Using Lloyds Upgrade Voucher - Avios.com or BA
Jul 17, 2018, 2:42 pm
#1
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Using Lloyds Upgrade Voucher - Avios.com or BA
Pending the closure of the Avios reward scheme, I understand that all upgrade voucher bookings will need to be made via the BA call centre (?) as Avios.com will be closed. All of the information I can find online seems to state the 'end of July' is when it will close, but right now how do I book using the voucher?
Just to add confusion, we have a HHA on BA.com with all the required miles but the vouchers are split across each of our Avios.com accounts. One of the vouchers is on MrsBouch's account but her portion of Avios isn't enough for the one-way booking! So booking with BA would resolve this as I can use the HHA balance.
Just to add confusion, we have a HHA on BA.com with all the required miles but the vouchers are split across each of our Avios.com accounts. One of the vouchers is on MrsBouch's account but her portion of Avios isn't enough for the one-way booking! So booking with BA would resolve this as I can use the HHA balance.
Jul 17, 2018, 2:56 pm
#3
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Interesting prospect, I guess previously you didn’t book the 2-4-1 with Avios and vice-versa with the upgrade voucher and BA.
I wonder if the T’s and C’s specify that you can’t combine, like the upgrade states you can’t upgrade to F.
I wonder if the T’s and C’s specify that you can’t combine, like the upgrade states you can’t upgrade to F.
Jul 17, 2018, 3:02 pm
#4
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Will I still be able to use my Lloyds Upgrade voucher?
Yes you can you can still book online with your voucher until the programme closes. After this you’ll need to contact us to book on 0344 49 333 49. Please make sure you use it before the expiry date.
Jul 17, 2018, 3:14 pm
#5
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Will I still be able to use my Lloyds Upgrade voucher?
Yes you can you can still book online with your voucher until the programme closes. After this you’ll need to contact us to book on 0344 49 333 49. Please make sure you use it before the expiry date.I guess my original question still stands, as I can wait until Avios closes to book the return, can I book using my HHA Avios using a Lloyds Upgrade Voucher? I am sure that this will become clear at the end of the month, but the points being in a HHA may still cause an issue!
Jul 17, 2018, 4:13 pm
#6
Join Date: Dec 2010
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Hi,
My recent experience of booking flights using the Lloyds voucher.
First off I rang Avios to determine the process for the above. Avios agent advised they could not make the booking as they were closing, told to ring BAEC to book. Rang BAEC, agent advised that they would make the booking, no problem, but needed the voucher number. Checked my Avios account, voucher did not seem to have a number attached to it.
Next recalled Avios to seek to voucher number. Advised not to use BAEC to make booking as they cannot apply voucher. Also queried about possibly opening an Avios HHA, told it was not possible to open one, there was apparently a work around if you needed a "ghost" Avios HHA. At his point I was not ready to make the booking (2 x Passengers in J).
When I had all my details ready I moved half the required Avios from each of our individual BAEC accounts to our individual Avios accounts.(We have a BAEC HHA.) Note that the total avios was the total of two seats in PE and two seats in J. Rang Avios, got a great agent who was on the ball straight away. She understood that there was a workaround for the Avios HHA issue, and quickly made the booking, applying the voucher as she processed the booking. It was painless, she even got us on a earlier connection out of LHR on the return journey.
My recent experience of booking flights using the Lloyds voucher.
First off I rang Avios to determine the process for the above. Avios agent advised they could not make the booking as they were closing, told to ring BAEC to book. Rang BAEC, agent advised that they would make the booking, no problem, but needed the voucher number. Checked my Avios account, voucher did not seem to have a number attached to it.
Next recalled Avios to seek to voucher number. Advised not to use BAEC to make booking as they cannot apply voucher. Also queried about possibly opening an Avios HHA, told it was not possible to open one, there was apparently a work around if you needed a "ghost" Avios HHA. At his point I was not ready to make the booking (2 x Passengers in J).
When I had all my details ready I moved half the required Avios from each of our individual BAEC accounts to our individual Avios accounts.(We have a BAEC HHA.) Note that the total avios was the total of two seats in PE and two seats in J. Rang Avios, got a great agent who was on the ball straight away. She understood that there was a workaround for the Avios HHA issue, and quickly made the booking, applying the voucher as she processed the booking. It was painless, she even got us on a earlier connection out of LHR on the return journey.
Last edited by altyrocket; Jul 17, 2018 at 4:17 pm Reason: spelling
Jul 18, 2018, 2:40 am
#7
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Hi,
My recent experience of booking flights using the Lloyds voucher.
First off I rang Avios to determine the process for the above. Avios agent advised they could not make the booking as they were closing, told to ring BAEC to book. Rang BAEC, agent advised that they would make the booking, no problem, but needed the voucher number. Checked my Avios account, voucher did not seem to have a number attached to it.
Next recalled Avios to seek to voucher number. Advised not to use BAEC to make booking as they cannot apply voucher. Also queried about possibly opening an Avios HHA, told it was not possible to open one, there was apparently a work around if you needed a "ghost" Avios HHA. At his point I was not ready to make the booking (2 x Passengers in J).
When I had all my details ready I moved half the required Avios from each of our individual BAEC accounts to our individual Avios accounts.(We have a BAEC HHA.) Note that the total avios was the total of two seats in PE and two seats in J. Rang Avios, got a great agent who was on the ball straight away. She understood that there was a workaround for the Avios HHA issue, and quickly made the booking, applying the voucher as she processed the booking. It was painless, she even got us on a earlier connection out of LHR on the return journey.
My recent experience of booking flights using the Lloyds voucher.
First off I rang Avios to determine the process for the above. Avios agent advised they could not make the booking as they were closing, told to ring BAEC to book. Rang BAEC, agent advised that they would make the booking, no problem, but needed the voucher number. Checked my Avios account, voucher did not seem to have a number attached to it.
Next recalled Avios to seek to voucher number. Advised not to use BAEC to make booking as they cannot apply voucher. Also queried about possibly opening an Avios HHA, told it was not possible to open one, there was apparently a work around if you needed a "ghost" Avios HHA. At his point I was not ready to make the booking (2 x Passengers in J).
When I had all my details ready I moved half the required Avios from each of our individual BAEC accounts to our individual Avios accounts.(We have a BAEC HHA.) Note that the total avios was the total of two seats in PE and two seats in J. Rang Avios, got a great agent who was on the ball straight away. She understood that there was a workaround for the Avios HHA issue, and quickly made the booking, applying the voucher as she processed the booking. It was painless, she even got us on a earlier connection out of LHR on the return journey.
"[XXXXX] Yes , as long as we can clear Data protection with both of you then we can take points from both your accounts to make the booking."
This was only after I queried using the information from Altyrocket, although they didn't clarify what will happen post-Avios as she also stated that BAEC can not apply the voucher...
NB - Bolding is my edit to redact name of agent.
Jul 18, 2018, 4:43 am
#9
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You do also get a letter through the post some time after it is triggered and this may be the only way to know in future short of calling BA and asking.
Jul 18, 2018, 4:49 am
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Jul 18, 2018, 7:15 am
#11
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Currently you can see it in your avios.com account. Just go to Your account > your statement then click on the vouchers tab at the top. After avios.com closes I'm not sure how you will be able to view it.
You do also get a letter through the post some time after it is triggered and this may be the only way to know in future short of calling BA and asking.
You do also get a letter through the post some time after it is triggered and this may be the only way to know in future short of calling BA and asking.
Jul 18, 2018, 9:38 am
#12
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Thanks for that. I have just spoken to an agent on the Avios web chat and received the following message -
"[[b]XXXXX] Yes , as long as we can clear Data protection with both of you then we can take points from both your accounts to make the booking."
This was only after I queried using the information from Altyrocket, although they didn't clarify what will happen post-Avios as she also stated that BAEC can not apply the voucher...
NB - Bolding is my edit to redact name of agent.
"[[b]XXXXX] Yes , as long as we can clear Data protection with both of you then we can take points from both your accounts to make the booking."
This was only after I queried using the information from Altyrocket, although they didn't clarify what will happen post-Avios as she also stated that BAEC can not apply the voucher...
NB - Bolding is my edit to redact name of agent.
Jul 21, 2018, 9:52 am
#13
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As an update. Now booked through the Avios phone line. Absolutely no issues, the call handler knew exactly what to do and just had to speak to my OH to pass data protection.
Accounts are being migrated as we speak, with the proposal to complete by late summer.
Accounts are being migrated as we speak, with the proposal to complete by late summer.
Jul 21, 2018, 10:30 am
#14
Join Date: Oct 2017
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An unrelated issue but probably linked to the changeover so will put it here.
I want to use my voucher on the new LGW-CGN route. Plenty of availability on BA but nothing on Avios.com. Speaking to the agents it seems they can see they availability on their internal system but the whole route is blocked from booking. And I can’t seem to persuade any agents to escalate the issue.
Has as anyone else come across this with new routes?
I want to use my voucher on the new LGW-CGN route. Plenty of availability on BA but nothing on Avios.com. Speaking to the agents it seems they can see they availability on their internal system but the whole route is blocked from booking. And I can’t seem to persuade any agents to escalate the issue.
Has as anyone else come across this with new routes?
Jul 28, 2018, 6:30 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: London
Posts: 878
Hi,
My recent experience of booking flights using the Lloyds voucher.
First off I rang Avios to determine the process for the above. Avios agent advised they could not make the booking as they were closing, told to ring BAEC to book. Rang BAEC, agent advised that they would make the booking, no problem, but needed the voucher number. Checked my Avios account, voucher did not seem to have a number attached to it.
Next recalled Avios to seek to voucher number. Advised not to use BAEC to make booking as they cannot apply voucher. Also queried about possibly opening an Avios HHA, told it was not possible to open one, there was apparently a work around if you needed a "ghost" Avios HHA. At his point I was not ready to make the booking (2 x Passengers in J).
When I had all my details ready I moved half the required Avios from each of our individual BAEC accounts to our individual Avios accounts.(We have a BAEC HHA.) Note that the total avios was the total of two seats in PE and two seats in J. Rang Avios, got a great agent who was on the ball straight away. She understood that there was a workaround for the Avios HHA issue, and quickly made the booking, applying the voucher as she processed the booking. It was painless, she even got us on a earlier connection out of LHR on the return journey.
My recent experience of booking flights using the Lloyds voucher.
First off I rang Avios to determine the process for the above. Avios agent advised they could not make the booking as they were closing, told to ring BAEC to book. Rang BAEC, agent advised that they would make the booking, no problem, but needed the voucher number. Checked my Avios account, voucher did not seem to have a number attached to it.
Next recalled Avios to seek to voucher number. Advised not to use BAEC to make booking as they cannot apply voucher. Also queried about possibly opening an Avios HHA, told it was not possible to open one, there was apparently a work around if you needed a "ghost" Avios HHA. At his point I was not ready to make the booking (2 x Passengers in J).
When I had all my details ready I moved half the required Avios from each of our individual BAEC accounts to our individual Avios accounts.(We have a BAEC HHA.) Note that the total avios was the total of two seats in PE and two seats in J. Rang Avios, got a great agent who was on the ball straight away. She understood that there was a workaround for the Avios HHA issue, and quickly made the booking, applying the voucher as she processed the booking. It was painless, she even got us on a earlier connection out of LHR on the return journey.