Diamond Club (ex-bmi) Credit Cards- AMEX, Small Business Visa and defunct Mastercard
Mar 4, 2010, 11:33 am
#257
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Manchester, England
Programs: Bonvoy LT Plat, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, BMI Gold (RIP)
Posts: 8,035
Sadly she is wrong and Raffles is right. That is how they sweep the miles each month for your account, but not the bonus miles.
Mar 4, 2010, 2:40 pm
#258
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: lon
Programs: BMI, BA, PC-gold,SPG
Posts: 156
Mar 17, 2010, 6:01 am
#259
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: MEL
Programs: QF, VA, VN, BA, SQ, KC - all reds and blues.
Posts: 3,205
I'm about to emigrate from the UK to Australia. I hesitate to ask MBNA in case it does me immediate harm, but can I use an Australian address for my Diamond Club Mastercard? And if so, will it be possible to convert the account to Aussie dollars?
Experiences of others would be gratefully received.
Experiences of others would be gratefully received.
Mar 17, 2010, 7:08 am
#260
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: ABZ
Programs: BA Bronze, A3*G, TK*S
Posts: 764
I can't really answer either of those questions (although I'm highly doubtful you could change your account to AUD), but you could always set up Royal Mail forwarding for your mail for up to 2 years, which might at least let you keep your card going for a little while yet.
Mar 17, 2010, 8:39 am
#261
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Manchester, England
Programs: Bonvoy LT Plat, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, BMI Gold (RIP)
Posts: 8,035
I'm about to emigrate from the UK to Australia. I hesitate to ask MBNA in case it does me immediate harm, but can I use an Australian address for my Diamond Club Mastercard? And if so, will it be possible to convert the account to Aussie dollars?
Experiences of others would be gratefully received.
Experiences of others would be gratefully received.
The best work around I can suggest is if you will still have a UK address (current address, or member of family) then keep it registered there or move it to that address. Switch to paperless billing so that everything is handled purely online and carry on as normal. That way you get to keep the keep the card and carry on as normal. It won't help with the Aussie Dollars, but it is better than nothing I guess.
Mar 17, 2010, 10:17 am
#262
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,882
It becomes an expensive way to earn miles, though, because all your A$ purchases will be hit with the 2.99% foreign exchange fee. You'd effectively be paying 1.5p per mile and that is not good value. And that ignores any fees you will run up paying off the bill, assuming you are not leaving any money in the UK.
Unless you are planning to do a lot of spending on trips back here, I'd close the card and get a local piece of plastic that saves you the 2.99%. Although don't close it until you've got a local card as it may take a while to meet the credit checks as a new arrival.
Unless you are planning to do a lot of spending on trips back here, I'd close the card and get a local piece of plastic that saves you the 2.99%. Although don't close it until you've got a local card as it may take a while to meet the credit checks as a new arrival.
Mar 21, 2010, 3:47 pm
#263
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 159
Hi folks, I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. I have a BMI business visa card. One of the benefits of this card is annual travel insurance. I can't tell from the paperwork if this insurance applies only to me as the cardholder, or if it also covers my spouse. Can anyone help me on this?
Apr 8, 2010, 4:43 pm
#264
Join Date: Oct 2008
Programs: BA Silver, SK*G, BD*S, FB Gold, Eurostar Carte Blanche
Posts: 113
I have just applied for a plus Amex with an additional card on the account. MBNA's site suggests that the second card should be completely free - is this the case?
Does anyone know if spending on the second card counts towards the 250 threshold for the 24k miles? Presumably spend on the account is what's relevant but I can't find any information on this.
Thanks.
Does anyone know if spending on the second card counts towards the 250 threshold for the 24k miles? Presumably spend on the account is what's relevant but I can't find any information on this.
Thanks.
Apr 9, 2010, 4:47 am
#265
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: Virtuoso, Marriott Stars/Luminous, Hilton Impresario, IHG Luxury & Lifestyle, Hyatt Prive etc
Posts: 2,009
OH and I both took out the card to get 20,000 bonus points. We both spent the required 250 by the end of the first statement. Second statement has now arrived and it is showing 0 points sent to Diamond Club, even though we registered our numbers at time of application. Is this normal and can I get them put through quicker - was hoping to book a flight for June (amazingly still available).
Also, and I can't remember the exact numbers, but we've spent for example 1000 each but it shows only 20,765 miles in the account. Surely there is some missing from this total.
Have I missed something or has MBNA made a mistake?
Also, and I can't remember the exact numbers, but we've spent for example 1000 each but it shows only 20,765 miles in the account. Surely there is some missing from this total.
Have I missed something or has MBNA made a mistake?
Apr 9, 2010, 4:50 am
#266
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: Virtuoso, Marriott Stars/Luminous, Hilton Impresario, IHG Luxury & Lifestyle, Hyatt Prive etc
Posts: 2,009
OH and I both took out the card to get 20,000 bonus points. We both spent the required 250 by the end of the first statement. Second statement has now arrived and it is showing 0 points sent to Diamond Club, even though we registered our numbers at time of application. Is this normal and can I get them put through quicker - was hoping to book a flight for June (amazingly still available).
Also, and I can't remember the exact numbers, but we've spent for example 1000 each but it shows only 20,765 miles in the account. Surely there is some missing from this total.
Have I missed something or has MBNA made a mistake?
Also, and I can't remember the exact numbers, but we've spent for example 1000 each but it shows only 20,765 miles in the account. Surely there is some missing from this total.
Have I missed something or has MBNA made a mistake?
Apr 9, 2010, 5:58 am
#267
Join Date: May 2006
Location: 5 miles from EMA
Programs: BD, BAEC Pleb, VS Pleb, Accor Pleb, HHonors Gold, Big White Season Pass
Posts: 5,928
The second card is completely free. They keep offering me extra cards on top as well.
It doesn't matter which card is used for the spend, it all ends up in the same pot.
It doesn't matter which card is used for the spend, it all ends up in the same pot.
I have just applied for a plus Amex with an additional card on the account. MBNA's site suggests that the second card should be completely free - is this the case?
Does anyone know if spending on the second card counts towards the 250 threshold for the 24k miles? Presumably spend on the account is what's relevant but I can't find any information on this.
Thanks.
Does anyone know if spending on the second card counts towards the 250 threshold for the 24k miles? Presumably spend on the account is what's relevant but I can't find any information on this.
Thanks.
May 21, 2010, 8:59 am
#268
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: LON
Programs: BA Gold, LH SEN , A3*G & others less exciting that don't fit in my wallet
Posts: 1,677
I recently got the BMI Amex Premium card ... As suggested above right after my 2nd statement the 24,000 destination miles posted no problem ... but no sign of the 3000 status miles as yet .. is this normal ?
May 21, 2010, 9:26 am
#269
Join Date: Oct 2008
Programs: BA Silver, SK*G, BD*S, FB Gold, Eurostar Carte Blanche
Posts: 113
I recently got a plus card too. My 24k miles (plus whatever miles for spend) posted almost immediately when my first statement was issued. I haven't made any payments at all yet.
No sign of the 3k status miles either though - but also no sign of the annual fee.
No sign of the 3k status miles either though - but also no sign of the annual fee.
May 21, 2010, 10:15 am
#270
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: London-Nice
Programs: GGL
Posts: 1,425
How long for 3000 status to post?
I miscalculated my bmi status miles earnings a bit so am a little short (2500). Of course can fly somewhere but thought maybe take the AMEX with 3K status miles. Now read can take 35 days to post and below posts don't make it sounds it is quicker in reality. Any experience as to how many days it takes or whether can accelerate the process?