Originally Posted by cuddlychin
The Cuddly One
Edited to add just had 612 points added for a Marriott stay costing £240 - much better value than the 500 BA miles I would have had if I hadnt changed my preferences!
TCO,
you might want to check that Marriott stay - the earning rate is 3 BA miles per USD - for £240, you should have got around (240*1.75=) 420*3= 1260 miles. Even though I too am one stay short of Marriott silver status, and a teensy weensy bit narked

that it's getting given away free with a packet of cornflakes

, it's a damn fine way of getting miles