British Airways Premium Plus Card
Sep 27, 2014, 10:30 am
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British Airways Premium Plus Card
Feel free to move this question if it's in the wrong place.
I'm thinking about applying for the British Airways Premium Plus Card (I don't think I'll make it in time to get the 25,000 point deal as that expires Tuesday) and just have a few questions about it.
I'll be using the card under a UK address but my BAEC account is not under a UK address. I would have no problem changing my address in BAEC, but I'm part of a household account. So my questions are:
-If I get the card and the two addresses are different, will I face problems getting the Avios credited?
-If I change my BAEC address to match the credit card, will I have problems remaining part of the household account (we all currently have the same address on BAEC)?
-Should I even apply for the card now or wait for them to restart the promotional offer?
Thanks in advance!
I'm thinking about applying for the British Airways Premium Plus Card (I don't think I'll make it in time to get the 25,000 point deal as that expires Tuesday) and just have a few questions about it.
I'll be using the card under a UK address but my BAEC account is not under a UK address. I would have no problem changing my address in BAEC, but I'm part of a household account. So my questions are:
-If I get the card and the two addresses are different, will I face problems getting the Avios credited?
-If I change my BAEC address to match the credit card, will I have problems remaining part of the household account (we all currently have the same address on BAEC)?
-Should I even apply for the card now or wait for them to restart the promotional offer?
Thanks in advance!
Sep 28, 2014, 5:12 pm
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To have the BA Amex card linked to your BAEC account you need to have a UK address. I'm not 100% certain whether it needs to be the same address, but I believe so. The Household Account holders all need to have the same, identical address.
Sep 29, 2014, 10:53 am
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Yeah, after I posted this question I realised that there was a dedicated AMEX thread in the BA section of the forum (and that there was a BA section of the forum).
From what I understand if the BAEC account doesn't have a UK address the Avios accrued won't be lost, they'll just build up and wait for a BAEC UK address to be transferred to. So, would it work if the head of the household just changes the household address to a UK one at regular intervals to claim the Avios? Or does BA frown upon that.
I suppose the other option is just switching the household account to the UK address permanently, the current household address isn't really very useful in terms of gaining extra Avios.
From what I understand if the BAEC account doesn't have a UK address the Avios accrued won't be lost, they'll just build up and wait for a BAEC UK address to be transferred to. So, would it work if the head of the household just changes the household address to a UK one at regular intervals to claim the Avios? Or does BA frown upon that.
I suppose the other option is just switching the household account to the UK address permanently, the current household address isn't really very useful in terms of gaining extra Avios.
Oct 1, 2014, 4:03 am
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From what I understand if the BAEC account doesn't have a UK address the Avios accrued won't be lost, they'll just build up and wait for a BAEC UK address to be transferred to. So, would it work if the head of the household just changes the household address to a UK one at regular intervals to claim the Avios? Or does BA frown upon that.