Bits: 1000 Avios from Marriott posting, British Airways to launch Nashville?

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• Andrew* says:

  6 Aug6 August 04:23

  Hello from NYC!

  Yes, I can see these on my family members’ accounts…

• Scallder says:

  6 Aug6 August 07:09

  If Nashville does come about, I really hope it’s successful. Was there for 4 days earlier this year as part of a road trip around the deep South and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

  • Rhi says:

    6 Aug6 August 12:01

    Agreed. Nashville is a brilliant city to visit too. It’s in my top 5 US cities. I had such a blast there. And that’s despite being stranded for an extra 48 hours virtually entirely spent at the airport due to a snowstorm in NYC.

• The Original Nick says:

  6 Aug6 August 07:30

  Sorry, O:T. Do IB accounts have the same expiry as BAEC and Avios accounts? 36 months?

  • Rob says:

    6 Aug6 August 08:49

    Yes

    • The Original Nick says:

      6 Aug6 August 09:49

      Thanks Rob.

• Ruth Findlay says:

  6 Aug6 August 08:38

  I don’t see any mention of the bonus 1000 miles from Marriott. I definitely joined before they pulled it.

  • fivebobbill says:

    6 Aug6 August 13:22

    Mine have not appeared in BA.com yet, but as Rob says, log into Marriotts and drop the tab in the top right hand corner – both mine and the missus 1,000 avios are now in there and pending as of 31/07/17
    Thanks Rob for the heads up

• Anna says:

  6 Aug6 August 08:55

  No Marriott avios for us yet either.

  OT – can the Lloyds upgrade voucher be used on the LCY – JKF route, not sure if this is classed as a CityFlyer?!

  • Genghis says:

    6 Aug6 August 08:58

    When I tried a few months ago it appears to price up despite “Flights from London City airport are excluded.”

    • The Urbanite says:

      6 Aug6 August 17:20

      I used a Lloyds upgrade voucher on BA1 from LCY in June this year, think it was 26k Avios.

  • Alan says:

    6 Aug6 August 09:07

    Specifically excluded in T&Cs, presumably as no WTP to ‘upgrade’ from.

  • Nick says:

    6 Aug6 August 09:19

    LCYJFK is NOT a CityFlyer service. It’s a mainline service (technically operated by a company called BA Limited but this is just a fudge for mortgage purposes) crewed by pilots from Heathrow and cabin crew from Gatwick.

    CityFlyer is the subsidiary that flies the Embraer fleet and maintains its own pilots and crew who have no interaction with BA mainline whatsoever.

  • gomigo says:

    6 Aug6 August 09:25

    Yes you can now use Lloyds upgrade voucher on LCY – JFK route but pricing will be normall as other routes. Even though this route doesn’t have premium economy your avios will be priced at PE and upgraded using voucher. I have tried and it worked.

    • Anna says:

      6 Aug6 August 10:37

      Thanks all, worth having a look then. It has a lot of selling points and now there are a limited number of connecting flights between MAN and LCY might not throw up too many logistical problems.

  • Will says:

    6 Aug6 August 12:07

    I’ve used it on this route, despite what the terms say.

    • Alan says:

      6 Aug6 August 12:29

      Interesting, Will and gomigo – sounds like if you get the right agent they can be flexible around the T&Cs, sounds promising – I’ve still not tried it myself as when I was last booked to travel on it the aircraft went tech 🙁

  • the_real_a says:

    6 Aug6 August 13:24

    If you telephone up, the voucher is added as a “manual discount of points”. Hence, anything that you can persuade the agent to do can be processed…

• Briandt says:

  6 Aug6 August 09:44

  OK, today’s daft question. How, where, do you turn your Marriott points into Avios ? Where is the necessary page on the Marriott site ?

  • Rob says:

    6 Aug6 August 09:56

    The 1,000 will have gone across automatically. Airline redemptions are here – https://headforpoints.com/hfp/marriott-airline-partners/

    • gomigo says:

      7 Aug7 August 22:42

      You are right Rob, they started arriving slowly. I may be the odd man out to give my Etihad guest account for 1000miles credit and it arrives on 7 Aug at 13:15hrs. Avios credit may be major junk hence taking some time… bottom line is Marriott is honouring their commitment.

    • molly says:

      25 Aug25 August 00:18

      I see in my Marriott account 1000 points but it does not appear yet in my BA account when will be transferred?

  • Alex W says:

    6 Aug6 August 10:19

    Or wait until you have enough for a Marriott Hotel & Air travel package! A few Amex signup bonuses & referrals and you’re there.

    • Kathy says:

      6 Aug6 August 10:30

      You can’t do that with these – you had to sign up to miles earning, not points.

• Katy storie says:

  6 Aug6 August 10:44

  OT but if I use avios to upgrade through BAEC on an AA flight how many avios am I charged as there is no WTP cabin so would it be an upgrade from Economy straight to Business?

• Chris says:

  6 Aug6 August 12:07

  I never did the whole ‘Activate your account’ thing after the 1000 bonus enrolment. Should I have? Will this preclude me from obtaining the bonus?

  • xcalx says:

    6 Aug6 August 12:49

    No need to, I have the 1000 points in BA accounts and did nothing but sign up.

    • Chris says:

      6 Aug6 August 12:58

      Thanks xcalx – i just activated the account and can see

      Last Activity
      2017 DOUBLE MILES – 1K BONUS
      1,000 miles
      Posted
      Aug, 01 2017
      Type
      Bonus

      but nothing yet showing on ba.com ?

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