Oct 25, 2013, 3:40 pm
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This thread is now archived. Please continue the discussion here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase-ultimate-rewards/1985871-chase-avios-earning-credit-cards-ba-air-lingus-iberia-up-100k-avios-more.html
Up to 100K Avios - 50K after $3K spend/3 mos. plus 50K after $20K spend in 12 months($95 AF)
- https://creditcards.chase.com/travel-credit-cards/british-airways
Now with up to $600 in statement credits for award taxes and fees PER CALENDAR YEAR. 3x$200 or 3x $100 depending on class booked. See the details for flight restrictions, etc, here:
https://www.chase.com/personal/credit-cards/british-airways/rewards-redemption/statement-credit
The calendar year restriction means that you can use it twice in the upcoming months, 3x on or before Dec 31 and 3x again after Jan 1 or a total of up to $1200.
10% back on flights booked at BA.com using the code CHASEBA10.
The details are here: https://www.chase.com/personal/credit-cards/british-airways/rewards-redemption/save-10percent
Avios can be combined or moved between Iberia and Air Lingus accounts.
Chase also offers sign up bonuses on Air LIngus and Iberia co-branded airline credit cards. (As of August 2019's offers both are tiered 100K Avios offers) This allows big spenders that are under 5/24 to get up to 300K in sign up bonuses, plus combine points to book at BA.com for flights and get the fuel surcharge refund and 10% off.
See the BA forum and this thread in the Chase forum for Avios earnings strategies: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase-ultimate-rewards/1980400-anyone-else-racking-up-avios-points.html
Spending $30,000 will earn a Companion Fare "Travel Together" ticket.
Details are here: https://www.chase.com/personal/credit-cards/british-airways/travel-together/travel-together
Downgrades: Chase offers a no fee BA card. It's not available for new applications but can be accessed via a downgrade from the standard, $95 a year card. When the annual fee comes due you can downgrade/ product change to the British Airways rewards credit card with no annual fee and thereby preserve your card number, credit line and Average Age of Account. It's unclear whether the fee free card will get the new perks (August 2019) of an award fee rebate. Perhaps someone with the fee free card can make a dummy booking and update us here at FT.
Q. Can I apply for this card and earn the bonus after doing so previously? How long do I have to wait before reapplying? Should I call if my application is held for further review and not approved instantly?
A. See the wiki and related discussion in Applying for Chase Credit Cards, 2017 onward
Q. Once I meet the card's initial spending requirement, how soon will I receive my signup bonus points?A. Bonus points typically accrue at the close of the billing period in which you incur the corresponding charges. Points should appear in your hotel/airline account within a few days thereafter.
NOTE: If you complete your required spending in the last 7-10 days of the statement period, the bonus may not post until the following month's statement, even if the regular per-dollar points post on the first statement. This is normal behavior for Chase and is not worth a phone call.
NOTE: If you complete your required spending in the last 7-10 days of the statement period, the bonus may not post until the following month's statement, even if the regular per-dollar points post on the first statement. This is normal behavior for Chase and is not worth a phone call.
Chase BA VISA: Up to 100K Avios - Now with rebate on award fees
Oct 18, 2018, 12:23 pm
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Oct 20, 2018, 7:59 am
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I have not seen it mentioned but when the annual fee comes due you can product change to the "British
Airways rewards credit card with no annual fee". I sent a SM asking to convert to the freedom card and they said they couldn't but they could product change to that.
Airways rewards credit card with no annual fee". I sent a SM asking to convert to the freedom card and they said they couldn't but they could product change to that.
Oct 20, 2018, 8:46 am
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They would not do the change by secure message and insisted that I call. I didn’t have time and didn’t care about it enough and so I told them to close the account. But all of their messages seem to be very clear that one could product change to that no annual fee version.
Oct 20, 2018, 1:27 pm
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They would not do the change by secure message and insisted that I call. I didn’t have time and didn’t care about it enough and so I told them to close the account. But all of their messages seem to be very clear that one could product change to that no annual fee version.
as to whether this no AF version will prevent you from getting another BA card 24 mo with sign up bonus , that;s unsure to me.
how does it work with the United cards? i would assume the same rules apply (i also have United no AF version)
Oct 20, 2018, 1:37 pm
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Oct 20, 2018, 3:09 pm
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considering that these days i can no longer get chase cards / cant be as flamboyant in applying for one (way over 5/24, shut down risk, etc), i pretty much adopt the approach where if i dont have a reason to cancel a chase card, then i dont.
and if my Avios happen to be close to expiration one day, i can just charge another couple dollars to the cc , but i guess i can always do shopping portal.
but when the time comes for me to apply for another BA card, i would think i should close this card to be on the safe side to get another sign up bonus. not sure if that's needed tho but no reason to have 2 BA cards
Oct 21, 2018, 5:01 pm
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My husband recently downgraded to the no AF card. It offers no foreign transaction fees and 1 avios per $2 spending. He decided to err on the side of keeping the account open in the interest of keeping a positive relationship with Chase. Also - he’s 12 months from qualifying from another bonus so it seemed like it can’t hurt.
Feb 2, 2019, 9:00 pm
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Conventional lump-sum new account bonuses have replaced with this:
Chase is touting this as Earn Up to 120,000 Avios, but it's not 120k bonus points, the base points are included. The identical offer is posted for the Iberia and Aer Lingus cards.
Earn 4 Avios per $1 spent on all purchases within your first year up to $30,000 with the British Airways Visa Signature Card . This product is available to you if you do not have this card and have not received a new cardmember bonus for this card in the past 24 months.
How you can earn Avios points: You’ll earn Avios points when you, or an authorized user, use a British Airways credit card to make purchases of products and services, minus returns or refunds. Buying products and services with your card, in most cases, will count as a purchase; however, the following types of transactions won’t count and won’t earn Avios points: balance transfers, cash advances and other cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee, if applicable. 4 Avios points on up to $30,000 in purchases your first year: You’ll earn 4 Avios points for each $1 spent on purchases for your first 12 months from account opening, or until you reach $30,000 in purchases, whichever occurs first. This is an additional 1 Avios point on top of the 3 Avios points earned on flight purchases made directly with British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia and LEVEL, and 3 additional Avios points for each $1 spent on all other purchases. After that, you’ll earn 3 Avios points: You’ll earn 3 Avios points for each $1 spent on flight purchases made directly with British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia and LEVEL. 1 Avios point: You’ll earn 1 Avios point for each $1 spent on all other purchases. Information about earning/transferring Avios points to British Airways: Avios points earned during a billing cycle will be automatically transferred to British Airways after the end of each billing cycle. You must have a U.S. address listed on your British Airways Executive Club profile to earn Avios points in the British Airways card rewards program. Avios points expiration: Avios points will expire according to the British Airways Executive Club program terms and conditions which include maintaining Executive Club program activity for 36 consecutive months. Losing Avios points: You’ll immediately lose all Avios points that haven’t been transferred to British Airways if your card account status changes, or your card account is closed for program misuse, fraudulent activities, failure to pay, bankruptcy, or other reasons described in the terms of the Rewards Program Agreement.
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Sep 4, 2019, 7:16 am
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This thread is now archived.
Please continue the discussion in the 2019 thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...vios-more.html
Please continue the discussion in the 2019 thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chas...vios-more.html