Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
Mar 1st 2010, 6:22 pm
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
Anyone booked with their BA points yet?
Mrs tonrob and I have the full monty (200k) between us via this offer and we've been tossing up our options between:
1) Taking a holiday to South America (why not?) although I'm still trying to find out how to best find the options we have for traveling to various countries/cities and how many points this would be for economy/business etc.
2) Going to Europe and blowing all the points to go first class on BA.
3) According to some very useful but long-winded and confusing threads from the mileage boffins on FlyerTalk the best value/bang-for-buck you can get from these points to buy World Traveler Plus (BA's "premium economy") and then use miles to upgrade to Club ("business"). At 25k points a pop each of our Chase cards would give 4 upgrades each! Even better, as you are buying the base ticket you actually earn about 10K miles each time you do this!
(So, essentially - if we went home once a year and paid WT+ we could upgrade free to business for 4 or 5 years!)
So many options, so little vacation allowance.
Edit: Pat - this has got to be worth $75....
Mrs tonrob and I have the full monty (200k) between us via this offer and we've been tossing up our options between:
1) Taking a holiday to South America (why not?) although I'm still trying to find out how to best find the options we have for traveling to various countries/cities and how many points this would be for economy/business etc.
2) Going to Europe and blowing all the points to go first class on BA.
3) According to some very useful but long-winded and confusing threads from the mileage boffins on FlyerTalk the best value/bang-for-buck you can get from these points to buy World Traveler Plus (BA's "premium economy") and then use miles to upgrade to Club ("business"). At 25k points a pop each of our Chase cards would give 4 upgrades each! Even better, as you are buying the base ticket you actually earn about 10K miles each time you do this!
(So, essentially - if we went home once a year and paid WT+ we could upgrade free to business for 4 or 5 years!)So many options, so little vacation allowance.
Edit: Pat - this has got to be worth $75....
Mar 30th 2010, 7:34 am
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
Another way you can use BA miles is by flying in the US or to Central America on American Airlines.
30,000 miles would get you a return from San Francisco to Miami for about $15.00 , or any other route they serve. I think 35,000 miles would get you to Central America .
The last poster was right, the best way to use BA miles when using BA is to upgrade your class, which believe me is quite a treat if you are on a plane for 10 hours.
The lounge at Heathrow has free food, booze and showers.
Mick
30,000 miles would get you a return from San Francisco to Miami for about $15.00 , or any other route they serve. I think 35,000 miles would get you to Central America .
The last poster was right, the best way to use BA miles when using BA is to upgrade your class, which believe me is quite a treat if you are on a plane for 10 hours.
The lounge at Heathrow has free food, booze and showers.
Mick
Apr 14th 2010, 9:53 pm
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
Be on the lookout if you have a BA (or other Chase) card. They're giving away more miles in a series of offers. Common ones seem to be 5,000 miles for adding an additional cardholder and 10,000 miles for spending $1,000 in each of April, May and June.
Invitations to subscribe are being sent by mail and/or e-mail - not everyone is getting the offer - seems to be targeted.
Invitations to subscribe are being sent by mail and/or e-mail - not everyone is getting the offer - seems to be targeted.
Apr 21st 2010, 2:00 pm
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
Be on the lookout if you have a BA (or other Chase) card. They're giving away more miles in a series of offers. Common ones seem to be 5,000 miles for adding an additional cardholder and 10,000 miles for spending $1,000 in each of April, May and June.
Invitations to subscribe are being sent by mail and/or e-mail - not everyone is getting the offer - seems to be targeted.
Invitations to subscribe are being sent by mail and/or e-mail - not everyone is getting the offer - seems to be targeted.
Apr 21st 2010, 4:08 pm
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
You need to be quick to get your $1K spend in before the end of April though!
Other good deals seem to be 50K United miles (Chase) and 25K Starwood points (Amex).
Marriott are also doing up to 40K points and a 10% cash bonus when buying gift cards via a Honeymoon registry offer.
Jun 8th 2010, 10:22 pm
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
Could the BA Chase card be even more generous?
Having amassed a whopping quarter of a million miles so far in bonuses alone (between myself and Mrs tonrob), just got a letter offering triple miles between June 9 and August 8, making this card my first go-to for that period. Check your mail!
Having amassed a whopping quarter of a million miles so far in bonuses alone (between myself and Mrs tonrob), just got a letter offering triple miles between June 9 and August 8, making this card my first go-to for that period. Check your mail!
Jun 9th 2010, 12:31 am
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
My impression is that it's BA and not Chase that are giving away the bonus miles, and they're doing it to try and keep their most valuable loyal customers through the whole volcano and strike fiasco.
On top of all the bonuses, I seem to suddenly have TWO companion vouchers on my account (terms and conditions say only one per 12-month spend), which is a very good deal indeed!
On top of all the bonuses, I seem to suddenly have TWO companion vouchers on my account (terms and conditions say only one per 12-month spend), which is a very good deal indeed!
Jun 9th 2010, 12:33 am
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
My impression is that it's BA and not Chase that are giving away the bonus miles, and they're doing it to try and keep their most valuable loyal customers through the whole volcano and strike fiasco.
On top of all the bonuses, I seem to suddenly have TWO companion vouchers on my account (terms and conditions say only one per 12-month spend), which is a very good deal indeed!
On top of all the bonuses, I seem to suddenly have TWO companion vouchers on my account (terms and conditions say only one per 12-month spend), which is a very good deal indeed!
Either way - as long as things don't go completely tits up this is likely to be the best credit card offer I ever signed up for.
Jun 9th 2010, 12:37 am
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
Unfortunately we didn't get the 100,000 miles because they apparently simply ignored my wife's card application! She submitted the whole thing online, and we never heard another word, which sucks.
Still, the other bonuses are welcome, and the companion coupon(s) for $30k spend are a great extra perk.
Jun 9th 2010, 12:41 am
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
If the Flyertalk consensus is that, then I believe it.
Unfortunately we didn't get the 100,000 miles because they apparently simply ignored my wife's card application! She submitted the whole thing online, and we never heard another word, which sucks.
Still, the other bonuses are welcome, and the companion coupon(s) for $30k spend are a great extra perk.
Unfortunately we didn't get the 100,000 miles because they apparently simply ignored my wife's card application! She submitted the whole thing online, and we never heard another word, which sucks.
Still, the other bonuses are welcome, and the companion coupon(s) for $30k spend are a great extra perk.
And the 10k for $1k in April, May and June and the 5k for additional cardholder...?
Jun 9th 2010, 1:10 am
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
Yes I got the 10k in April, May & June, and the 5k for an additional cardholder.
I'm still 100,000 short based on the original offer in this thread though.
Jun 10th 2010, 3:21 pm
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
Could the BA Chase card be even more generous?
Having amassed a whopping quarter of a million miles so far in bonuses alone (between myself and Mrs tonrob), just got a letter offering triple miles between June 9 and August 8, making this card my first go-to for that period. Check your mail!
Having amassed a whopping quarter of a million miles so far in bonuses alone (between myself and Mrs tonrob), just got a letter offering triple miles between June 9 and August 8, making this card my first go-to for that period. Check your mail!
I do notice that on the BA website, the dates for mileage redemption are extremely limited; if you try to book business class, even more so - I was only able to book economy.
Jun 10th 2010, 3:57 pm
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
Still cost us $1000 in taxes and fees mind....BA does seem to be the worst of the bunch for that
Flying BA, people mostly use them to upgrade their cabin, the best deal is booking WT + and upgrading to Club World , ( 25,000 miles R/T ).
Jun 10th 2010, 4:12 pm
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Re: Very cool Chase/BA card if one has some dosh
If you fly after Oct 15th & before May 15th on American Airlines You can get round trip to London for 40,000 miles taxes where approx $117, the last twice I flew to London I did this, now out of airmiles but it was great.