Reply To: What next after 2-4-1?

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Blu2513 wrote:

Thanks everyone for your replies and help.

I am a little confused. It’s my understanding that to use the 2-4-1 voucher I must use an Amex card to book the tickets and it must be in my name, also I must use the 2-4-1 voucher within 2 years?

My plan was to book something in around 1.5 years. So I would still need an amex of some sort to book those tickets eventually.

As others have said, I still need/want to be earning avios over the next 1.5 years. Which card would they downgrade me to, as that doesn’t seem clear having looked around the site? Would the downgraded card still earn me avios?

I currently have 160,000 avios, so I’m in no rush and quite close to what I’d need to claim 2 business class seats using the 2-4-1. So I can wait for a good SUB offer to appear on maybe the barclaycard avios mastercard etc as someone suggested above.

Is there any danger in not holding any amex card for 1.5 years and then applying for one at the time when I want to use my 2-4-1 voucher, or should that be fine?

I have no other players to use, I’m solo. Sorry for all the questions but im a little confused on what strategy is best for me!

Thanks

I am in a similar boat. I already paid for the BAPP card so yes, I could get rid and get some fees back but it’s the best Avios earning card on the market so may as well just keep it if the £250 or so fee is not a major dent on your budget.

I’ll probably go for the Platinum next soon (pending decisions..) for their big bonuses and general other benefits. My plan is to spend on the Plat for the SUB then maybe switch back to the BAPP card to rack up Avios and maybe try to get another voucher after the year expires and can earn towards it again.

You’ll always need Avios so it makes no sense to get rid of the BAPP in my opinion. The 2 cards together are a hefty £800 a year or so but if you use the voucher AND the benefits of the Plat smart, you get a good return on your investment.

As others said, the only other worthwile SUB you can get is on the Plat or the Gold AMEX. Once you exhausted both, you need to take a 2 year hiatus to be able to do this again – especially if you are solo atm.