How Many Miles In Your BAEC Account, And Who Has The Most?
May 23, 2012, 1:59 pm
#16
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31,200... A bit shameful... However, I do have some lovely Cathay First and Business, and BA Club World flights to look forward too, thanks to the previous, now historic balance.
They will slowly build back up again... ^
They will slowly build back up again... ^
May 23, 2012, 1:59 pm
#17
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Definitely not me...at the last DO There were several people with over 1M Avios...and one person that knew someone with 10M Avios...
I personally never let my balance get over 250k because I am afraid the program may change significantly at some point making them worthless overnight...besides I want to see the world so can't collect them fast enough to use them when I am able
I personally never let my balance get over 250k because I am afraid the program may change significantly at some point making them worthless overnight...besides I want to see the world so can't collect them fast enough to use them when I am able
May 23, 2012, 2:05 pm
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Definitely not me...at the last DO There were several people with over 1M Avios...and one person that knew someone with 10M Avios...
I personally never let my balance get over 250k because I am afraid the program may change significantly at some point making them worthless overnight...besides I want to see the world so can't collect them fast enough to use them when I am able
I personally never let my balance get over 250k because I am afraid the program may change significantly at some point making them worthless overnight...besides I want to see the world so can't collect them fast enough to use them when I am able
May 23, 2012, 2:10 pm
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Anyway, can't take them with you...so might as well use them or give them to someone that can for a good cause, etc...^
May 23, 2012, 2:20 pm
#21
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734000 with 10k due to post from BA Amex PP this month, 17k from upcoming TATL CW, 2500 from SH to Paris, and actually, I have been spending them on cheap ET and CE returns to Paris since I have earned enough for GGL until December 2013 and CCR too.
I effectively have double that balance with 2 Amex 2-4-1s but the question wasn't "how do you value your avios"
In addition I'm not too happy they call them avios now and preferred BA Miles - avios sounds like adios in a not very friendly way.....
I effectively have double that balance with 2 Amex 2-4-1s but the question wasn't "how do you value your avios"
In addition I'm not too happy they call them avios now and preferred BA Miles - avios sounds like adios in a not very friendly way.....
May 23, 2012, 2:27 pm
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It's still a good outcome that they transferred to Avios at a conversion more favourable than most people expected. Only a couple of months ago everyone was worrying that DC miles would end up in the round file.
May 23, 2012, 3:25 pm
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May 23, 2012, 3:42 pm
#27
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Some 650k including the bmi miles winging my way this year.
The more interesting question to me is how many I have accumulated over the (roughly) 18 years I have been collecting. I reckon it is some 3.2m and the 650k is what is left.
Wisley invested over the years in trips for me and SWMBO (and the children) in Club, First and of course Concorde.
The more interesting question to me is how many I have accumulated over the (roughly) 18 years I have been collecting. I reckon it is some 3.2m and the 650k is what is left.
Wisley invested over the years in trips for me and SWMBO (and the children) in Club, First and of course Concorde.
May 23, 2012, 3:47 pm
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Enough for at least 3 x TATL UuAs to CW next year, by when this year's earn and burn and miscellaneous Amex spending will increase that by at least one more. Anyway, we're already booked through the rest of this year, so it's just earning for the next 7 months.
In fact, overall we earn more than we spend ... note to self, take more long-haul holidays
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In fact, overall we earn more than we spend ... note to self, take more long-haul holidays
.What you say about CW is true, but it's worth trying F just once. Even for CCR.
May 23, 2012, 5:27 pm
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Yes, but but but ... Each time we go to the USA for 3-4 weeks, the cost in £££ is not the flights. It's accommodation, F&B, car rental, retail. Around 75% is non-BA spend, albeit on the Amex. I can't rationalise why we should each spend £2.5k+ instead of c. £700-900 on flights as part of what is currently a £5-7k trip (retail costs included). Believe me, we have the ££££, but just don't see the point in spending an extra £4k on full fare CW seats to be able to upgrade to F. That's just silly "pound shredding" ... I can think of much more sensible things to do with with £4k.
May 23, 2012, 5:58 pm
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About 400k did have more but just redeemed 300k on a 2-4-1 to SYD some internal flights on qantas, a trip to nice for 6 of us to nice in CE and a return to AMS for a friends stag do later in the year.
I think rewards to europe are great value when you've got miles.
We have to travel in the holidays and the cheapest we could get to nice even on the so called budget carriers was about £200+ return pp.
For 6 of us it cost about £200 plus the avios, saved us £1000 on the villa!
I think rewards to europe are great value when you've got miles.
We have to travel in the holidays and the cheapest we could get to nice even on the so called budget carriers was about £200+ return pp.
For 6 of us it cost about £200 plus the avios, saved us £1000 on the villa!