Originally Posted by
Horris
Depends how frequently we all fly, but many people will still need to have the BA Amex to generate the miles for MFUs, so for comparsion purposes the card fee maybe should be added on to the cost of the WT+ flights too, if these are being purchased with the intention to MFU.
I'm starting to do the sums. There's 3 in my family and our annual holiday is usually 3 x CW, using a 241, so typically 200K miles plus the taxes and fees.
It's getting to the point where paying for 3 x WT+ and 3 x MFU (75K miles) plus taxes and fees might be a better option. Its a fairly simple calculation - is the 125K difference miles worth more to me than the 3 x WT+ base fare.
If it is, then without the need for the 241 voucher, I'd also look into whether the extra miles from the Amex PP is worth the £150 annual fee; it might be better for me to downgrade to the basic card and I'd probably still manage to get the 1-year 241 with the £20K spend threshold (I reached £10K on 1 Feb last year due to some expensive flights for work).