UK Avios Travel Rewards Programme Changes
Apr 12, 2018, 7:37 am
#91
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 774
Sorry didn't see this posted, just received from Avios.
In the coming months, the UK Avios Travel Rewards Programme will close but Avios, the currency, will remain. We’re doing this to simplify the programme and further improve collection and spending opportunities. You’ll still be able to collect and spend Avios with many of the partners you do today, you’ll just have a new home to do it all from.Don't worry, we'll sort out everything for you
Your Avios balance is secure and any existing bookings and pending transactions are safe. All your Avios will be automatically transferred to your linked British Airways Executive Club account.
<with correct linked BAEC account number>
In the coming months, the UK Avios Travel Rewards Programme will close but Avios, the currency, will remain. We’re doing this to simplify the programme and further improve collection and spending opportunities. You’ll still be able to collect and spend Avios with many of the partners you do today, you’ll just have a new home to do it all from.Don't worry, we'll sort out everything for you
Your Avios balance is secure and any existing bookings and pending transactions are safe. All your Avios will be automatically transferred to your linked British Airways Executive Club account.
<with correct linked BAEC account number>
Apr 12, 2018, 8:31 am
#92
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Englandshire
Programs: SPG LT Plat, BA G, BD*LG, MG Blue+ ...
Posts: 16,032
For me the biggest loss here will be from Hilton reservations made through the avios.com estore.
At the moment all of my current reservations have tracked and show as pending so I should be ok according to the FAQ but I've taken screenshots and saved the data to a spreadsheet just in case.
At the moment all of my current reservations have tracked and show as pending so I should be ok according to the FAQ but I've taken screenshots and saved the data to a spreadsheet just in case.
At 6 Avios per £1, there could be a considerable number of Avios at stake
Apr 12, 2018, 9:21 am
#93
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
It is as weird as TopCashback. You get 5% cashback if you not a HH member and 1% if you are - BUT, during the booking process, you are encouraged to join HH in order to see the cheapest rates!
Apr 12, 2018, 2:47 pm
#94
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,021
I've just got the personal email, which says that I don't have a BAEC account so one will be opened for me. This is surprising given I've moved Avios between BAEC and Avios before. I don't see any way to advise Avios that I have a BAEC account. Maybe I have to wait and then merge the accounts after the new one has been opened, but I don't see any guidance on this.
Apr 12, 2018, 4:58 pm
#95
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: London, UK
Programs: Not much these days: BA Silver, Bonvoy Lifetime Gold, HH Gold
Posts: 1,326
The next paragraph should tell you: "If you already have a British Airways Executive Club account, to avoid another one being opened you can simply transfer your Avios across by 20 May 2018 at avios.com/travelrewards".
Apr 12, 2018, 5:17 pm
#96
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,623
Thanks to the heads up here and at H4P I immediately transferred my 11,000 or so Avios from avios.com into my BAEC account without any problem whatsoever. I then received an information email about the changes, which appeared about the same time I completed the transfer, telling me that I would be enrolled in the new Flybe scheme based on my accrual profile, or whatever. I'm glad I transferred them over to BAEC, because Flybe does not interest me in the slightest.
Apr 12, 2018, 11:06 pm
#97
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 71
I have an Avios account in my own name, and am a member of a BAEC household account. It's not possible to transfer my Avios points to the household account. According to the details of the Avios closure, anyone who doesn't have a BAEC account will have one opened for them. This will leave me with two BAEC accounts, which is against the rules. I can't find any information on how I should proceed - do I wait until the second BAEC account is opened and then merge them?
Apr 12, 2018, 11:23 pm
#98
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
I've still not received an e-mail, perhaps it will come one day ......
Are you sure? Avios.com is usually the best way to get Avios into a HHA, especially if trying to move across miles from IB.
I have an Avios account in my own name, and am a member of a BAEC household account. It's not possible to transfer my Avios points to the household account. According to the details of the Avios closure, anyone who doesn't have a BAEC account will have one opened for them. This will leave me with two BAEC accounts, which is against the rules. I can't find any information on how I should proceed - do I wait until the second BAEC account is opened and then merge them?
Apr 12, 2018, 11:37 pm
#99
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 71
Apr 13, 2018, 12:13 am
#100
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,021
Thanks to the heads up here and at H4P I immediately transferred my 11,000 or so Avios from avios.com into my BAEC account without any problem whatsoever. I then received an information email about the changes, which appeared about the same time I completed the transfer, telling me that I would be enrolled in the new Flybe scheme based on my accrual profile, or whatever. I'm glad I transferred them over to BAEC, because Flybe does not interest me in the slightest.
Apr 13, 2018, 12:55 am
#101
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SW London
Programs: BAEC Silver; Hilton Diamond;a miscellany of other hotel non-statuses
Posts: 3,607
In case it helps, I tend to do it from the Avios side. ISTR having more of a problem if doing it from IB (certainly) or BA (possibly).
Last edited by EsherFlyer; Apr 13, 2018 at 1:38 am
Apr 13, 2018, 12:58 am
#102
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SW London
Programs: BAEC Silver; Hilton Diamond;a miscellany of other hotel non-statuses
Posts: 3,607
Presumably this from the FAQ:
Can I move my Avios between airline loyalty programme accounts?
Yes, you will able to move your Avios between accounts in order to spend them where you wish.
Yes, you will able to move your Avios between accounts in order to spend them where you wish.
Last edited by EsherFlyer; Apr 13, 2018 at 1:05 am
Apr 13, 2018, 1:08 am
#103
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SW London
Programs: BAEC Silver; Hilton Diamond;a miscellany of other hotel non-statuses
Posts: 3,607
Is this assumed to be a part of the shift to dynamic redemption charges for BA, and implies that the others (staying aligned to Avios.com) aren't doing that?
Apr 13, 2018, 2:29 am
#105
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver Seigneur des Horaires des Mucci.
Posts: 2,047
How wull the flybe scheme work?
do we transfer sll ot our avios out of avios.com earnt via flybe for the tome being?
have always thought flybe would gain by direct cedit to the BEAC ; their current system is pants!
do we transfer sll ot our avios out of avios.com earnt via flybe for the tome being?
have always thought flybe would gain by direct cedit to the BEAC ; their current system is pants!