Mar 16, 2022, 3:26 pm
Barclaycard Avios and Avios Plus credit cards
Mar 9, 2024, 5:06 am
#1246
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,861
This is the barclaycard thread, but your main question seems to be about an Amex voucher booking.
A BC voucher cannot be mixed up in an F flight by any machinations either at time of booking or later.
An Amex voucher can.
Mar 9, 2024, 5:15 am
#1247
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 75
You are mixing up discussions about the BC voucher and the Amex one. They are different and have different rules.
This is the barclaycard thread, but your main question seems to be about an Amex voucher booking.
A BC voucher cannot be mixed up in an F flight by any machinations either at time of booking or later.
An Amex voucher can.
This is the barclaycard thread, but your main question seems to be about an Amex voucher booking.
A BC voucher cannot be mixed up in an F flight by any machinations either at time of booking or later.
An Amex voucher can.
Mar 16, 2024, 10:45 am
#1248
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci. And BA Gold – previous awards - Gold 11, Silver 7, Bronze 4.
Posts: 4,236
Likewise, just swapped my soon to be useless IHG card for a Barclaycard. Application easy, great credit limit, more than I need since most of my spend goes on my BA Amex anyway. It came quickly and started using it just fine. However I wanted to buy something online and no amount of using the PinSentry or the Mobile App would get my transaction through. Gave up and used Amex. A few hours later got a call from the fraud dept. of Barclays about my many attempts. However, automated so no way of telling them it was their problem, not mine!
Apart from that, thus far happy with the card and the app which is very easy to use.
Apart from that, thus far happy with the card and the app which is very easy to use.
The email from BC says I have the option of a voucher or 7000 Avios. Now, as highlighted above, I am very happy with the App. However I cannot for the life of me find the voucher nor the option to have the Avios instead on the App. Can someone please point me in the right direction please.
PS Having read through many (not all!) of the posts on this thread I am going for the Avios. Neither option is fantastic value, but we are unlikely to use the voucher. In addition, the effect of taking the Avios is that I am getting 1.35 Avios per £ spent, which is approaching what I get on my (whoops I mean ‘our’) BA Premium Amex card.
Mar 16, 2024, 11:08 am
#1249
Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 737
Well blow me down! Somehow I have managed to spend £20k on the card within a year, which was not my plan at all. But have had quite a few large expenses on it from merchants who do not take Amex. Still a big surprise though.
The email from BC says I have the option of a voucher or 7000 Avios. Now, as highlighted above, I am very happy with the App. However I cannot for the life of me find the voucher nor the option to have the Avios instead on the App. Can someone please point me in the right direction please.
PS Having read through many (not all!) of the posts on this thread I am going for the Avios. Neither option is fantastic value, but we are unlikely to use the voucher. In addition, the effect of taking the Avios is that I am getting 1.35 Avios per £ spent, which is approaching what I get on my (whoops I mean ‘our’) BA Premium Amex card.
The email from BC says I have the option of a voucher or 7000 Avios. Now, as highlighted above, I am very happy with the App. However I cannot for the life of me find the voucher nor the option to have the Avios instead on the App. Can someone please point me in the right direction please.
PS Having read through many (not all!) of the posts on this thread I am going for the Avios. Neither option is fantastic value, but we are unlikely to use the voucher. In addition, the effect of taking the Avios is that I am getting 1.35 Avios per £ spent, which is approaching what I get on my (whoops I mean ‘our’) BA Premium Amex card.
7000 Avios seems like poor value.
I'd suggest the voucher. A benefit over the Amex is that the card holder doesn't have to travel.
Mar 16, 2024, 11:16 am
#1250
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci. And BA Gold – previous awards - Gold 11, Silver 7, Bronze 4.
Posts: 4,236
I also found that despite Barclays knowing my BAEC account number and successfully sending me Avios every month… the App made me re-link my account in order to see the voucher.
PS Just to add that though the card holder does not have to travel, I still cannot guarantee I will use it. So will probably go for the Avios, bird in the hand and all that. YMMV.
Mar 26, 2024, 4:27 am
#1251
Join Date: Dec 2022
Posts: 3
Barclaycard Avios Plus Card
I've been waiting to get a Barclaycard Avios Plus Card for a while now since I missed the 50K avios deal last year. Is there any talk of similar deals coming up on Barclaycard or other cards with high welcome bonus?
Barclaycard Avios Plus Card
Barclaycard Avios Plus Card
Mar 26, 2024, 7:08 am
#1252
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,293
I think the general conclusion to that question on here was that we might not see one anytime soon because it's at a loss to Barclays, but I've been wrong (many times) before...