Reply To: Finding companion voucher rather annoying

[Reney]

To the OP: if you are not finding any use for your points or vouchers then perhaps it is time to switch to hotel points earning card as availability is almost always better (if you use hotels) or into a cashback card – there are some decent-ish ones out there at the moment. A number of HFP people have claimed to have made the switch. It is an opportunity cost for you to earn a currency you have not been able to spend.

If you find use for your avios and not the voucher, then I would probably move to the free Barclays card (if you can spend more than 20k a year), as you can choose to take 7k of avios instead of the voucher which basically up your earning rate on the card. Also consider swapping the BA card to Nector card – much less fee than BAPP and earning rate is higher than the free Amex BA card, also allows you to reset the counter for future sign up bonus. I think it is the most underrated card on HFP.