Mar 16, 2022, 3:26 pm
Barclaycard Avios and Avios Plus credit cards
Feb 28, 2022, 10:36 am
#46
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: London
Programs: BAEC, QRPC, Amex MR, World of Hyatt, IHG one rewards, Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy, etc…
Posts: 685
Raffles I cancelled by Barclaycard Reward card last week in anticipation of this launching (it wasn't being used anyway). How do you know there is a 6 month clock on being considered a 'new' Barclaycard customer for the bonus? I've looked through the T&Cs and can't find anything time-specific. Thanks.
Feb 28, 2022, 10:50 am
#47
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 386
I do have the HH card that I have retained as it gives an automatic Silver Status (useless everywhere but for East Africa where I use it every other year and always get a room upgrade, also got upgraded to a mini suite in Venice years ago). How do you guys get Gold status from the Card?
Feb 28, 2022, 11:26 am
#48
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,327
Barclaycard are actually funny about you having two cards so it may well be an issue. I won’t bother with this Avios card as it’s highly likely sign up bonuses will ebb and flow as the card finds its feet - and the Hilton card is simply too valuable to give up at the moment.
Feb 28, 2022, 11:55 am
#49
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Cheddar
Programs: TG *G 20 years
Posts: 406
I have received a letter from Barclaycard setting out the six month gap since last holding a Barclay credit card. So this requirement must be buried in the T&Cs somewhere.
Feb 28, 2022, 11:56 am
#50
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 50
As many others have reported Barclaycard applications are down.
You can register a mobile number here to be notified when it is resolved:
https://status.uk.barclays/
You can register a mobile number here to be notified when it is resolved:
https://status.uk.barclays/
Feb 28, 2022, 1:17 pm
#51
Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 737
Feb 28, 2022, 2:22 pm
#52
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: London
Programs: BAEC, QRPC, Amex MR, World of Hyatt, IHG one rewards, Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy, etc…
Posts: 685
Ł10k spend a year to trigger Gold initially. Whether you have to actually put Ł10k through each year to retain it I don’t know.
Barclaycard are actually funny about you having two cards so it may well be an issue. I won’t bother with this Avios card as it’s highly likely sign up bonuses will ebb and flow as the card finds its feet - and the Hilton card is simply too valuable to give up at the moment.
Barclaycard are actually funny about you having two cards so it may well be an issue. I won’t bother with this Avios card as it’s highly likely sign up bonuses will ebb and flow as the card finds its feet - and the Hilton card is simply too valuable to give up at the moment.
regarding multiple Barclaycard, over the years they have changed this policy few times (at one point I had two Barclaycard platinum and one Hilton. Their policy then changed to one Barclaycard and one Co-branded (so one Hilton and one Barclaycard cashback was ok, a Barclaycard Platinum and a Cashback was not). I still have one Cashback (old Amex/Visa duo, now only Visa, 0.5% Cashback) but is my oldest credit account, 23 years old, so would not want to close that either and currently does not let me product swap it (no alternatives presented in the app).
Feb 28, 2022, 3:04 pm
#53
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 783
Questions on this:
Does the upgrade voucher apply to outward and the return too - assuming its a return ticket?
Can the voucher be used for another person in your household, or is it only for the member it is awarded to?
Does it require reward availability in the upgraded cabin, like you do with an upgrade using miles? Or does the upgrade work regardless of availability, as long as there are seats available on the upgrade?
Does the upgrade voucher apply to outward and the return too - assuming its a return ticket?
Can the voucher be used for another person in your household, or is it only for the member it is awarded to?
Does it require reward availability in the upgraded cabin, like you do with an upgrade using miles? Or does the upgrade work regardless of availability, as long as there are seats available on the upgrade?
Feb 28, 2022, 4:05 pm
#54
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NCL and LBA
Programs: BD*G, BAGold, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 3,269
Questions on this:
Does the upgrade voucher apply to outward and the return too - assuming its a return ticket?
Can the voucher be used for another person in your household, or is it only for the member it is awarded to?
Does it require reward availability in the upgraded cabin, like you do with an upgrade using miles? Or does the upgrade work regardless of availability, as long as there are seats available on the upgrade?
Does the upgrade voucher apply to outward and the return too - assuming its a return ticket?
Can the voucher be used for another person in your household, or is it only for the member it is awarded to?
Does it require reward availability in the upgraded cabin, like you do with an upgrade using miles? Or does the upgrade work regardless of availability, as long as there are seats available on the upgrade?
Would consider swapping my VS MasterCard (for use when Amex isn’t accepted) for this but the 2x one-way upgrades with VS are pretty good and most importantly no foreign currency fees in Europe which means I can earn points abroad.
Could be tempted to switch to BA however if upgrade vouchers could be used against revenue availability. Strongly doubt this though.
Mar 1, 2022, 2:01 am
#55
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,683
World Elite Privileges are by subscriptions. There are many Prepaid World Elite nowadays that effectively carry no benefits at all.
HSBC Card has the Lounge access, Rewards earning and you do get status (the 6 digits bin number needs to be approved by MasterCard) with both Avis and Hertz, as well as National and Sixt.
HSBC Card has the Lounge access, Rewards earning and you do get status (the 6 digits bin number needs to be approved by MasterCard) with both Avis and Hertz, as well as National and Sixt.
Mar 1, 2022, 4:08 am
#56
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,327
Questions on this:
Does the upgrade voucher apply to outward and the return too - assuming its a return ticket?
Can the voucher be used for another person in your household, or is it only for the member it is awarded to?
Does it require reward availability in the upgraded cabin, like you do with an upgrade using miles? Or does the upgrade work regardless of availability, as long as there are seats available on the upgrade?
Does the upgrade voucher apply to outward and the return too - assuming its a return ticket?
Can the voucher be used for another person in your household, or is it only for the member it is awarded to?
Does it require reward availability in the upgraded cabin, like you do with an upgrade using miles? Or does the upgrade work regardless of availability, as long as there are seats available on the upgrade?
The voucher is valid for a return upgrade for 1 person, or a one way upgrade for 2 people.
You need to be travelling.
You need Avios availability in the cabin you want to upgrade into. You do not need availablity in the cabin you're looking to upgrade from.
You cannot upgrade to First.
Mar 1, 2022, 4:33 am
#58
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,327
Does appear that way. So looks like you can book for other people, but the Avios will come from your account.
"The Barclays Avios Rewards customer or Cardholder to whom the Cabin Upgrade Voucher was awarded must be the person to make the booking using a Cabin Upgrade Voucher. The Member does not have to be the person to travel to use the Cabin Upgrade Voucher."
Full T&Cs are here if anyone is bored: https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...-upgrade-terms
"The Barclays Avios Rewards customer or Cardholder to whom the Cabin Upgrade Voucher was awarded must be the person to make the booking using a Cabin Upgrade Voucher. The Member does not have to be the person to travel to use the Cabin Upgrade Voucher."
Full T&Cs are here if anyone is bored: https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...-upgrade-terms
Mar 1, 2022, 8:07 am
#59
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: London
Programs: MUCCI; BAEC Lifetime Gold; Marriott Bonvoy Emeritus Titanium; Hertz#1, Avis President’s Club
Posts: 3,214
I made a successful application for the card. I'm wondering that if two people each with their own card earn an upgrade voucher each could they use the two vouchers to upgrade an Amex 241 booking?