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
Jan 14, 2014, 9:57 am
#16
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
Posts: 32,145
In the process, I was also awarded my first 241 ... which hasn't materialised. I received this on 6 Jan 2014 ...
This auto-generated email confirms that we have received your enquiry.
In the next 24 - 48 hours, we will send you another email to let you know when you can read our response in the Secure Message Centre.
In the next 24 - 48 hours, we will send you another email to let you know when you can read our response in the Secure Message Centre.
I shall nag more vigorously at the end of the month when I get back from holiday. So far ... 3/10 for Amex PP.
Jan 14, 2014, 10:16 am
#17
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: LCY
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,208
In the process, I was also awarded my first 241 ... which hasn't materialised. I received this on 6 Jan 2014 ...
Nothing has happened, although they did efficiently grab my £150 on 28 Dec13.
I shall nag more vigorously at the end of the month when I get back from holiday. So far ... 3/10 for Amex PP.
Nothing has happened, although they did efficiently grab my £150 on 28 Dec13.
I shall nag more vigorously at the end of the month when I get back from holiday. So far ... 3/10 for Amex PP.
the change card image on the Amex app after christmas was my first hint that my application was accepted. the card arrived on NYE and the fee was taken in the first week of Jan. My 2-4-1 was awarded last week though, I have an email to confirm that.
Jan 14, 2014, 10:19 am
#18
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
Posts: 32,145
hmm, similar upgrade timeline!
the change card image on the Amex app after christmas was my first hint that my application was accepted. the card arrived on NYE and the fee was taken in the first week of Jan. My 2-4-1 was awarded last week though, I have an email to confirm that.
the change card image on the Amex app after christmas was my first hint that my application was accepted. the card arrived on NYE and the fee was taken in the first week of Jan. My 2-4-1 was awarded last week though, I have an email to confirm that.
I shall be (fairly) patient before uttering expletives in the direction of Brighton.
Feb 14, 2014, 2:54 am
#19
Join Date: Feb 2009
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 218
BA AMEX PP Avios transfer
Hi All,
Anyone know if the avios from the card posts themselves and when? Ive had 30k on my Amex webpage for about 1.5 months now and am waiting for them to post over. Will this happen automatically or do I need to transfer them?
Thanks
Anyone know if the avios from the card posts themselves and when? Ive had 30k on my Amex webpage for about 1.5 months now and am waiting for them to post over. Will this happen automatically or do I need to transfer them?
Thanks
Feb 14, 2014, 3:01 am
#21
Join Date: Feb 2009
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 218
I did when I applied for the card yes. This is my 2nd statement that I have paid for now and no transfer yet... wondering if I should give customer service a call... Ironically I am waiting for the 30k so I can make a big redemption...
Feb 14, 2014, 3:10 am
#22
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,964
Mine usually goes once a month around statement time. Avios show on my account withing a day or two. If I were you I would ring Amex to check through the BAEC number and that everything is working from their end, and then phone BAEC if that doesn't sort it.
Feb 14, 2014, 3:27 am
#23
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Here today, gone tomorrow
Programs: Nothing shiny :-(
Posts: 2,493
I am in the same situation regarding my SPG Amex. However someone on here pointed out that the points will only transfer if your SPG (or in your case BA) number is on the statement. So if I were you I'd start by checking that - there's a section on the BA card statements referring to Avios earned and a box on the right hand side under which your BA number should appear.
Although I did put my SPG account no on my application, it doesn't seem to have made it through to their system as it doesn't appear on my card statement. I really must get around to sorting it out......
Although I did put my SPG account no on my application, it doesn't seem to have made it through to their system as it doesn't appear on my card statement. I really must get around to sorting it out......
Feb 14, 2014, 4:13 am
#24
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, VS Red, HH Gold, IHG Gold, Marriott Gold, SPG Basic, Alitalia Status Match
Posts: 1,173
Applying for credit card without income
My wife recently stopped working to focus on looking after our children until they are of school age. I'd quite like to apply for the free BA AMEX in her name to get the sign-up bonus and to top-up her BAEC balance at times.
She now has negligible income, but we meet all of the eligibility criteria (primarily based around UK residency and household income).
Do others have experience of applying for credit cards without an actual income? I don't want to apply if the chances are high she'll be turned down for having no proper income of her own. Do you think the chances are high or low that she'll be accepted? No bad debt history, etc.
She now has negligible income, but we meet all of the eligibility criteria (primarily based around UK residency and household income).
Do others have experience of applying for credit cards without an actual income? I don't want to apply if the chances are high she'll be turned down for having no proper income of her own. Do you think the chances are high or low that she'll be accepted? No bad debt history, etc.
Feb 14, 2014, 4:41 am
#25
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 37
My wife recently stopped working to focus on looking after our children until they are of school age. I'd quite like to apply for the free BA AMEX in her name to get the sign-up bonus and to top-up her BAEC balance at times.
She now has negligible income, but we meet all of the eligibility criteria (primarily based around UK residency and household income).
Do others have experience of applying for credit cards without an actual income? I don't want to apply if the chances are high she'll be turned down for having no proper income of her own. Do you think the chances are high or low that she'll be accepted? No bad debt history, etc.
She now has negligible income, but we meet all of the eligibility criteria (primarily based around UK residency and household income).
Do others have experience of applying for credit cards without an actual income? I don't want to apply if the chances are high she'll be turned down for having no proper income of her own. Do you think the chances are high or low that she'll be accepted? No bad debt history, etc.
Feb 14, 2014, 4:41 am
#26
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
Do others have experience of applying for credit cards without an actual income? I don't want to apply if the chances are high she'll be turned down for having no proper income of her own. Do you think the chances are high or low that she'll be accepted? No bad debt history, etc.
Feb 14, 2014, 6:12 am
#29
Join Date: May 2008
Location: FZO
Programs: BA Silver, IHG Plat, Avis PC, Sixt Pl,
Posts: 772
I even got double for booking 2 Y tix for my parents from cheaptickets.com as it mentioned BA somewhere in the transaction.
Feb 14, 2014, 6:33 am
#30
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Sheffield, UK
Programs: BA, Emirates, IHG, Accor, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 637
Excellent thanks for the reply - just as I'd hoped so will use the PP card rather than my Gold Amex! Also means I will trigger the bonus with one transaction and put me well on the way to the 10k!!