Will there be an Avios platform announcement this week?

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• Kai says:

  9 Apr9 April 11:11

  OT: for the old MBNA virgin atlantic upgrade voucher, do I have to be the person travelling or can I use it for someone else? Thanks

• Louie says:

  9 Apr9 April 11:12

  Am I too late to set up a household Avios.com account (as a way of moving Avios between hubby and me)? I can’t see any links to set one up on the Avios.com site (obviously that would be no surprise but you never know….).

• N says:

  9 Apr9 April 11:33

  OT: Upgraded my partner from Gold to Plat, but got the “we’ll get back to you within 10 days” message rather than a straight success.

  Is this normal?

  • Graham Walsh says:

    9 Apr9 April 12:17

    That is sometimes the case. The cards should just arrive in the post in the next few days. That is what happened when I applied for SPG the other week.

    • rash says:

      9 Apr9 April 13:24

      I had this for my wife but its now been over 10 days… she’s had Amex cards fine before. Have others had this before? In terms of just being dropped of the radar and hearing nothing back about the application

      • mark2 says:

        9 Apr9 April 13:54

        I applied for a BAPP on 27th March. As normal it was deferred, but normally the card arrives after 5-6 days. It seems like a long time but is only 7 business days because of Easter. I hope that it arrives soon as I need to earn a 241 before October.

      • Crafty says:

        9 Apr9 April 16:57

        We too have a surprisingly long delay over the same period. Hopefully nothing untoward.

      • Liz says:

        9 Apr9 April 17:20

        I applied for the Gold Card 2 wks ago and hadn’t heard a thing. Phoned them this morning and was told I have been accepted and will receive the cards in 3 days time. No referral pts have posted or emails received yet.

  • N says:

    10 Apr10 April 15:39

    Just to update – Plat showed up in the app this morning.

• 1DES1 says:

  9 Apr9 April 11:36

  O/T – I currently have a Curve Mastercard. I have been reading on this forum that I am best to convert this into the “Debit card” Curve which has recently been made available.

  I got in touch with Curve and they have offered me either the Corporate Debit Card or Personal Debit Card. Which one should I use? I had thought Corporate is better (plus I also have a company so can legitimately ask for one) but I would be grateful for confirmation.

  Finally, I have nearly £11,000 in Corporate Tax due by September 2018. Which credit card should I link with Curve to maximise the benefits of this payment? I understand I will need to place multiple payments across to HMRC. I currently hold the Lloyds Avios rewards duo pack of cards, HIlton Honors Visa and the free IHG Mastercard.

  Many thanks in advance,

  Chris

  • Rob says:

    9 Apr9 April 11:58

    Seems to make no difference now. Take the personal version because some companies (eg ba.com) still charge fees for using CORPORATE debit and credit cards as opposed to personal ones.

    £10k would get you the 241 voucher or the upgrade voucher on the new Virgin Reward+ card, or perhaps get the paid IHG card and trigger the free night for £10k.

• Phill says:

  9 Apr9 April 11:53

  Any idea on what will happen to the Lloyds Avios card points, will this go directly to BA or will the card get discontinued

  • Alan says:

    9 Apr9 April 15:29

    FAQ says they’ll go direct to BA…

    • Yorkieflyer says:

      9 Apr9 April 20:28

      I expect they’ll set up a new BAEC account to send them across to….
      Safe bet that this whole business will be the usual BA IT shambles

• Anna says:

  9 Apr9 April 12:01

  More comments on Facebook about pax being split from family members on BA flights in all classes and having to pay to change seats. Has anyone experienced this in the last couple of weeks? I don’t really want to be seated away from my son in CW this summer, but I’m not paying £80 to change seats!

  • Rob says:

    9 Apr9 April 12:05

    If your son is under 12 you can’t be separated from him under CAA guidelines.

    • Anna says:

      9 Apr9 April 14:49

      He’s 12 but I still wouldn’t want him sitting too far away for 8 hours (nor would the people next to him as they will be expected to answer non-stop questions on current events!). There have been posts on Facebook about a parent being split up from a 4 and 5 year old so they could sit a VIP family together.

      • simon says:

        9 Apr9 April 16:43

        Do not worry about this. It would take a very very very strange person to not swap with you in this situation, if it actually happened…… My family have always been sat together in CW, thought my kids are under 12.

• Vasco says:

  9 Apr9 April 12:30

  Off Topic: Have you considered doing a review of S7? It’s one of OW’s most obscure airlines, I can find almost nothing about what flying with them is like.

  • Rob says:

    9 Apr9 April 12:56

    If they started flying UK to Moscow or St Petersburg I probably would, but it is a bit tricky otherwise. They did come up as an option when I tried to get back from Asia last year, something like China to Moscow and then changing to a BA.

    • Vasco says:

      9 Apr9 April 13:13

      They seem to have seasonal flights from DUB-DME if that makes it any easier. My curiosity is enhanced by their business class being similar to US domestic First (in the narrow body aircraft that make up the entirety of their fleet), rather than the same seat with a blocked middle seat we tend to see in European airlines.

• KevMc says:

  9 Apr9 April 13:35

  O/T Just received the following email from amex regarding my Platinum Card:

  The Global Hotel Sale.
  Enjoy complimentary nights1 or up to 30% off pre-paid hotels2 for stays between 1 June 2018 and 30 September 2018, and get 5X Membership Rewards® points.3 Book by 16 May 2018.*

  Reading he T’s and C’s, it looks like all Amex Travel bookings made by 16th May will receive 5x points, including flights etc, so not just hotel stays:

  5X Membership Rewards Offer

  Cardmembers enrolled in the American Express Membership Rewards programme will earn 5 Membership Rewards points for every full £1 spent on flights, pre-paid hotels, car hire and experiences booked through American Express Travel at americanexpress.co.uk/travel between 3 April 2018 and 16 May 2018. Membership Rewards points cannot be earned on FINE HOTELS & RESORTS, The Hotel Collection and cruise bookings.

  Platinum Cardmembers who currently earn 2 Membership Rewards points for every full £1 spent on flights, pre-paid hotels, car hire and experiences booked through American Express Travel, will therefore receive an additional 3 points for every eligible £1 spent on the above mentioned bookings made through American Express Travel at americanexpress.co.uk/travel between 3 April and 16 May 2018. Points earned during this sale on current rate and the additional points, will show on Cardmembers statement within 10 weeks as two separate credits from ‘American Express Travel’.

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