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
Sep 4, 2019, 1:56 pm
#1997
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
Sep 4, 2019, 3:29 pm
#1998
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,293
You would but the idea around here is that the 2-4-1 voucher is the most valuable perk. I wouldn't cancel until I got that myself.
Sep 5, 2019, 2:34 am
#2000
Join Date: Jul 2019
Programs: BAEC Bronze, Mucci recipient
Posts: 1,786
Why do you want to do that? Have you considered downgrading to the free BA Amex rather than cancelling? Even so I wouldn't recommend that especially as you would have to spend £20k to get a 2 4 1 voucher only valid for one year.
Sep 5, 2019, 3:23 am
#2001
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 113
I have other credit card reward schemes that I do my spending on. I won't meet £10k spending.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:58 pm
#2002
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 116
Hi all,
Apologies for the stupid questions to follow, however since my last CC application the goalposts regarding welcome bonuses seems to have changed.
My wife and I would routinely churn BAPP cards, so I would achieve the 10k, cancel then MrsMM would apply for one and rinse repeat. I understand you cant do this now as you cant get a welcome bonus if you have had a rewards amex within 24 months, which we both have (I still currently hold a BAPP).
However, please correct me if im wrong, but I thought that there was a way to still get the welcome bonus for the Amex Platinum even if you have held BAPP card, is that the case?
I'm fast approaching the date where I need to pay for my annual train season ticket so I want to find a suitable card to apply for, achieve a welcome bonus then cancel shortly after.
Final silly question, am I right in thinking the Plat works similarly in that I will get pro-rate fee back following cancellation, as I don't want to pay £500 for a month's use.
thanks for all your help in advance,
TMM
Apologies for the stupid questions to follow, however since my last CC application the goalposts regarding welcome bonuses seems to have changed.
My wife and I would routinely churn BAPP cards, so I would achieve the 10k, cancel then MrsMM would apply for one and rinse repeat. I understand you cant do this now as you cant get a welcome bonus if you have had a rewards amex within 24 months, which we both have (I still currently hold a BAPP).
However, please correct me if im wrong, but I thought that there was a way to still get the welcome bonus for the Amex Platinum even if you have held BAPP card, is that the case?
I'm fast approaching the date where I need to pay for my annual train season ticket so I want to find a suitable card to apply for, achieve a welcome bonus then cancel shortly after.
Final silly question, am I right in thinking the Plat works similarly in that I will get pro-rate fee back following cancellation, as I don't want to pay £500 for a month's use.
thanks for all your help in advance,
TMM
Sep 26, 2019, 1:15 pm
#2003
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Hi all,
Apologies for the stupid questions to follow, however since my last CC application the goalposts regarding welcome bonuses seems to have changed.
My wife and I would routinely churn BAPP cards, so I would achieve the 10k, cancel then MrsMM would apply for one and rinse repeat. I understand you cant do this now as you cant get a welcome bonus if you have had a rewards amex within 24 months, which we both have (I still currently hold a BAPP).
However, please correct me if im wrong, but I thought that there was a way to still get the welcome bonus for the Amex Platinum even if you have held BAPP card, is that the case?
I'm fast approaching the date where I need to pay for my annual train season ticket so I want to find a suitable card to apply for, achieve a welcome bonus then cancel shortly after.
Final silly question, am I right in thinking the Plat works similarly in that I will get pro-rate fee back following cancellation, as I don't want to pay £500 for a month's use.
thanks for all your help in advance,
TMM
Apologies for the stupid questions to follow, however since my last CC application the goalposts regarding welcome bonuses seems to have changed.
My wife and I would routinely churn BAPP cards, so I would achieve the 10k, cancel then MrsMM would apply for one and rinse repeat. I understand you cant do this now as you cant get a welcome bonus if you have had a rewards amex within 24 months, which we both have (I still currently hold a BAPP).
However, please correct me if im wrong, but I thought that there was a way to still get the welcome bonus for the Amex Platinum even if you have held BAPP card, is that the case?
I'm fast approaching the date where I need to pay for my annual train season ticket so I want to find a suitable card to apply for, achieve a welcome bonus then cancel shortly after.
Final silly question, am I right in thinking the Plat works similarly in that I will get pro-rate fee back following cancellation, as I don't want to pay £500 for a month's use.
thanks for all your help in advance,
TMM
Fee is pro-rata, yes. Don't forget to apply for all the hotel status cards before you cancel, and if you forget to cut up the card (actually, you can't cut it up any longer now it's metal) you'll get 2 years of Eurostar lounge access too .....
Sep 26, 2019, 1:28 pm
#2004
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 116
Thanks so much.
Ok so if I apply for the hotel status I get separate cards which last a year? I had assumed you just flashed the plat and it was somehow on there, that's great news.
The Eurostar thing is incredibly useful too, how does this work, do you just flash the card for lounge access? And if so, is it just the cardholder
Sorry ill do some proper research now myself but looks like its a nobrainer plat this year then one for MrsMM
Ok so if I apply for the hotel status I get separate cards which last a year? I had assumed you just flashed the plat and it was somehow on there, that's great news.
The Eurostar thing is incredibly useful too, how does this work, do you just flash the card for lounge access? And if so, is it just the cardholder
Sorry ill do some proper research now myself but looks like its a nobrainer plat this year then one for MrsMM
Sep 27, 2019, 4:26 am
#2005
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,293
Ok so if I apply for the hotel status I get separate cards which last a year? I had assumed you just flashed the plat and it was somehow on there, that's great news.
The Eurostar thing is incredibly useful too, how does this work, do you just flash the card for lounge access? And if so, is it just the cardholder
The Eurostar thing is incredibly useful too, how does this work, do you just flash the card for lounge access? And if so, is it just the cardholder
Eurostar is indeed just showing your card on the way in, and no guests. Can't see this lasting very long though, especially since they moved the goal posts to requalify for Carte Blanche.
It's probably advice like this that made them change the rules in the first place...
Oct 5, 2019, 6:16 am
#2006
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: MAN
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 62
This morning I recieved three emails from Amex telling me that as I had made recent payments on my BA Amex PP card, my direct debit had been adjusted to zero.
The thing is I don't have a direct debit set up for the card so I called and they confirmed that they have a system glitch at the moment and apologised for the inconvenience.
Just thought I'd post in case anyone else has received similar.
The thing is I don't have a direct debit set up for the card so I called and they confirmed that they have a system glitch at the moment and apologised for the inconvenience.
Just thought I'd post in case anyone else has received similar.
Oct 5, 2019, 8:55 am
#2007
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 335
This morning I recieved three emails from Amex telling me that as I had made recent payments on my BA Amex PP card, my direct debit had been adjusted to zero.
The thing is I don't have a direct debit set up for the card so I called and they confirmed that they have a system glitch at the moment and apologised for the inconvenience.
Just thought I'd post in case anyone else has received similar.
The thing is I don't have a direct debit set up for the card so I called and they confirmed that they have a system glitch at the moment and apologised for the inconvenience.
Just thought I'd post in case anyone else has received similar.
Oct 5, 2019, 9:04 am
#2008
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Programs: BA GGL - maybe only briefly!
Posts: 1,378
This morning I recieved three emails from Amex telling me that as I had made recent payments on my BA Amex PP card, my direct debit had been adjusted to zero.
The thing is I don't have a direct debit set up for the card so I called and they confirmed that they have a system glitch at the moment and apologised for the inconvenience.
Just thought I'd post in case anyone else has received similar.
The thing is I don't have a direct debit set up for the card so I called and they confirmed that they have a system glitch at the moment and apologised for the inconvenience.
Just thought I'd post in case anyone else has received similar.
Oct 21, 2019, 5:25 am
#2010
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 136
Apologies in advance if this and probably is a stupid question.
The only difference between say the BA Amex Black (premium) Card compared to the Gold Amex card is the 2 for 1 voucher?
As with the Gold amex card I can convert the points to Avios? If so is this an easy process. Oh and just thought id only get £1 to 1 Avios rather than the 1.5 if using a BA card.
Sorry just really new to credit cards and applied for the BA standard card last week and was accepted so there sending it out this week. However after speaking to customer service they mentioned I can change to any account once I’ve received the card. Was thinking of the premium BA card but starting to think of the gold one now.
Not sure ill make the £10,000 every year and heard mixed reviews on the 241 voucher.
The only difference between say the BA Amex Black (premium) Card compared to the Gold Amex card is the 2 for 1 voucher?
As with the Gold amex card I can convert the points to Avios? If so is this an easy process. Oh and just thought id only get £1 to 1 Avios rather than the 1.5 if using a BA card.
Sorry just really new to credit cards and applied for the BA standard card last week and was accepted so there sending it out this week. However after speaking to customer service they mentioned I can change to any account once I’ve received the card. Was thinking of the premium BA card but starting to think of the gold one now.
Not sure ill make the £10,000 every year and heard mixed reviews on the 241 voucher.