British credit card that earns air miles for £ spent?
Nov 25, 2002, 6:11 am
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: France
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British credit card that earns air miles for £ spent?
Has anyone ever come across a credit card that uses British pounds as a base currency that allows you to rack up air miles for purchases in Britain?
My British husband and I travel to the UK frequently, charging our purchases on his British credit cards that offer NO AIR MILES. We don't want to use an American credit card that has a base currency of dollars, as that would incur high currency exchange fees. We would prefer to use a British credit card that will allow us to earn miles for £ charged.
We've heard that Barclays offers such a card, but can get no information from Barclays or British Airways that confirms this. Both organizations say they've never heard of such a thing!
If anyone can offer help, we'd appreciate it.
My British husband and I travel to the UK frequently, charging our purchases on his British credit cards that offer NO AIR MILES. We don't want to use an American credit card that has a base currency of dollars, as that would incur high currency exchange fees. We would prefer to use a British credit card that will allow us to earn miles for £ charged.
We've heard that Barclays offers such a card, but can get no information from Barclays or British Airways that confirms this. Both organizations say they've never heard of such a thing!
If anyone can offer help, we'd appreciate it.
Nov 25, 2002, 1:29 pm
#2
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NY
Posts: 92
Nov 28, 2002, 11:57 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: everywhere, BA Gold, LH, etc. etc.
Posts: 467
Go for the BA AMEX card, which gives BA Miles on every pound spent - including on overseas purchases.
Alternatively, go for a Natwest card, which generally offers 1 Air Mile for every £20 (they also have a Black card, which gives 1 mile for every £15 spend).
In my opinion, the BA AMEX card is the best bet.
Alternatively, go for a Natwest card, which generally offers 1 Air Mile for every £20 (they also have a Black card, which gives 1 mile for every £15 spend).
In my opinion, the BA AMEX card is the best bet.