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Points Conversion

http://www.webflyer.com/programs/mileage_converter

VFC to BAEC
5:1

Earning

  • 35000 Platinum Amex Signup
  • 25000 BA Premium Signup
    • +1000 when referred
    • +500 for adding supplementary cardholder
  • BA 2-4-1 voucher only valid if:
    • flying BA
    • ex UK (London, Jersey, Inverness)
    • can book open jaw (Jersey-XXX-LHR)
    • paying taxes etc using (any) Amex card
  • Heathrow Rewards
    • 1000 for spending £10 before 31 May
  • 3V Prepaid Visa at Tesco
    • £50 with £3.95 fee
    • 150 tcc = 360 avios bonus per card
    • Amex Gold 108 avios per card
    • (360 + 108) = 468 per card
    • No more than 4 per Tesco transaction
    • National Savings account (NS&I) accepts 3V unregistered
    • Max 30000 tcc per quarter (288k avios / year)

Amex Card Earnings Summary

UsagePlatGoldBAPP
Base111.5
Airlines +1 
Abroad +1 
Supermarket, Petrol 1 +0 
BA +1+1.5
 

1 1st year bonus removed in 2015

Amex Valuations

British Airways On Business

Availability
much better than Avios Reward seats
Sign-up Bonus
3x OB earn on first 6 segments claimed in first 12 months
Redeem restrictions
Can't redeem until two separate travellers have earned
Value
1 OB ~= 5 Avios
Amex Bonus
Amex Corp cards earn 1.5 OB
Retroactive claim
4 months

Strategy

  • Sign-up two months *after* next qualifying flight
  • Claim retroactively for selected longer segments
    • South America domestic doesn't earn OB
    • ZA2015 for myself
    • Housemate flying BA? AA?
  • Don't add to new bookings unless I want to claim bonus for ALL segments
    • Avoids using up sign-up bonus on Ex-EU to LHR segments

HFP On Business

Manufactured Spending

Flexible Hotel Bookings

  1. Book fully cancellable hotel to just under a trigger level
  2. Purchase just over the trigger level
  3. Refund hotel booking after points appear

Only usable for triggering not for points acquisition.

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