Family and Friends - spending Avios outside of your Household Account (HHA)
Dec 12, 2013, 6:20 am
#1
Company Representative - British Airways
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 834
Family and Friends - spending Avios outside of your Household Account (HHA)
Dear all
We are really excited to confirm that Household Account Members can now spend their Household Avios on up to 5 additional family and friends who do not live at the same address. The Head of the Household Account can add family and/or friends to the new Family and Friends list which can be accessed via logging into your Executive Club account and selecting 'My family and friends' from the left hand menu.
A communication about this new benefit will be sent to the Heads of Household Accounts in the next few days.
Warm regards
Nicci
We are really excited to confirm that Household Account Members can now spend their Household Avios on up to 5 additional family and friends who do not live at the same address. The Head of the Household Account can add family and/or friends to the new Family and Friends list which can be accessed via logging into your Executive Club account and selecting 'My family and friends' from the left hand menu.
A communication about this new benefit will be sent to the Heads of Household Accounts in the next few days.
Warm regards
Nicci
Dec 12, 2013, 6:26 am
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,873
It would make more sense to email everyone, since the previous inability to do this is what put people off opening HHA's in the first place!
If you already have a HHA then presumably it wasn't ever an issue for you :-)
If you already have a HHA then presumably it wasn't ever an issue for you :-)
Dec 12, 2013, 7:10 am
#8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Silver, several other less interesting cards...
Posts: 3,713
It was on Head for Points first this morning 
Anyway, I have had to expel the missus from our HHA so that she could book for another family member. I am looking forward to her rejoining the HHA in five months!
Anyway, I have had to expel the missus from our HHA so that she could book for another family member. I am looking forward to her rejoining the HHA in five months!
Dec 12, 2013, 7:18 am
#9
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
Bookings can be made for all in the HHA and/or the additional family/friends.
Dec 12, 2013, 7:47 am
#11
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Tulsa, OK
Programs: HHonors Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 306
No 6 month wait
Cancelled my household account (family of 6) a month ago because I couldn’t book other family members to come visit us. I was able to create a new household account today. No 6 month wait.
Dec 12, 2013, 9:45 am
#15
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: TYO
Programs: Tokyo Monorail Diamond-Encrusted-Platinum
Posts: 9,648
BA Household Account improvement
It was previously not kosher to use your HHA miles for someone who didn't live at the same address. That probably didn't stop people from doing so... Nonetheless, I welcome this announcement:
Dear Mr jib71,
We're delighted to bring you a great benefit of being an Executive Club Member.
We've enhanced our Household Account offering, so you can now spend your household Avios on up to five family and friends that do not live at the same address as you. Simply add them using your new Family and Friends list.
As with your Household Account, you can book reward flights for them with Avios. And since the details of your chosen five will be saved and filled in, you'll be able to make the bookings quickly and simply.
Log in at ba.com and you'll find 'My Family and Friends' as an additional option under 'Manage my account'.
We're delighted to bring you a great benefit of being an Executive Club Member.
We've enhanced our Household Account offering, so you can now spend your household Avios on up to five family and friends that do not live at the same address as you. Simply add them using your new Family and Friends list.
As with your Household Account, you can book reward flights for them with Avios. And since the details of your chosen five will be saved and filled in, you'll be able to make the bookings quickly and simply.
Log in at ba.com and you'll find 'My Family and Friends' as an additional option under 'Manage my account'.