Bits: 4500 Avios for new BAEC members in Germany, decent Virgin / Enterprise promo

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• habhajan says:

  8 Oct8 October 04:03

  ba trying to pinch the air berlin client. 4.5k avios .. they could get to london but not back.. i advise they take lufthansa back,

  • kmr says:

    8 Oct8 October 15:20

    BA have the most direct flights per day to LHR from TXL, especially in the evenings, plus there’s a good selection to/from LCY. Eurowings bottoms out at around 5:30pm. Every time I look at flights to London I go with BA because they have the best timetable and go to the right airports.

• Martin Kings says:

  8 Oct8 October 10:10

  Can you sign up for a 2nd BAEC club membership with a german address and then transfer the points across.

  • Rob says:

    8 Oct8 October 10:48

    Very risky.

• Barry cutters says:

  8 Oct8 October 12:42

  off topic , iberia.
  I have had an account for years, but no avios.
  Does the one point have to be earned and then the 90 days starts, or is it 90 days from opening and i just need to earn one point before i can immediately start using?
  want to book a flight to peru in business

  • Optimus Prime says:

    8 Oct8 October 12:49

    90 days from the moment you earn a point.

    • Barry cutters says:

      8 Oct8 October 12:52

      looks like its a cash fare via miami with AA then .
      any tips on the easiest way to earn a point to start the ball rolling?

    • Genghis says:

      8 Oct8 October 12:52

      You sure? Is this from experience? There’s nothing documented I don’t think. I’m not too sure. But Cutters, earn a point / transfer 1k MRs and give it a go.

      • Barry cutters says:

        8 Oct8 October 12:54

        I will try and post my results. i can wait a week before booking anyway.
        don’t have any MRs at the moment , Currently in the 6 months off period.
        Whats quickest way to earn a point?

      • Genghis says:

        8 Oct8 October 13:02

        Quickest (though not cheapest) is prob to buy some avios via Iberia.

    • Rob says:

      8 Oct8 October 13:12

      Sure? I would have thought it was instant if 90 days?

      • Optimus Prime says:

        8 Oct8 October 13:55

        Sorry, I thought Barry Cutters was asking about how long till he can use combine Avios from/to Iberia.

      • Genghis says:

        8 Oct8 October 14:12

        He is

      • David says:

        8 Oct8 October 18:28

        My experience is instant – if the 90 days has already passed.

• Barry cutters says:

  8 Oct8 October 14:00

  2000 avios is 54 euro. Is there any other quick, but cheaper options?
  I’m pretty sure as soon as 1 avios hits my account i will be able to transfer the 200k i need from my BAEC,

  • Optimus Prime says:

    8 Oct8 October 14:33

    The Groupon/Iberia deal is back. 2000 avios for €19.

    • Optimus Prime says:

      8 Oct8 October 14:34

      Though it could take up to 2 weeks to post…

      • Optimus Prime says:

        8 Oct8 October 17:05

        Haven’t found any, just the 25% discount for new accounts with VIVEGRPN. Also IberiaPlus Store is giving 9 avios per EUR instead of 5:1 as usual.

      • the real harry1 says:

        8 Oct8 October 17:17

        CIAO10 EUR10 off EUR30

      • Mikeact says:

        8 Oct8 October 22:04

        If at all.

• Alan says:

  8 Oct8 October 15:21

  OT but just to report (for a change!) decent BA and AA experience.

  Flew CW LHR to JFK, new CW service was a definite improvement (plus was in 64K, always nice!). Food nicely presented, flavour decent.

  Then connected on to a separately ticketed AA economy internal flight. Main Cabin Extra available as BA Gold/OW Emerald. However even better, went to Flagship check-in as quickly as we could (aided by Global Entry!) and managed to move to earlier flight, saving 3h. What was esp impressive was that even though we were only about 55 min before departure, they checked bags (which made it on the flight) then added us to standby. As Oneworld Emerald went straight to the top of standby queue and then given emergency exit seats. Free drink and snack on board. Would have been nice to have had time to see new AA Flagship Lounge too, but very impressed with how AA handled things. Felt genuine benefit from status.

• Alex W says:

  8 Oct8 October 16:01

  Does anyone know how to retro claim points/miles from previous Enterprise rentals? Have searched and can’t find how to do it. Thanks.

  • Brad says:

    8 Oct8 October 20:03

    go to my account –> My Rewards and Benefits –>scroll down where MANAGE YOUR POINTS is and then Request Missing Rental Activity

    • Alex W says:

      8 Oct8 October 22:19

      Thanks I’ll give that a go.

• Alex W says:

  8 Oct8 October 17:12

  Sorry OT: The wife’s BAEC account is coming up as “Sorry, you are not eligible to combine your Avios”. CMA has never been a problem before. BAEC is a household account and the Avios account is not. Anyone know what the problem might be? Thanks in advance.

  • the real harry1 says:

    8 Oct8 October 17:21

    could be various things but reported here recently that there are stricter checks on personal details between the a/cs – ie they should match more exactly than before

    have a look, see if you need to amend anything then try again

  • mark2 says:

    8 Oct8 October 17:48

    Suggest trying from the Avios end: should not make a difference, but often does.

    • Alex W says:

      8 Oct8 October 22:21

      Tried that first and it came up with details not matching error. But BA states not eligible. I think I’ll have to persuade Mrs W to ring BA.

• thehornets says:

  8 Oct8 October 19:48

  O/T: Free 1,000 Marriott Rewards points TODAY for those on Twitter. Just answer today’s question (the answer is 53) and within 10 minutes you will have 1,000 points in your Marriott Rewards account.

  There is a new (easy) competition each sunday to tie in with the NFL season = at least 8,000 free Marriott points!

  • Liz says:

    8 Oct8 October 20:09

    I am a complete Twitter novice but have previously followed Marriott for something I don’t even remember. How do I link my Twitter account to my Marriott account? Duh!?

  • Alan says:

    8 Oct8 October 20:38

    Excellent, thanks – that’s another 1k points!

    Anyone know how to activate dormant Marriott account without stay? Mine has been open for years but these Twitter points don’t seem to activate it.

    • Liz says:

      8 Oct8 October 20:43

      Not got a scoobie what I am doing. I had 500 expired points. I seem to have gained 1250 points trying this as shown in Award wallet (1750 pts) but when I log in to my Marriott account it just shows the original 500pts so not sure what the 1250 pts are for!!!

      • Liz says:

        8 Oct8 October 20:48

        Ok I’ve got another 1000 pts! Can these be transferred to SPG ? What is the minimum? Don’t do any stays in Marriott.

      • Alan says:

        8 Oct8 October 20:49

        The upside is they seem to let you transfer to SPG even when your account is flagged as dormant! 333 points now in my SPG a/c.

      • Liz says:

        8 Oct8 October 20:54

        Marriott account now updated! 2250pts for social media plus 500 expired points. Result!

        • Alan says:

          8 Oct8 October 20:55

          Nice one 🙂

    • thehornets says:

      8 Oct8 October 22:54

      No worries! Check back same time next week for more free points.

      • Alan says:

        8 Oct8 October 23:11

        Definitely, effectively £5 a time! Thanks for posting with answer 🙂

  • Brasov says:

    9 Oct9 October 00:02

    thank you very much!

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