months of card membership.
British Airways American Express Credit Card:
Collect 9,000 bonus Avios when you spend £1,000 within the first three months of card membership.
Referrals
If you are already a BA American Express card holder (either BA card) and introduce a friend to the BA American Express card, you'll receive a 4,000 Avios bonus once your friend's application is approved.
If you are already a BA American Express card holder (either BA card) and introduce a friend to the Premium Plus card, you'll receive a 9,000 Avios bonus once your friend's application is approved.
If your friend achieves the spend required for the welcome offer on either card they'll receive an additional 1,000 Avios. I.e. 26,000 or 10,000 total bonus Avios for the Premium Plus and Credit Card respectively.
Promotions
Retention offers
Voucher eligible spend
Pretty much everything counts towards the £10,000 (or £20,000) required to earn a 2-4-1 Companion Voucher, including the following which might be unexpected:
A few things that don't:
The online total to the right of the card summary is pretty up to date, and far more useful for tracking spend than what the statements show.
Insurance
Both standard and Premium Plus cards include insurance benefits for goods and services purchased on the card. Full details here and here respectively. Summary of Premium Plus benefit are shown here, with standard card offering same cover unless alternate figure is shown in parentheses:
New member sign ups
British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card:
Collect 25,000 bonus Avios when you spend £3,000 within the first three months of card membership.
British Airways American Express Credit Card:
Collect 9,000 bonus Avios when you spend £1,000 within the first three months of card membership.
Referrals
If you are already a BA American Express card holder (either BA card) and introduce a friend to the BA American Express card, you'll receive a 4,000 Avios bonus once your friend's application is approved.
If you are already a BA American Express card holder (either BA card) and introduce a friend to the Premium Plus card, you'll receive a 9,000 Avios bonus once your friend's application is approved.
If your friend achieves the spend required for the welcome offer on either card they'll receive an additional 1,000 Avios. I.e. 26,000 or 10,000 total bonus Avios for the Premium Plus and Credit Card respectively.
Small print:
You must refer your friend via the referral link provided above to be eligible for this offer.
You may recommend as many friends or family members as you wish but you can only receive a maximum of 45,000 Avios per calendar year for those approved for a Card.
You will receive 4,000 bonus Avios if your friend applies and is approved for the British Airways American Express Credit Card. Your friend will receive 4,000 bonus Avios after they have been approved and spent a minimum of £1,000 on goods and services purchased and charged to their Account within three months of Account opening.
You will receive 9,000 bonus Avios if your friend applies and is approved for the British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card. Your friend will receive 19,000 bonus Avios after they have been approved and spent a minimum of £3,000 on goods and services purchased and charged to their Account within three months of Account opening.
When completing the referral form, you must
(i) select the Card you hold from the list at Step 1 and
(ii) select a card to recommend from those listed at Step 2. If you do not follow this process, you and your friend will not be eligible for the bonus.
If your friend has already applied for any of the British Airways American Express Credit Cards without using this referral, you and your friend will not be eligible for the bonus Avios.
All introductory offers are subject to change, can be withdrawn at any time and are not available if your friend currently holds or has held any other British Airways American Express Credit Cards in the past six months.
You must refer your friend via the referral link provided above to be eligible for this offer.
You may recommend as many friends or family members as you wish but you can only receive a maximum of 45,000 Avios per calendar year for those approved for a Card.
You will receive 4,000 bonus Avios if your friend applies and is approved for the British Airways American Express Credit Card. Your friend will receive 4,000 bonus Avios after they have been approved and spent a minimum of £1,000 on goods and services purchased and charged to their Account within three months of Account opening.
You will receive 9,000 bonus Avios if your friend applies and is approved for the British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card. Your friend will receive 19,000 bonus Avios after they have been approved and spent a minimum of £3,000 on goods and services purchased and charged to their Account within three months of Account opening.
When completing the referral form, you must
(i) select the Card you hold from the list at Step 1 and
(ii) select a card to recommend from those listed at Step 2. If you do not follow this process, you and your friend will not be eligible for the bonus.
If your friend has already applied for any of the British Airways American Express Credit Cards without using this referral, you and your friend will not be eligible for the bonus Avios.
All introductory offers are subject to change, can be withdrawn at any time and are not available if your friend currently holds or has held any other British Airways American Express Credit Cards in the past six months.
Promotions
Retention offers
Voucher eligible spend
Pretty much everything counts towards the £10,000 (or £20,000) required to earn a 2-4-1 Companion Voucher, including the following which might be unexpected:
- Foreign transaction fees
A few things that don't:
- Annual membership fee
- Interest payments
- Transactions under £1 (although you can earn the single Avios
)
The online total to the right of the card summary is pretty up to date, and far more useful for tracking spend than what the statements show.
Insurance
Both standard and Premium Plus cards include insurance benefits for goods and services purchased on the card. Full details here and here respectively. Summary of Premium Plus benefit are shown here, with standard card offering same cover unless alternate figure is shown in parentheses:
- Purchase protection: £2,500
- Refund protection: £300 (£200) per item
- Flight delay / cancellation / overbooking / missed: £200 (£0)
- Baggage delay (6+ hours): £750 (£0)
- Baggage delay (48+ hours): £1,000 (£0), additional to 6 hours benefit
- Accident: £250,000 (£75,000)
- Hijack (24+ hours): £1,500
- Hijack (72+ hours): £3,000, additional to the 24h benefit
BA American Express credit card
Aug 25, 2014, 10:22 am
#271
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PEK and BOS
Programs: BA - Blue
Posts: 4,530
I have a companion voucher to use from an Amex PP. I know that this can be used for one way trips but does that mean I can use it for 2 one way redemptions? (Probably a daft question!). Basically we want to book lhr-ord and then iad-lhr, with the voucher. Do we have to call to book this as an open jaw or can we book them online as two separate one way flights effectively using half the voucher each time?
tb
Aug 26, 2014, 6:10 am
#273
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: London/New York/Warsaw
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 14
Message is now outdated. I got what I needed. Thanks.
I'd like a referral for the BA Amex card. Please PM me. First come first serve.
I'd like a referral for the BA Amex card. Please PM me. First come first serve.
Last edited by callmelukas; Aug 26, 2014 at 6:20 am
Sep 4, 2014, 1:12 pm
#275
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Near LGW
Programs: MP Gold, Amex Plat, Accor Plat
Posts: 123
Hi I have an Amex PP card and my OH has a supp card on my account
We want to get her own Amex PP with me as a supp on her account
Firstly can we do this and secondly on the form does she click the "I have another Amex card box" which brings up a message "anyone with an avios enrolled card during the last 6 months wont get sign up bonus"
Does she just leave box unchecked (as only has a supp card) and then do we add my supp details to initial application or add it later?
Cheers
LF
We want to get her own Amex PP with me as a supp on her account
Firstly can we do this and secondly on the form does she click the "I have another Amex card box" which brings up a message "anyone with an avios enrolled card during the last 6 months wont get sign up bonus"
Does she just leave box unchecked (as only has a supp card) and then do we add my supp details to initial application or add it later?
Cheers
LF
Sep 4, 2014, 1:49 pm
#276
Join Date: Oct 2004
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,008
Hi I have an Amex PP card and my OH has a supp card on my account
We want to get her own Amex PP with me as a supp on her account
Firstly can we do this and secondly on the form does she click the "I have another Amex card box" which brings up a message "anyone with an avios enrolled card during the last 6 months wont get sign up bonus"
Does she just leave box unchecked (as only has a supp card) and then do we add my supp details to initial application or add it later?
Cheers
LF
We want to get her own Amex PP with me as a supp on her account
Firstly can we do this and secondly on the form does she click the "I have another Amex card box" which brings up a message "anyone with an avios enrolled card during the last 6 months wont get sign up bonus"
Does she just leave box unchecked (as only has a supp card) and then do we add my supp details to initial application or add it later?
Cheers
LF
When she applies, the credit check etc will be against her, and she will be liable for any 'debt' you run up on that card.
MY partner and I have a main and supplementary card on each of our cards and swap every 6 months so we both achieve 241 vouchers each year
Sep 5, 2014, 7:00 pm
#278
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Bronze
Posts: 181
Does anybody know any car dealerships which accept Amex?
I've just received my Premium card and my mother is looking for a new Audi. Being 20, my limit is fairly reasonably - 2.5k for 90 days with a possible increase thereafter - and as such am looking for a dealer that basically will accept Amex payments in 2.5k instalments there and then (It's my intention to spent 2.5k, immediately pay the 2.5 off, then repeat until the spend is reached. Can this be done as at least on my PRG card the payment credit is reflected immediately).
This way I will reach the 20k spending target in no time! Being a student it's going to be impossible otherwise!
I'm also not to familiar as to how any merchant processes an Amex payment. I understand they have to pay a fixed %, but is there also a fixed fee? For that reason alone I can see why a dealer may not want 6+ 2.5k transactions... .
Thanks!
I've just received my Premium card and my mother is looking for a new Audi. Being 20, my limit is fairly reasonably - 2.5k for 90 days with a possible increase thereafter - and as such am looking for a dealer that basically will accept Amex payments in 2.5k instalments there and then (It's my intention to spent 2.5k, immediately pay the 2.5 off, then repeat until the spend is reached. Can this be done as at least on my PRG card the payment credit is reflected immediately).
This way I will reach the 20k spending target in no time! Being a student it's going to be impossible otherwise!
I'm also not to familiar as to how any merchant processes an Amex payment. I understand they have to pay a fixed %, but is there also a fixed fee? For that reason alone I can see why a dealer may not want 6+ 2.5k transactions... .
Thanks!
Sep 5, 2014, 9:10 pm
#279
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PEK and BOS
Programs: BA - Blue
Posts: 4,530
Does anybody know any car dealerships which accept Amex?
I've just received my Premium card and my mother is looking for a new Audi. Being 20, my limit is fairly reasonably - 2.5k for 90 days with a possible increase thereafter - and as such am looking for a dealer that basically will accept Amex payments in 2.5k instalments there and then (It's my intention to spent 2.5k, immediately pay the 2.5 off, then repeat until the spend is reached. Can this be done as at least on my PRG card the payment credit is reflected immediately).
This way I will reach the 20k spending target in no time! Being a student it's going to be impossible otherwise!
I'm also not to familiar as to how any merchant processes an Amex payment. I understand they have to pay a fixed %, but is there also a fixed fee? For that reason alone I can see why a dealer may not want 6+ 2.5k transactions... .
Thanks!
I've just received my Premium card and my mother is looking for a new Audi. Being 20, my limit is fairly reasonably - 2.5k for 90 days with a possible increase thereafter - and as such am looking for a dealer that basically will accept Amex payments in 2.5k instalments there and then (It's my intention to spent 2.5k, immediately pay the 2.5 off, then repeat until the spend is reached. Can this be done as at least on my PRG card the payment credit is reflected immediately).
This way I will reach the 20k spending target in no time! Being a student it's going to be impossible otherwise!
I'm also not to familiar as to how any merchant processes an Amex payment. I understand they have to pay a fixed %, but is there also a fixed fee? For that reason alone I can see why a dealer may not want 6+ 2.5k transactions... .
Thanks!
Even if you were to persuade a dealer to accept the Amex for the full amount, they might add on a 3% surcharge, which would immediately wipe out any benefits of your voucher.
Others may be able to weigh in with some exceptional dealerships that do accept Amex without surcharge...
tb
Sep 6, 2014, 6:15 am
#281
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,944
Does anybody know any car dealerships which accept Amex?
I've just received my Premium card and my mother is looking for a new Audi. Being 20, my limit is fairly reasonably - 2.5k for 90 days with a possible increase thereafter - and as such am looking for a dealer that basically will accept Amex payments in 2.5k instalments there and then (It's my intention to spent 2.5k, immediately pay the 2.5 off, then repeat until the spend is reached. Can this be done as at least on my PRG card the payment credit is reflected immediately).
This way I will reach the 20k spending target in no time! Being a student it's going to be impossible otherwise!
I'm also not to familiar as to how any merchant processes an Amex payment. I understand they have to pay a fixed %, but is there also a fixed fee? For that reason alone I can see why a dealer may not want 6+ 2.5k transactions... .
Thanks!
I've just received my Premium card and my mother is looking for a new Audi. Being 20, my limit is fairly reasonably - 2.5k for 90 days with a possible increase thereafter - and as such am looking for a dealer that basically will accept Amex payments in 2.5k instalments there and then (It's my intention to spent 2.5k, immediately pay the 2.5 off, then repeat until the spend is reached. Can this be done as at least on my PRG card the payment credit is reflected immediately).
This way I will reach the 20k spending target in no time! Being a student it's going to be impossible otherwise!
I'm also not to familiar as to how any merchant processes an Amex payment. I understand they have to pay a fixed %, but is there also a fixed fee? For that reason alone I can see why a dealer may not want 6+ 2.5k transactions... .
Thanks!
Sep 6, 2014, 12:10 pm
#282
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold (OW Emerald) & Jet Airways - Thank goodness i never got started.......most awful FF program
Posts: 2,385
You will have better luck with a Visa card at a car dealership. Most will point blank turn you down if you flash the Amex.
My personal experience is as follows:
1) December 2012 - Mercedes - £3000 max as a deposit on the MBNA AA Visa. (0.75 miles per £1). After the guy swiped the card, he tried to stiff me for the 2.5% charge but after telling him that I would have bank transferred the money instead, he told me not to worry about it as long as I scored him highly on the feedback.
2) May 2014 - Audi - Sister paid £8000 on a Nationwide Visa. It was more a punt rather than a plan. I think the guy got confused and thought her visa credit card was a debit card.
3) June 2014 - Ford - £600 on a MBNA AA Visa.
From my three experiences from different dealers, if you pull out the card at the last minute and stick it in the machine without the dealer seeing what kind of card it is, you will get away without having to pay the 2.5% fee.
The fee appears to come into play IF your dealer finds out that you are paying with a credit card. Visa cards would be the best way forward.
My personal experience is as follows:
1) December 2012 - Mercedes - £3000 max as a deposit on the MBNA AA Visa. (0.75 miles per £1). After the guy swiped the card, he tried to stiff me for the 2.5% charge but after telling him that I would have bank transferred the money instead, he told me not to worry about it as long as I scored him highly on the feedback.
2) May 2014 - Audi - Sister paid £8000 on a Nationwide Visa. It was more a punt rather than a plan. I think the guy got confused and thought her visa credit card was a debit card.
3) June 2014 - Ford - £600 on a MBNA AA Visa.
From my three experiences from different dealers, if you pull out the card at the last minute and stick it in the machine without the dealer seeing what kind of card it is, you will get away without having to pay the 2.5% fee.
The fee appears to come into play IF your dealer finds out that you are paying with a credit card. Visa cards would be the best way forward.
Sep 6, 2014, 3:16 pm
#283
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Fareham UK
Programs: BA executive club,priority club Plat Ambassador, Hilton hhonours Diamond, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 817
You will have better luck with a Visa card at a car dealership. Most will point blank turn you down if you flash the Amex.
My personal experience is as follows:
1) December 2012 - Mercedes - £3000 max as a deposit on the MBNA AA Visa. (0.75 miles per £1). After the guy swiped the card, he tried to stiff me for the 2.5% charge but after telling him that I would have bank transferred the money instead, he told me not to worry about it as long as I scored him highly on the feedback.
2) May 2014 - Audi - Sister paid £8000 on a Nationwide Visa. It was more a punt rather than a plan. I think the guy got confused and thought her visa credit card was a debit car
3) June 2014 - Ford - £600 on a MBNA AA Visa.
From my three experiences from different dealers, if you pull out the card at the last minute and stick it in the machine without the dealer seeing what kind of card it is, you will get away without having to pay the 2.5% fee.
The fee appears to come into play IF your dealer finds out that you are paying with a credit card. Visa cards would be the best way forward.
My personal experience is as follows:
1) December 2012 - Mercedes - £3000 max as a deposit on the MBNA AA Visa. (0.75 miles per £1). After the guy swiped the card, he tried to stiff me for the 2.5% charge but after telling him that I would have bank transferred the money instead, he told me not to worry about it as long as I scored him highly on the feedback.
2) May 2014 - Audi - Sister paid £8000 on a Nationwide Visa. It was more a punt rather than a plan. I think the guy got confused and thought her visa credit card was a debit car
3) June 2014 - Ford - £600 on a MBNA AA Visa.
From my three experiences from different dealers, if you pull out the card at the last minute and stick it in the machine without the dealer seeing what kind of card it is, you will get away without having to pay the 2.5% fee.
The fee appears to come into play IF your dealer finds out that you are paying with a credit card. Visa cards would be the best way forward.
Sep 8, 2014, 1:49 am
#285
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver, ZSL Silver
Posts: 2,551
I’m just looking for a bit of advice on Euro-based accounts and AMEX cards. I have a HHA based in Germany (but we’re now back in the UK) with my wife still on EU thresholds, and I’m wanting to start down the Amex route to maximise Avios. We currently have about 330k between the two of us, all from flying so I think I must be missing out on getting more along the way.
• My wife’s BAEC year ended on 8 July. As of today her account is still showing 400 points required to renew Silver. Is this likely to change to 600 before the end of her year in July (I thought it may have done by the time her last card expired, i.e. yesterday)? If so would it make any difference is she got the necessary points ASAP? She already has 320, so 80 points isn’t far to go.
My real questions are around Amex.
• Can I assume that I can’t have an EU address for my BAEC account and UK address for the Amex cards? If my wife can stay on the Euro thresholds then I will evict her from the HHA and move the rest back to the UK if we can’t have the two addresses.
• Am I right that I can sign up for both BA PP Amex and the Preferred Gold cards at the same time and receive the welcome bonuses? I know the latter is a charge card and not a CC. If so, would anyone mind referring me?
• If my wife’s BA account is still based in Germany, can she have an additional card on my Amex cards? Not that it needs to, but would her income count as part of the application?
Any help would be very much appreciated!
• My wife’s BAEC year ended on 8 July. As of today her account is still showing 400 points required to renew Silver. Is this likely to change to 600 before the end of her year in July (I thought it may have done by the time her last card expired, i.e. yesterday)? If so would it make any difference is she got the necessary points ASAP? She already has 320, so 80 points isn’t far to go.
My real questions are around Amex.
• Can I assume that I can’t have an EU address for my BAEC account and UK address for the Amex cards? If my wife can stay on the Euro thresholds then I will evict her from the HHA and move the rest back to the UK if we can’t have the two addresses.
• Am I right that I can sign up for both BA PP Amex and the Preferred Gold cards at the same time and receive the welcome bonuses? I know the latter is a charge card and not a CC. If so, would anyone mind referring me?
• If my wife’s BA account is still based in Germany, can she have an additional card on my Amex cards? Not that it needs to, but would her income count as part of the application?
Any help would be very much appreciated!