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• timds says:

  28 Mar28 March 10:33

  O/T, have achieved my BAPP 241 a few months early, so want an option to earn maximum Avios for the intervening period, would I be right in thinking that the Amex Plat, via referral (35,000 + at least 2000 from card spend) would be my best option?

  • Rob MC says:

    28 Mar28 March 10:39

    Go for the gold amex first, spend 2k and get the 22k (via referral) bonus. Then upgrade to platinum and spend 1k to get a 20k bonus. Add the supplementary cards on both 3k for gold and 5k for platinum and for a 3k spend that’s 52k

    • mark2 says:

      28 Mar28 March 11:30

      and the gold and platinum companion credit cards (different from sup) and cancel supplementary and companion before upgrading or they will be carried forward and you will lose the opportunity to repeat with platinum.

• RTS says:

  28 Mar28 March 10:47

  Quick question do you get 3k points for each and every supplementary cardholder you add on Platinum?

  • JPa says:

    28 Mar28 March 11:13

    Just the 1st, and only the 1st one is free.

  • Anna says:

    28 Mar28 March 11:41

    I don’t know about the points but I think there’s a hefty fee for extra supplementary cards.

    • JPa says:

      28 Mar28 March 11:44

      After the first one, which is free. I think it is £140 a card for additional ones.

      • Genghis says:

        28 Mar28 March 12:01

        I thought the figures were 5k and £170?

      • Liz says:

        28 Mar28 March 18:44

        I just added my MIL for a gold card on our platinum card and got 5k – no fee.

  • Nadeshka says:

    28 Mar28 March 12:30

    3k is for supplementary on the gold,
    5k for 1st supplementary on platinum.

    • Chris says:

      28 Mar28 March 12:37

      Do you have to wait to be offered this from Amex or will it automatically be applied regardless?

• Sussex Bantam says:

  28 Mar28 March 11:46

  OT – regarding Lloyds voucher at 7K. I know this is one per year but is this calendar year, account year or 12 months between vouchers ? (or knowing Lloyds something else entirely…)

  Thanks

  • Genghis says:

    28 Mar28 March 12:02

    Account year. IIRC there is (was) some discrepancy between the avios and the Lloyds T&Cs

• Arun T says:

  28 Mar28 March 12:15

  OT Help Please!! – Ryanair flight Stansted to Barcelona was cancelled last week with 36 hours notice due to Air strikes in France. Ryanair have declined compensation under EU261 to cover cost of alternative flight as “force majure” as it is a strike. Can I argue that strike in France in unrelated to a London-BCN flight (especially as other airlines flights were unaffected)

  • Nick says:

    28 Mar28 March 13:26

    No, because the only reasonable way to fly to BCN is over France. Western Spain you’d have a point (can be routed over Ireland) but BCN is just too close to the border for anything else to be reasonable. Other airlines were affected too.

  • pauldb says:

    28 Mar28 March 15:26

    “Extraordinary circumstances” gets them out of having to pay you compensation, but it doesn’t get them out of having to provide you care (food/accommodation) and YOUR choice of refund or rerouting.

• Jtz says:

  28 Mar28 March 12:22

  OT can’t remember if it’s been mentioned before but do Thames water take amex, paypoint or through PayPal?
  Thanks

  • Genghis says:

    28 Mar28 March 12:29

    I have a Paypoint card to pay

• Joe says:

  28 Mar28 March 12:24

  “Luxury tailor M&S”!

  That’s the first time I’ve heard M&S be called a luxury tailor!

  • Frank says:

    28 Mar28 March 13:13

    The joke is gone when it requires explaining…

  • RussellH says:

    28 Mar28 March 15:29

    May not be ‘luxury’, but M+S is stil well outwith my price range, except during sales.
    Seriously.
    🙂

• Nathan says:

  28 Mar28 March 12:30

  O/T, have a BAPP 241 waiting, plus a pile of avios and approx. 250k MR points to burn. My +1 and I fancy India in Oct/Nov 2018. Anybody have any recommendations vis a vis flights?
  N.b. I’m a redemption newbie and any insight into the myriad plane class/seat configurations flown by BA forecast for then would be much appreciated.
  Also, I have never flown First and that was kinda the point in building a points stash but it’s not an absolute as it would, I think, rule out Bengaluru.

  • Genghis says:

    28 Mar28 March 12:42

    Sorry for the probably unhelpful answer but I’d encourage you to do your own research. Where do you want to go in India? Ie into and out of where. For how long? Check BA availability to use the 241. Compare that to cash prices you’d be willing to accept (ex UK or ex-EU). The ITA matrix / google flights may come in handy.

    • Nathan says:

      28 Mar28 March 13:41

      Perfectly fine answer Genghis. Research is the issue, Q: “where do you want to go then?” A: “India” is all I have to go on. For the first time in a long while I’m not being told to be somewhere and working the parameters accordingly – I have the time, the points, the cash, and there’s just too much choice! First world problems eh?

      • simon says:

        28 Mar28 March 14:19

        Bangalore, Kerala, Cochin is a good triangle tour. Kerala backwater cruises where you stay for a night or two on your own converted houseboat are superb… Then pop over to the Maldives….

      • Sundar says:

        28 Mar28 March 18:28

        A South India tour is good during these months, beware of rains as well. Bangalore, Kerala tours….How about Andaman/Maldives ?
        North India is also good weather-wise. Delhi, Jaipur, Agra.
        Goa is also an alternative…

  • fbrj says:

    28 Mar28 March 15:03

    We used a 2-4-1 to go to India a couple of years ago. We flew F to Mumbai and J from Delhi back to the UK (taking a prebooked internal from BOM to DEL). We took the view that we wanted a daytime F flight (rather than sleeping through it!) and the 10am (ish) BA flight fitted the bill.

    Five days in Mumbai, a couple of days in Delhi and then took a prebooked tour around parts of Rajasthan with a driver and car (with a local guide meeting us at major cities). We took in Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur and much in between. We flew back from the latter to Delhi before returning to the UK.
    Great trip.

  • Julie says:

    28 Mar28 March 17:30

    We flew BA first to Delhi using a 2-4-1 a few years ago. We planned the flights around a 7 night tour of the golden triangle with Intrepid travel (paid using Tesco clubcard vouchers). Our first ever group tour and we had a wonderful time.

  • pablo fonseca domingo panto says:

    28 Mar28 March 23:42

    India is fairly cheap to access in premium seats, either cash fare or by redemption on another programme such as QR. 102k return. I suggest this is a better option, however would never advise to convert MR to QR points – QR points can be picked up easily and QR availalbility can be poor.
    Other programs to consider are Etihad..

• Diego says:

  28 Mar28 March 15:21

  Completely OT sorry 🙂
  I’m planning to use one of my Amex PRG freebie LoungeClub passes in Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) terminal D. Has anyone been to, and would recommend (to/not to), any of the 5 alternatives (Classic, Blues, Gallery, Matryoshka, and Jazz)?
  I’m interested in shower facilities and comfortable seats, more than food/drinks. Thanks!

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