Lloyds Avios Rewards Amex
Jan 19, 2019, 5:50 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: BA Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 52
Lloyds Avios Rewards Amex
So we’ve had the big switch from avios.com to BAEC, the product has been pulled from the market to new applicants and I’ve read tons about its supposed winding up (at least the Amex element) and yet I’ve still not received any official word from Lloyds about any changes. With my £24 renewal fee shortly due, I’m wondering what’s going on. Does anyone have any inside scoop about what is happening?
Jan 19, 2019, 12:10 pm
#3
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, Marriott Platinum. Aspiring flyer with both feet on the ground.
Posts: 318
Had a recent enough call with them and the gist of it is that at some point between now and this summer, you'll be contacted and migrated to a new card, and the annual fee would be refunded (not sure if will be pro-rata or not)
Jan 19, 2019, 3:58 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: London
Programs: Gold at BA, Hilton and Radisson.
Posts: 591
I spoke with them last week and asked about the future. The agent seemed genuine and said;
I was also charged FX fees recently, and was told this was 'system testing'. I therefore assume FX fee's are coming in...
- I'd be given 60 days notice before changes (or 90 if I wasn't include in the last T&C change ?!?)
- The Amex card is going
- Fee's are to be refunded, and the change is planned to happen sometime over the summer (such that it is implemented after the Summer holidays)
I was also charged FX fees recently, and was told this was 'system testing'. I therefore assume FX fee's are coming in...
Jan 19, 2019, 4:06 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, IHG Platinum, HH Diamond, Hertz PC,
Posts: 1,986
I spoke with them last week and asked about the future. The agent seemed genuine and said;
I was also charged FX fees recently, and was told this was 'system testing'. I therefore assume FX fee's are coming in...
- I'd be given 60 days notice before changes (or 90 if I wasn't include in the last T&C change ?!?)
- The Amex card is going
- Fee's are to be refunded, and the change is planned to happen sometime over the summer (such that it is implemented after the Summer holidays)
I was also charged FX fees recently, and was told this was 'system testing'. I therefore assume FX fee's are coming in...
Apr 18, 2019, 10:56 am
#7
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: BAEC, Virgin Flying Club
Posts: 127
Very strange. I've had my letter saying that my Lloyd's Avios card is changing next month, which I thought was convenient as that is when my current cards expired. But then today I received two new cards (MasterCard and Amex) with expiry dates in 2022!
I'm assuming this means nothing and the Amex will die next month, but seems very odd!
I'm assuming this means nothing and the Amex will die next month, but seems very odd!
Apr 18, 2019, 12:39 pm
#9
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Bregenz, Austria
Programs: AA, BAEC, Alaska, Flying Blue, United, IHG, Hilton
Posts: 2,950
I spoke with them last week and asked about the future. The agent seemed genuine and said;
I was also charged FX fees recently, and was told this was 'system testing'. I therefore assume FX fee's are coming in...
- I'd be given 60 days notice before changes (or 90 if I wasn't include in the last T&C change ?!?)
- The Amex card is going
- Fee's are to be refunded, and the change is planned to happen sometime over the summer (such that it is implemented after the Summer holidays)
I was also charged FX fees recently, and was told this was 'system testing'. I therefore assume FX fee's are coming in...