Can I redeem my BA Cabin upgrade voucher IF I cancel my Barclay Card Avios Plus?

[robmegg@outlook.com]

Hi all.

Re-posted from ‘housekeeping’ forum as recommended.

My wife and I have each earned a BA cabin upgrade voucher through Barclay Card Avios Plus with both vouchers sitting in our Exec Club accounts. I would like to cancel the Barclay Card Avios Plus cards PRIOR to booking and using the voucher, but unsure if I can redeem (Book, then travel) both our upgrade vouchers? I have trawled both BA and Barclay card T&C’s, spoken to them both. BA were unsure, Barclay card said yes we can but they could not email me any confirmation.

The BA terms state ‘remain a member’, but does not specify which, or is it both (clearly BA Exec needs to remain) : ‘To be eligible to earn the Cabin Upgrade Voucher, you must be both a member of the British Airways Executive Club (“Member”) and a Barclays Premier Banking or Wealth customer who has joined Barclays Avios Rewards. You must remain a Member in order to redeem your Cabin Upgrade Voucher’. This last sentence is UNCLEAR.

Anyone have any experience or knowledge of using (booking OR travelling) the upgrade with BA after cancelling Barclay Card?

I hope the above makes sense.
Rob

[JDB]

What’s unclear about that? The term ‘member’ is defined and refers to membership of BAEC and is separate from the other defined terms “cardholder” and “card account”. Term 29. is perhaps less clear. I did attempt to answer your question in the wrong thread. The consensus is you don’t need to continue to hold the card and presumably you aren’t participating in the 100k Avios promotion or you wouldn’t be cancelling the card now.

[robmegg@outlook.com]

Many thanks for the prompt response JDB.

You are correct I am not participating in the 100k Avios promo.

When you say the consensus, can you advise who’s consensus you are referring to? Is it from members on this site, or another group (BA exec club)?

Kind regards

[NorthernLass]

The reported experiences so far. People have been able to use the vouchers after cancelling or downgrading their cards. As with all these things, no one can say this will always be the case!

[phantomchickenz]

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