Original Member, Ambassador: OneWorld Alliance
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Programs: AA ExecPlat & 3MM; Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,015
Go with option 1 and sign up to the BA chase card. If the 100K bonus is still available (double check since the offer might have ended) you could easily end up with 150K. If the deal is not longer available you could still use the card in order to up your total to 50K.