Chase BA Companion Ticket $30,000 Spend
Nov 17, 2013, 8:09 am
#556
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So you might be able to do what you want online in 15 minutes, but it if were me I'd choose a time when I knew I could follow up on the phone right away if necessary.
Nov 17, 2013, 11:25 am
#557
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Nov 17, 2013, 10:08 pm
#558
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After hitting the $30k spend, does the Chase statement indicate you received the voucher? Mine didn't so just made me wonder if I intact hit it.
Nov 17, 2013, 10:19 pm
#559
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Just scroll down the page to My eVouchers.
Dec 10, 2013, 1:49 pm
#560
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Does anybody know definitively if you can cancel your Chase BA Visa and still retain use of your earned 241 ticket? I have the ticket in my BA account now and don't ever use the card anymore so I'd like to cancel it before the annual fee comes up... but not if it will cost me my 241!
Dec 10, 2013, 5:30 pm
#561
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Does anybody know definitively if you can cancel your Chase BA Visa and still retain use of your earned 241 ticket? I have the ticket in my BA account now and don't ever use the card anymore so I'd like to cancel it before the annual fee comes up... but not if it will cost me my 241!
Dec 10, 2013, 6:32 pm
#562
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Does anybody know definitively if you can cancel your Chase BA Visa and still retain use of your earned 241 ticket? I have the ticket in my BA account now and don't ever use the card anymore so I'd like to cancel it before the annual fee comes up... but not if it will cost me my 241!
Dec 10, 2013, 6:52 pm
#563
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RE: using the card for taxes - I did and got 2.5 Avios per $ since it was a British Airways 'purchase'!
Dec 10, 2013, 8:19 pm
#564
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Okay thanks for the info. I've read over the terms a few times and don't really see anything to the contrary either other than the previously mentioned bit about not violating any Chase or BA rules... but I guess that refers more towards the earning of the voucher.
Dec 11, 2013, 6:40 am
#565
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BA transactions are the very best way of getting to $30,000 for the 2-4-1, but beyond that (or if you're never going to hit it) it's worth remembering that with an AmEx Gold card airline spend earns 3 MR points per dollar, worth 3 Avios and on occasion more.
Dec 13, 2013, 11:14 pm
#566
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I've search the entire year for F availability LAX-LON and found only a single available date to use the 2-4-1. Is that unusual? No luck with SFO or ORD.
Any tricks to finding a way to make the magic of these things work?
Any tricks to finding a way to make the magic of these things work?
Dec 14, 2013, 3:32 am
#567
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Availability is poor, especially to/from popular destinations like SFO. Keep looking. Search for one-way availability to establish what is available and search other acceptable airports, like SEA, LAX, LAS, PHX. Remember you can also switch airports if availability pops up closer to your travel dates, and it often does.
Dec 14, 2013, 8:29 am
#568
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only avios
so, the BA transactions should get one more AVIOS, but I don't think there is any multiplier for the 30K$ spend. 1000$ at BA is still just 1000$ towards the 30K, right?
Dec 14, 2013, 8:57 am
#569
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Dec 14, 2013, 9:04 am
#570
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Availability is poor, especially to/from popular destinations like SFO. Keep looking. Search for one-way availability to establish what is available and search other acceptable airports, like SEA, LAX, LAS, PHX. Remember you can also switch airports if availability pops up closer to your travel dates, and it often does.
Is flying F out of LAX hopeless on the 2-4-1? A whole year and only one date available is discouraging.