Jan 1, 2014, 5:45 am
Last edit by: EsherFlyer
Current sign-up, referral, spend promotions and retention offers
New member sign ups
British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card:
Collect 25,000 bonus Avios when you spend £3,000 within the first three months of card membership.
British Airways American Express Credit Card:
Collect 9,000 bonus Avios when you spend £1,000 within the first three months of card membership.
Referrals
If you are already a BA American Express card holder (either BA card) and introduce a friend to the BA American Express card, you'll receive a 4,000 Avios bonus once your friend's application is approved.
If you are already a BA American Express card holder (either BA card) and introduce a friend to the Premium Plus card, you'll receive a 9,000 Avios bonus once your friend's application is approved.
If your friend achieves the spend required for the welcome offer on either card they'll receive an additional 1,000 Avios. I.e. 26,000 or 10,000 total bonus Avios for the Premium Plus and Credit Card respectively.
Promotions
Retention offers
Voucher eligible spend
Pretty much everything counts towards the £10,000 (or £20,000) required to earn a 2-4-1 Companion Voucher, including the following which might be unexpected:
A few things that don't:
The online total to the right of the card summary is pretty up to date, and far more useful for tracking spend than what the statements show.
Insurance
Both standard and Premium Plus cards include insurance benefits for goods and services purchased on the card. Full details here and here respectively. Summary of Premium Plus benefit are shown here, with standard card offering same cover unless alternate figure is shown in parentheses:
New member sign ups
British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card:
Collect 25,000 bonus Avios when you spend £3,000 within the first three months of card membership.
British Airways American Express Credit Card:
Collect 9,000 bonus Avios when you spend £1,000 within the first three months of card membership.
Referrals
If you are already a BA American Express card holder (either BA card) and introduce a friend to the BA American Express card, you'll receive a 4,000 Avios bonus once your friend's application is approved.
If you are already a BA American Express card holder (either BA card) and introduce a friend to the Premium Plus card, you'll receive a 9,000 Avios bonus once your friend's application is approved.
If your friend achieves the spend required for the welcome offer on either card they'll receive an additional 1,000 Avios. I.e. 26,000 or 10,000 total bonus Avios for the Premium Plus and Credit Card respectively.
Small print:
You must refer your friend via the referral link provided above to be eligible for this offer.
You may recommend as many friends or family members as you wish but you can only receive a maximum of 45,000 Avios per calendar year for those approved for a Card.
You will receive 4,000 bonus Avios if your friend applies and is approved for the British Airways American Express Credit Card. Your friend will receive 4,000 bonus Avios after they have been approved and spent a minimum of £1,000 on goods and services purchased and charged to their Account within three months of Account opening.
You will receive 9,000 bonus Avios if your friend applies and is approved for the British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card. Your friend will receive 19,000 bonus Avios after they have been approved and spent a minimum of £3,000 on goods and services purchased and charged to their Account within three months of Account opening.
When completing the referral form, you must
(i) select the Card you hold from the list at Step 1 and
(ii) select a card to recommend from those listed at Step 2. If you do not follow this process, you and your friend will not be eligible for the bonus.
If your friend has already applied for any of the British Airways American Express Credit Cards without using this referral, you and your friend will not be eligible for the bonus Avios.
All introductory offers are subject to change, can be withdrawn at any time and are not available if your friend currently holds or has held any other British Airways American Express Credit Cards in the past six months.
You must refer your friend via the referral link provided above to be eligible for this offer.
You may recommend as many friends or family members as you wish but you can only receive a maximum of 45,000 Avios per calendar year for those approved for a Card.
You will receive 4,000 bonus Avios if your friend applies and is approved for the British Airways American Express Credit Card. Your friend will receive 4,000 bonus Avios after they have been approved and spent a minimum of £1,000 on goods and services purchased and charged to their Account within three months of Account opening.
You will receive 9,000 bonus Avios if your friend applies and is approved for the British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card. Your friend will receive 19,000 bonus Avios after they have been approved and spent a minimum of £3,000 on goods and services purchased and charged to their Account within three months of Account opening.
When completing the referral form, you must
(i) select the Card you hold from the list at Step 1 and
(ii) select a card to recommend from those listed at Step 2. If you do not follow this process, you and your friend will not be eligible for the bonus.
If your friend has already applied for any of the British Airways American Express Credit Cards without using this referral, you and your friend will not be eligible for the bonus Avios.
All introductory offers are subject to change, can be withdrawn at any time and are not available if your friend currently holds or has held any other British Airways American Express Credit Cards in the past six months.
Promotions
Retention offers
Voucher eligible spend
Pretty much everything counts towards the £10,000 (or £20,000) required to earn a 2-4-1 Companion Voucher, including the following which might be unexpected:
- Foreign transaction fees
A few things that don't:
- Annual membership fee
- Interest payments
- Transactions under £1 (although you can earn the single Avios
)
The online total to the right of the card summary is pretty up to date, and far more useful for tracking spend than what the statements show.
Insurance
Both standard and Premium Plus cards include insurance benefits for goods and services purchased on the card. Full details here and here respectively. Summary of Premium Plus benefit are shown here, with standard card offering same cover unless alternate figure is shown in parentheses:
- Purchase protection: £2,500
- Refund protection: £300 (£200) per item
- Flight delay / cancellation / overbooking / missed: £200 (£0)
- Baggage delay (6+ hours): £750 (£0)
- Baggage delay (48+ hours): £1,000 (£0), additional to 6 hours benefit
- Accident: £250,000 (£75,000)
- Hijack (24+ hours): £1,500
- Hijack (72+ hours): £3,000, additional to the 24h benefit
BA American Express credit card
Jul 15, 2019, 10:45 am
#1951
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Thanksgiving is often a reason in itself because of the reduction in business traffic. It's very common to see flights around that time being cancelled.
Jul 15, 2019, 11:29 am
#1953
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Cayman, San Diego, London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, AA 4MM Lifetime Platinum, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb, Bonvoy Lifetime Gold
Posts: 1,054
BA has cancelled LHR-SAN on five consecutive days, Nov 25-29, 2019. Does anyone know the reason, please?
Jul 15, 2019, 12:35 pm
#1954
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Gold, Marriot Bonvoy Gold, MeliaRewards Gold, Radisson Gold
Posts: 816
Jul 15, 2019, 12:46 pm
#1955
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Location: London
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Posts: 38,644
Jul 15, 2019, 1:19 pm
#1956
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Cayman, San Diego, London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, AA 4MM Lifetime Platinum, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb, Bonvoy Lifetime Gold
Posts: 1,054
Jul 20, 2019, 12:59 am
#1958
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: BA, IHG, 5C
Posts: 4,413
Only that it must be added before you fly the outbound (perhaps 24hrs before). By extension, the inbound can be up to virtually a year after the outbound.
Jul 31, 2019, 3:19 pm
#1960
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: BA, IHG, 5C
Posts: 4,413
An unexpected letter from Amex today.
For nearly 20 years I’ve had a Platinum Cashback credit card (Amex Blue I think originally) for the sole reason that under the old rules it has perpetually made my BAPP a companion card with a reduced £30 annual fee.
Amex have just cancelled the Platinum card because I haven’t used for 12 months, for my protection! Apparently my last statement gave me notice - apparently I filed that in the shredder too hastily.
I won’t know if that ends my BAPP grandfathered fee until next May, but I do feel a bit targeted, given the other loopholes Amex are closing down.
So, if anyone keeps a card in their drawer for the same reason, I suggest you give it a quick outing just in case.
Anyone else had had the same?
For nearly 20 years I’ve had a Platinum Cashback credit card (Amex Blue I think originally) for the sole reason that under the old rules it has perpetually made my BAPP a companion card with a reduced £30 annual fee.
Amex have just cancelled the Platinum card because I haven’t used for 12 months, for my protection! Apparently my last statement gave me notice - apparently I filed that in the shredder too hastily.
I won’t know if that ends my BAPP grandfathered fee until next May, but I do feel a bit targeted, given the other loopholes Amex are closing down.
So, if anyone keeps a card in their drawer for the same reason, I suggest you give it a quick outing just in case.
Anyone else had had the same?
Aug 5, 2019, 6:09 am
#1961
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Exec Gold; Accor Le Club Gold
Posts: 122
Amex Platinum in addition to BA Premium Plus Amex?
I have a BA Premium Plus card and spend substantially above the £10,000 threshold for the 2-for-1 voucher. I am wondering if I should switch some spending to another card to maximize avios and other travel benefits. The Amex Platinum card has some good benefits if a reasonably high annual fee. I wondered if other FlyerTalk members mix their on BA Amex and other cards - any recommendations? Also any Amex Platinum card holders here - again any comments?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Aug 5, 2019, 6:19 am
#1962
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I have looked at the Amex Platinum charge card but I wouldn't get enough value from the annual fee.
Aug 5, 2019, 6:30 am
#1963
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
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More cards!
Curiously, I have just done that this morning!
Like you, BA Amex PP and I easily cross the £10k threshold. Also have a MBNA Visa, which over the years acquired a 5-digit credit limit (useful insurance when abroad,)
I have now just opened a Starling Bank account, with associated MasterCard. The latter does not charge foreign transaction fees, so will be getting a stiff test in a few weeks while spending a fortnight shopping in the USA. The loss of Avios on the BA Amex is not a big issue for us ... avoiding endless transaction fees abroad certainly is! Finding a £40-£50 fee tacked on to hotel bills is more than annoying. Indeed, the potential savings might even cover the Amex PP fee!
Like you, BA Amex PP and I easily cross the £10k threshold. Also have a MBNA Visa, which over the years acquired a 5-digit credit limit (useful insurance when abroad,)
I have now just opened a Starling Bank account, with associated MasterCard. The latter does not charge foreign transaction fees, so will be getting a stiff test in a few weeks while spending a fortnight shopping in the USA. The loss of Avios on the BA Amex is not a big issue for us ... avoiding endless transaction fees abroad certainly is! Finding a £40-£50 fee tacked on to hotel bills is more than annoying. Indeed, the potential savings might even cover the Amex PP fee!
Aug 5, 2019, 6:31 am
#1964
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,293
I have a BA Premium Plus card and spend substantially above the £10,000 threshold for the 2-for-1 voucher. I am wondering if I should switch some spending to another card to maximize avios and other travel benefits. The Amex Platinum card has some good benefits if a reasonably high annual fee. I wondered if other FlyerTalk members mix their on BA Amex and other cards - any recommendations? Also any Amex Platinum card holders here - again any comments?
If Amex hadn't changed their rules, I may have had a look at the SPG Amex, for lack of a Hilton UK Credit Card. But if there's no bonus, no chance.
Aug 5, 2019, 12:08 pm
#1965
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Ireland
Programs: BA Silver, A3
Posts: 1,101
I am thinking about the ba Amex card. As Amex withdrew from the Lloyds Duo card I was hoping to take advantage of the bonus Avios but, if I remember correctly - if had any Amex card during the previous 12 months I don't get that.
So disappointing as it wasn't me who chose to have Amex withdrawn.
So disappointing as it wasn't me who chose to have Amex withdrawn.