Originally Posted by
nyc1978
You should also remember that you don't really have a year plus to gather these miles. To make sure you get the flights you want, you should book as close to 330 days out as possible. That gives you until July to get the miles.
BA is usually pretty open, but you have the fees to deal with. Might be worthwhile to look into the 100k card for each of you and then create a household account.