TodayHaven't seen this mentioned anywhere yet (looks like it only started this morning), BA are now giving UP TO 30% extra miles when purchasing them, from now until 5th May.
1k to 7k miles = 5% extra
8k to 15k miles = 10% extra
16k to 23k miles = 20% extra
24k miles (annual limit) = 30% extra for a total of 31,200
Advertised on the website under Executive Club > Exec Club Offers, on the lower right side.
1k to 7k miles = 5% extra
8k to 15k miles = 10% extra
16k to 23k miles = 20% extra
24k miles (annual limit) = 30% extra for a total of 31,200
Advertised on the website under Executive Club > Exec Club Offers, on the lower right side.
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Oilrig fella , Mar 7, 2011 7:57 pm
574 Euros for 31,200 miles............. no way, not worth it for me I am afraid.
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Depends. If you need a wodge of miles fast for, e.g. (as henky says) MFUs, or to take advantage of a 241..... probably well worthwhile. If you're sitting on a massive mileage balance and don't need them quick - probably not that great value.Originally Posted by Oilrig fella
574 Euros for 31,200 miles............. no way, not worth it for me I am afraid.
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I bit the bullet and bought a total of 62K for my household account for E 1150,-. That will enable me to do 5 MFU for E 225 each. I see a lot of people raving about $300 PUG offers, so I guess this is about the same but with certainty. ^Originally Posted by Funster
Depends. If you need a wodge of miles fast for, e.g. (as henky says) MFUs, or to take advantage of a 241..... probably well worthwhile. If you're sitting on a massive mileage balance and don't need them quick - probably not that great value.
Maybe don't need them right now although with 3 award bookings recently made I am down to <50K. I will earn a lot of them this year due to a new work assignment but what the heck.. I will spend them on good things.
Of course, paying by FB Amex I got an additional 2300 FB miles as I assume you will get extra BA miles if you pay by BA AMEX so it is in fact even more miles for the transaction.
It can be a "cheap" way of getting two CW-F upgrades when making a 241 reservation if you are on a tight miles budget. It's certainly cheaper than 2x pro-active CW-F upgrades which are typically around £300 each.
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Excellent timing, i needed a bit of a top up on my parents and with my new Amex gold card, the £399 spend will push me closer to activating the 20K bonus.
Will the purchase count as a travel spend or am i being too greedy?
Will the purchase count as a travel spend or am i being too greedy?
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Will the purchase count as a travel spend or am i being too greedy?
It is very likely to count as travel spend, as it will just be tagged ba...Originally Posted by d3vski
Excellent timing, i needed a bit of a top up on my parents and with my new Amex gold card, the £399 spend will push me closer to activating the 20K bonus.Will the purchase count as a travel spend or am i being too greedy?
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FlyerTalker6245 , Mar 8, 2011 4:10 am
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I think this tracks as points.com so probably won't be travel spend.Originally Posted by Jamjaw
It is very likely to count as travel spend, as it will just be tagged ba...
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Hmmm... Maybe! But will it then track as international spend (as i say somepeople with points.com purchases were saying back in september...)Originally Posted by andset1191
I think this tracks as points.com so probably won't be travel spend.
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Not IME - it showed as points.com on the BA Amex PP when I purchased miles 18 months or so ago and triple miles didn't apply.Originally Posted by SteveF
What about with the BA Blue or Prem Plus though? BA spend?
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Boo! Oh well 1.5 times is better than nothing I suppose.Originally Posted by JamieT
Not IME - it showed as points.com on the BA Amex PP when I purchased miles 18 months or so ago and triple miles didn't apply.
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Sorry to be naive but I can't seem to find the answer...
In the context of BA's previous miles sales, how does this compare? I seem to remember there was one last summer which was 25% bonus, which makes 30% look like one to snap up. Has it been higher in the last couple of years? Like a 50% bonus? (Not counting the redemption sales)
In the context of BA's previous miles sales, how does this compare? I seem to remember there was one last summer which was 25% bonus, which makes 30% look like one to snap up. Has it been higher in the last couple of years? Like a 50% bonus? (Not counting the redemption sales)
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I've not seen it at 30% before. At 1.28p per mile it's not too bad but depends on how many miles you've got already and how cash rich you are.Originally Posted by reevery
In the context of BA's previous miles sales, how does this compare? I seem to remember there was one last summer which was 25% bonus, which makes 30% look like one to snap up. Has it been higher in the last couple of years? Like a 50% bonus? (Not counting the redemption sales)