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Hi All!
I currently hold a BA Premium Card, i have an existing booking on this, and already have attained the 2-4-1 companion voucher to use when I please.
However, my current avios balance is that of a pauper, and am wondering what my best possible route to boost this.
My BA Premium card is due to renew in October.
I am thinking the BA Platinum could be the best option if i can justify the card fee for year one.
Does this mean i can cancel the premium but still hold the benefit of the 2-4-1 voucher.
What do you think my best options/recommendations are?
That’s the biggest challenge for BAPP. Unlike Virgin you can only use it with redemptions.
Read the forum a bit more carefully to figure out ways to boost your miles balance.
And the voucher has 2 year expiry. You can use it when you have enough miles. It takes a while to learn to strategise.
I wouldn’t move to AMEX Platinum. How are you going to get Avios that way?
Bets thing is to check the Avios shop web You can get 6-12 Avios per £ on Hotels.com, Booking, Agoda. That can get you quite some points.
Also, having the Barclays premium account gets you 1,500 avios a months and 7,000 each year (so 25,000 a year for £12 a month). If 2 of you have it that means:
– 25,000 x 2 = 50,000 avios a year
– BA AMex spend of £15,000 = 22,500 avios
= # 70,000 a year –> 140,000 every 2 years = 1 return business class ticket for 2To just “boost” you can buy avios using the boost balance functionality (in case you want to spend the avios with your fresh 2-4-1).
If you want to stop getting BA 2-4-1 vouchers. Move to Amex Gold (free for year 1).
I think he’s thinking he’ll get the platinum sign-up bonus, 30k extra avios at least. With the gold card he’d get nothing.
The other money back offers on the platinum card could make it a possible winner, at least in the first year.
However, there is also the option to buy an avios subscription. Swapping the platinum fee for a subscription could buy you about 50k avios. Personally not for me, but maybe for you.
If you have another person you use the 2-4-1 with then bringing them into the loop gives more options.
Have you considered applying for the avios Barclaycard?
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