Good British Airways World Traveller Plus flight deals from Switzerland to North America

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• Dan says:

  3 Feb3 February 10:55

  OT but BA related.

  I am trying to trigger the BA offer for the 3000 avios (spend £300 or more). I made two seperate transactions: the first £237 with BA.com but the second has come up on my Amex App as BA.com Finland for around (£244). Will the second transaction count towards this offer. When I paid, it came up in the app as euros but when it is processed it is showing as pounds (but with the breakdown in conversion)??

  Got 2 weeks before the offers expires but just don’t want to make a rookie error and not get avios!!

  • Dan says:

    3 Feb3 February 11:10

    Unfortunately got the answer to my own question through Amex Chat and the 2nd transaction is not eligible so will have to think of a way to spend 60 quid of so with BA in the next 2 weeks

    • Lady London says:

      3 Feb3 February 12:08

      Cancel the second one for free if you’re still within 24hrs

    • ali says:

      3 Feb3 February 12:15

      2x reward flight savers or a cheap hand baggage only weekend hop to the continent should do the trick

  • meta says:

    3 Feb3 February 11:14

    You won’t trigger the offer as the second payment was in euros. It’s only valid on transactions directly in pounds.

• MattB says:

  3 Feb3 February 11:18

  Shoestring – I’ve lost track of insurance opportunities….just cancelled my HSBC through More than after cashing out £100 to avios, and also my virgin life policy (should have done that one 10 months ago but still got the 10k virgin miles for around £35).

  Did the pet ones for me and the wife yesterday, any other half decent opportunities for us thirty something’s??

  • BJ says:

    3 Feb3 February 11:24

    L&G over 50 if you’re that age, otherwise MSM.

    • BJ says:

      3 Feb3 February 11:25

      Also Sun Life if over 50.

  • LewisB says:

    3 Feb3 February 11:43

    What’s the Virgin life policy deal?

    • MattB says:

      3 Feb3 February 11:47

      A long dead offer, it was 10k points for min 6 months policy which you could get for around £2/£3 a month.

      • Shoestring says:

        3 Feb3 February 13:43

        some of us are multi-dipping on MT, personally I’m not doing the same combo (ie end insurer is different). It wasn’t an issue getting paid for 2 each LY, so I don’t anticipate any issues, but even for an old frat like me, it’s on;y a couple of £s/ month so no lose situation, ie cheap life ins if bonus fails to pay this time

        • MattB says:

          3 Feb3 February 13:54

          Sorry MT?

        • BJ says:

          3 Feb3 February 17:17

          Money Transfees…World Remit

        • Shoestring says:

          3 Feb3 February 17:19

          More Than

• Spurs Debs says:

  3 Feb3 February 11:47

  April 1st has come early. Ignore the idiot.

• Lady London says:

  3 Feb3 February 12:06

  Hmmm misogynist, racist, ageist, classist. Good going mate.

  Always remembering getting the ‘wrong’ person in customer service can be useful too. Like the fabled ‘Dennis’ in British Midland CS.

• BJ says:

  3 Feb3 February 12:13

  OT @Shoestring, I just got the request to choose my L&G giftcard via post. A bit surprised it was not via email. I remain hopeful we will boost our returns by receiving them early. Last time I did it the giftcard arrived within a month of choosing IIRC.

• nick says:

  3 Feb3 February 12:17

  Struggling to cancel the Virgin Premium Card – my statement is due to be generated tonight (midnight) with the new £160 view

  I called last week to cancel – paid off outstanding amount using a debit card. Still pending 3 days later. Virgin said they cannot close until clears.

  Crazy system – i have a feeling I will struggle to get my £160 back if it appears overnight.

  • Andrew says:

    3 Feb3 February 12:55

    Why you did you choose to settle by debit card rather than by Faster Payment? The latter would be for near immediate value where time was of the essence.

    • nick says:

      3 Feb3 February 13:42

      Thought would be instantaneous – like debit card payments to amex

      • David says:

        3 Feb3 February 14:29

        You could overpay it by faster payment today. Then reclaim the overpay as well.

  • Charlieface says:

    3 Feb3 February 23:35

    They’re talking garbage. FCA rules say they must let you close a credit card or other ongoing loan and pay off at the standard payment date.
    You have a good case for compo if they charge you.

• BJ says:

  3 Feb3 February 12:54

  OT: Anybody else having a problem with RFF premium alerts? While I am receiving them, they are not accurately reflecting the availability on RFF itself over the last day or two.

• Martha says:

  3 Feb3 February 13:12

  Data point.
  Tried to change an avios booking for inbound once outbound was flown. Booked in first with only PE available on the day I want to change to available. Will cost £50 and no refund on avios.
  Where possible I will book as 2 one ways to avoid this in future.

  • Mikeact says:

    3 Feb3 February 14:05

    This has always been the recommended way to go…far more flexibility.

  • Jonathan says:

    3 Feb3 February 19:42

    Depends where you’re flying. Two one ways to North America will cost substantially more in carrier surcharges than a return. Going East there may be a saving as 2 one ways.

    • Mikeact says:

      3 Feb3 February 20:08

      Maybe, but I like the flexibility to be able to cancel/change while away. We’re on a one way with BA shortly, to L.A….with the companion voucher it is still great value for money going Club, compared to cash.
      Probably come back Delta…around €11 charges, each.

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