Heathrow Rewards is (finally) here. What is new?

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• Sir Stamford says:

  25 May25 May 10:33

  The ability to transfer points between different members is a useful enhancement. I have 2 relatively dormant accounts with small amounts of points which I can pool them into the main account to trigger the minimum conversion threshold to BAEC.

  I believe the the transfer of points is a completely manual process by contacting customer services i.e. not something you can initiate online.

  Lastly, given that points are valid for 3 years from the date of your last transaction (as per the FAQ), I wonder if a points transfer which is technically a transaction would reset the clock. Not sure.

  Sir Stamford

• Sinizter says:

  25 May25 May 22:45

  Are we going to receive new cards?

• Alan says:

  25 May25 May 23:21

  As Sir S noted above, there’s been a change to the points expiry rules:

  Q: How long are my points valid for?

  A: Points are valid for 3 years from the date of your last transaction. So if you keep using your card for transactions, your points will never expire.

  This is a BIG improvement!! Previously points would expire 3 years for the date of the transaction itself, therefore even with ongoing use the points could end up expiring if you weren’t careful – with this change this will no longer be the case. Nice to see a sensible improvement 🙂

• sarah says:

  30 May30 May 16:29

  Apologies if not new news but decided to sign up and saw this on BAEC

  Join Heathrow Rewards

  Join now and you’ll receive 100 points when you register and a further 500 points worth 500 Avios when you spend £30 in a single day before 30 September 2013. Remember to add promotion code BA1 when you register to qualify for this offer.

  • Rob says:

    30 May30 May 17:16

    Thanks Sarah, that is new news! I will write it up next week.

• Roger says:

  7 Jun7 June 13:16

  E-mail 1 of 3 arrived today, as did (later) my new card.

  HINT: if your e-mail is the same as mine was, 100 points are offered by registering, ticking the ‘I have a card’ link. Register promptly! I didn’t, as I wasn’t sure if the new number would be the same as the old number. In the event, it was.

  However, when going back to the e-mail and clicking, the resulting page was already completed with my details, so no bonus.

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