[Expired]BA 100,000 miles promo is back
#76
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott // WN, AA, BA, UA, AS // Avis
Posts: 1,309
Anyone know if they use TU, EQ or EX? Specifically, if possible, for California residents? I wanna jump on this baby, but not if its another pull on Experian for me.
#77
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: Delta Silver, Marriott Gold, HH Diamond, Ex-UA Gold, Ex-AA Gold , Ex-SPG Gold, Peon everywhere else
Posts: 616
I am still thinking about applying for myself and the wife. Don't mind paying the AF of $95 if travel within North and South America using these BA miles will not incur BA's YQ charges. Me and my wife could do 3 RTs to Hawaii or Cancun/Cabo for no more than about $80 per ticket. We would never consider going to Europe using these miles. We could probably find reasonable fares during the off-season and do Europe this way while earning miles. And we if really wanted to redeem miles for European travel, we have United/Continental miles we could use, while paying less than $150 on taxes. just my 2centss.
#78
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: Delta DM, SPG Plat, Hyatt Diamond, MTA Rust, Hertz Five Star something or other
Posts: 2,858
In case anyone is interested, I just put together a blog post on this offer and using BA miles. I posted a bunch of screenshots of sample BA and Partner itineraries so you can get a sense of miles required and taxes/surcharges on different carriers (all are less than BA).
#79
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: Delta Silver, Marriott Gold, HH Diamond, Ex-UA Gold, Ex-AA Gold , Ex-SPG Gold, Peon everywhere else
Posts: 616
In case anyone is interested, I just put together a blog post on this offer and using BA miles. I posted a bunch of screenshots of sample BA and Partner itineraries so you can get a sense of miles required and taxes/surcharges on different carriers (all are less than BA).
#80
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,425
#81
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 724
Last year I did LIT-ORD(stop)-MIA(stop)-EYW(stop)-MIA-MSY(stop)-DFW-LIT
stopped at 4 cities for 25k. Not bad. Could have stopped in DFW too but....eh.
Just a reminder if you do a lot of stopovers. The baggage fees will add up (especially if traveling with your family) because at each stop you have to pay the baggage fees again, so best to work around that if you can.
Last edited by longleaf; Apr 6, 2011 at 12:11 pm
#82
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 724
In case anyone is not aware, BA fuel surcharges are going up yet again!
http://www.iagshares.com/phoenix.zht...868&highlight=
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#83
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: EWR
Programs: UAPlat; *Gold; Hyatt Diam; SPG Plat; PWP goddess
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#85
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 12
I know, my poor mom.... in recent months I have gotten her to sign up for the AA 75k promo (twice), the Capital One 100k, and the SPG 30k promo... I called her late last night on this one and she said she thinks she's going to pass. I hope she'll reconsider because in my eyes, this one is the big daddy!!
I looked up BA miles. It needs 120K to go from USA to China, while AA only need 70K. Isn't AA's offer much better? If I spend BA miles with AA, is it 120K or 70K? Also, I heard that the fuel charge is insanely high even with AA now.
Hope I am wrong.
#86
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: BUF/YYZ
Programs: UA, CO, AA
Posts: 328
Does anyone know if their is limit on number of chase cards one can have....
I already got the CO onepass plus MC, the UA MP visa signature and the Sapphire UR cards all in past year....i know my inquiries are up there as a result now....
can they reject you on the basis of having too many other cards? somehow i remember someone claiming AMEX did this to them for already having 3 other AMEX cards.
I already got the CO onepass plus MC, the UA MP visa signature and the Sapphire UR cards all in past year....i know my inquiries are up there as a result now....
can they reject you on the basis of having too many other cards? somehow i remember someone claiming AMEX did this to them for already having 3 other AMEX cards.
#88
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: EWR
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