The end of Diamond Club! [MBNA CC earning ceased 30 Sept, Avios transfer 30 Nov 2016]
Aug 31, 2016, 8:02 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, England
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 3,772
Sad, although seeing as I stupidly got rid of mine in 2012 not that sad!
Still, Mrs Jetstreamer has one and this might finally convince her to apply for a new card. She has a lot of sign up bonuses she can aim for!
Still, Mrs Jetstreamer has one and this might finally convince her to apply for a new card. She has a lot of sign up bonuses she can aim for!
Aug 31, 2016, 8:11 am
#18
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, CX Gold (OW Sapphire), Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Accor Platinum
Posts: 1,476
Erm. Just logged into Diamond Club to see I have 20k miles that I will now transfer to BA ... but combine my Avios seems to have disappeared/isn't working from the DC click through.
Just me or anyone else?
Just me or anyone else?
Aug 31, 2016, 8:11 am
#19
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, M&M, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,223
That's bad news. Didn't get any correspondence regarding it yet. In that case I will put all my big expenses through it, before it dies.
It was my favourite credit card, have to rethink my strategy now.
Getting this error when trying to combine my avios: Your session has timed out, please log in again. Maybe too many people is transferring miles?
It was my favourite credit card, have to rethink my strategy now.
Getting this error when trying to combine my avios: Your session has timed out, please log in again. Maybe too many people is transferring miles?
Aug 31, 2016, 8:16 am
#20
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: somewhere north of London, UK
Programs: HH Gold, BA Silver, Accor Silver
Posts: 15,245
Think it's been that way for ages - you need to go to the BAEC pages and combine Avios from there, pulling them from DC to BA.
Aug 31, 2016, 8:39 am
#21
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London and Zurich
Programs: AA, BA, Mucci: Sir Roger des Directions Routičres, PCR
Posts: 13,609
Like others, I am saddened with super-fond memories of the card - separate from super-fond memories of BD.
I have a special reason. Some years ago, I had a snailmail balance transfer offer with no fees, earning miles. My card limit was just below Ł30k and I made daily transfers back and forth earning '000s of miles each time. I was in Canada at the time without my own computer and risked using internet bureaux.
My one problem was that MBNA queried some of the transactions as possible duplicates, taking valuable time. Should a similar offer ever appear again, I'll vary the amounts.
What to do now? I had all but decided to cut up my 1994 vintage BA PP AmEx as hardly worth the bother. The search continues.
I have a special reason. Some years ago, I had a snailmail balance transfer offer with no fees, earning miles. My card limit was just below Ł30k and I made daily transfers back and forth earning '000s of miles each time. I was in Canada at the time without my own computer and risked using internet bureaux.
My one problem was that MBNA queried some of the transactions as possible duplicates, taking valuable time. Should a similar offer ever appear again, I'll vary the amounts.What to do now? I had all but decided to cut up my 1994 vintage BA PP AmEx as hardly worth the bother. The search continues.
Aug 31, 2016, 8:41 am
#22
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: BA, IHG, 5C
Posts: 4,413
Just use the Mastercard to earn the Ł7k-spend upgrade voucher. The basic earning rate for Ł7k on the MC is a feeble 1750 avios, but simply using the voucher for a band 2 ET->CE return upgrade is a pretty simple 15000 avios value. You might alternatively just value the upgrade at Ł100-150 and call that a decent 1.5-2%ish return on Ł7k MC spend. (Clearly you can get a much more costly upgrade too: my last one saved 68k avios longhaul I think, but it's not a flexible/useable as a BAPP voucher.)
There's a Ł24 fee but a 4500 referral bonus. In fact I understand your partner can refer you for the card even if they don't have one, so the referral bonus is effectively 4500+4500. But if you want a referral from a card holder just ask.
https://www.avios.com/gb/en_gb/colle...pthLandingPage
Aug 31, 2016, 8:51 am
#23
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, M&M, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,223
I read some horrible stories about cards not being attached to avios accounts. 7K threshold is decent, could get it after 1 month and then use different card.
After reading T&C, don't think that upgrade voucher is worth the money: "Only bookings paid for using full Avios are eligible to be upgraded using the voucher. Avios and Money bookings and bookings paid for fully in cash are excluded." I hardly use avios for longhaul booking.
After reading T&C, don't think that upgrade voucher is worth the money: "Only bookings paid for using full Avios are eligible to be upgraded using the voucher. Avios and Money bookings and bookings paid for fully in cash are excluded." I hardly use avios for longhaul booking.
Aug 31, 2016, 8:58 am
#24
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, CX Gold (OW Sapphire), Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Accor Platinum
Posts: 1,476
Aug 31, 2016, 9:03 am
#25
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
I read some horrible stories about cards not being attached to avios accounts. 7K threshold is decent, could get it after 1 month and then use different card.
After reading T&C, don't think that upgrade voucher is worth the money: "Only bookings paid for using full Avios are eligible to be upgraded using the voucher. Avios and Money bookings and bookings paid for fully in cash are excluded." I hardly use avios for longhaul booking.
After reading T&C, don't think that upgrade voucher is worth the money: "Only bookings paid for using full Avios are eligible to be upgraded using the voucher. Avios and Money bookings and bookings paid for fully in cash are excluded." I hardly use avios for longhaul booking.
I would disagree re voucher value although accept if you never use it for longhaul then it's not got much value - however given the price jump on off-peak BA redemptions in CW vs WTP I find it excellent value there. Got 48k out of the voucher for my Chicago redemption (paid the other 52k + Ł340 odd in taxes/fees - I was happy with that overall!)
Aug 31, 2016, 9:45 am
#26
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Location: somewhere north of London, UK
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Aug 31, 2016, 10:25 am
#29
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Am wondering whether getting an AA card might work - so I build points for 4 on the BA account, and the 5th on the AA one.
It also makes VS look rather tempting, although without the 241s it'll be a hard slog to get the 5 of us across the pond in J...
Aug 31, 2016, 10:46 am
#30
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
All good things come to an end it seems but it's lasted much longer than many thought and giving 3 months notice on the discount withdrawal is pretty fair.