Chase BA Companion Ticket $30,000 Spend
Dec 7, 2012, 1:44 pm
#482
Join Date: May 2012
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP, AS MVP Gold 75K, SPG Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 158
Hi gang-
I wanted to see if anyone had an update on the amount of time it takes to get the 241 voucher. My wife and I want to use it for Christmas 2014 and want to hold off making the $30k spend until the last minute possible. I'd hate to qualify now and get the award a couple of weeks later only to learn it'll expire before the 2014 holidays. On the other hand, I'd hate to wait till 12/26 to complete the spend and then have Chase say the charges posted on the statement ending in January, so I didn't hit the $30k in 2012.
Any thoughts on whether to complete my spend now, with 3 weeks to go in 2012, or wait till the last week of the year?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
-Scott
I wanted to see if anyone had an update on the amount of time it takes to get the 241 voucher. My wife and I want to use it for Christmas 2014 and want to hold off making the $30k spend until the last minute possible. I'd hate to qualify now and get the award a couple of weeks later only to learn it'll expire before the 2014 holidays. On the other hand, I'd hate to wait till 12/26 to complete the spend and then have Chase say the charges posted on the statement ending in January, so I didn't hit the $30k in 2012.
Any thoughts on whether to complete my spend now, with 3 weeks to go in 2012, or wait till the last week of the year?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
-Scott
Dec 7, 2012, 1:49 pm
#483
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: san francisco.
Programs: Marriott Ti, OW Ruby
Posts: 1,852
Hello,
Correct me if I'm wrong but 241 is good for 2 years but it will take 2-3 weeks to show up in your account once you hi the 30k spend, and, you only have to start your travel on the 241 within 2 years,.I think the return can be after the 2 years mark so I think you'll be fine.
Correct me if I'm wrong but 241 is good for 2 years but it will take 2-3 weeks to show up in your account once you hi the 30k spend, and, you only have to start your travel on the 241 within 2 years,.I think the return can be after the 2 years mark so I think you'll be fine.
Dec 7, 2012, 3:11 pm
#484
Join Date: May 2012
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP, AS MVP Gold 75K, SPG Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 158
So it's now 2-3 weeks for the travel together voucher to arrive, not 4-6 weeks?
Dec 7, 2012, 3:53 pm
#485
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,833
The Terms and Conditions state: Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
But the reality is that the vouchers apear in your account much more quickly than that. I have earned eight vouchers, and the window within which they appear begins a few days after the posting of you spending $30,000 and ends a few days after your statement closes for that month. So, 2-3 weeks is a good estimate.
So, spending up to Dec. 28 or so is a good strategy.
But the reality is that the vouchers apear in your account much more quickly than that. I have earned eight vouchers, and the window within which they appear begins a few days after the posting of you spending $30,000 and ends a few days after your statement closes for that month. So, 2-3 weeks is a good estimate.
So, spending up to Dec. 28 or so is a good strategy.
Last edited by Steve in Olympia; Dec 7, 2012 at 3:54 pm Reason: typos corrected
Dec 7, 2012, 5:40 pm
#486
Join Date: May 2012
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP, AS MVP Gold 75K, SPG Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 158
Great. Thanks everyone. I'll hold off for a couple more weeks. Now on to figuring out if I need to keep my BA card open for another year...
Dec 7, 2012, 7:22 pm
#487
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,833
I hear the sound of several people making popcorn......
Dec 7, 2012, 7:32 pm
#488
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Sacramento, CA
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt,Marriott,BA,AS
Posts: 4,428
If you are wondering if you need to keep the card open in order to use the 2-4-1 certificate, the answer is "no". This was answered somewhere in all the previous messages as I wondered about this also.
Dec 7, 2012, 7:47 pm
#489
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,905
Hello,
Correct me if I'm wrong but 241 is good for 2 years but it will take 2-3 weeks to show up in your account once you hi the 30k spend, and, you only have to start your travel on the 241 within 2 years,.I think the return can be after the 2 years mark so I think you'll be fine.
Correct me if I'm wrong but 241 is good for 2 years but it will take 2-3 weeks to show up in your account once you hi the 30k spend, and, you only have to start your travel on the 241 within 2 years,.I think the return can be after the 2 years mark so I think you'll be fine.
Dec 7, 2012, 8:10 pm
#490
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: san francisco.
Programs: Marriott Ti, OW Ruby
Posts: 1,852
Dec 7, 2012, 8:35 pm
#491
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,905
I didn't really elaborate but because you have to earn in a calendar year (not 12 months) the timing of the companion ticket can be annoying. I want to travel in June but earned in Dec. So I do not have 330 days to plan for that summer. Instead I have to plan to use it the following year. Guess what? By that time I had to cancel all summer travel due to family issues. Now the ticket is wasted.
Sure, this isn't BA's fault, but it would be more useful if my 30k could be spent in any 12 months so I can time it properly. (note I'm not even complaining about yq. I'm willing to deal with that.)
Sure, this isn't BA's fault, but it would be more useful if my 30k could be spent in any 12 months so I can time it properly. (note I'm not even complaining about yq. I'm willing to deal with that.)
Dec 10, 2012, 12:36 am
#493
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 110
How can you earn 8 vouchers? The BA terms and conditions say you only get 1 a year and the program is only 2 years old. I spend easily 500k a year and would spend more on BA Chase if I could get more vouchers.
The Terms and Conditions state: Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
But the reality is that the vouchers apear in your account much more quickly than that. I have earned eight vouchers, and the window within which they appear begins a few days after the posting of you spending $30,000 and ends a few days after your statement closes for that month. So, 2-3 weeks is a good estimate.
So, spending up to Dec. 28 or so is a good strategy.
But the reality is that the vouchers apear in your account much more quickly than that. I have earned eight vouchers, and the window within which they appear begins a few days after the posting of you spending $30,000 and ends a few days after your statement closes for that month. So, 2-3 weeks is a good estimate.
So, spending up to Dec. 28 or so is a good strategy.
Dec 10, 2012, 3:11 am
#494
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: BOS
Programs: BA Silver, Mucci
Posts: 5,289
So 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012. x2 if the spouse has a Chase Visa, too. That gives you eight 2-4-1 vouchers.
Dec 10, 2012, 12:08 pm
#495
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,833
Thank you, Hilfly. You are completely correct. That's how I got 8 vouchers.