Originally Posted by
Raffles
I just noticed the 'double miles on foreign spend' bit.
This makes the premium card look good for heavy foreign spenders who don't have a 'no fees' foreign currency card. You'd be getting 2.5 Avios per £1 of spend abroad, and the £25 fee easily covers the 10,000 Avios sign-up bonus.
Even more interesting as our overseas spend is on the BA Amex, which charges transaction fees.
IIRC, our last accommodation bill cost me £50 in commission fees. Never mind a few week's heavy retail!!
OMG ... I have to pay for a Credit Card?
I think I may have to go there.
