Originally Posted by
BitterLemon
On the BA Premium Plus Amex does anyone have experience if spend on a Euro denominated BA Holiday booking:
a) Counts as normal BA spend and so gets 3 Avios per converted GBP?
b) Counts towards the spend target for the Companion Voucher after conversion to GBP?
In my case I am starting in DUB with "flight tickets issued by British Airways, Dublin, Republic of Ireland" and the deposit paid previously in EUR.
Trying to work out if the Avios and making a significant dent in my spend target offset the terrible Amex forex fees.
Thanks in advance
I haven't done it recently but I think the answer is yes for 1). I don't know about BAH, but I seem to remember that if you asked nicely you could even sometimes be charged in GBP for exEU flights (at the IATA rate of the day).
The answer is definitely yes for 2), all spend counts (as you point out, once converted back to GBP).