100,000 Reward Miles When You Spend $2,000 in 3 Months With British Airways Signature Visa

[phizly]

First post so be easy guys.

This is a British Airways Signature Visa Card.

According to an article on Bloomberg today:

"JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest credit-card lender, and British Airways Plc will offer new customers 100,000 airline miles as the battle for affluent spenders intensifies.

The miles, worth a round-trip transatlantic flight, will go to people who spend $2,000 on the co-branded British Airways Signature Visa cards within the first three months, according to a statement.

The promotion is scheduled to start tomorrow for U.S. British Airways Executive Club members and Nov. 16 for nonmembers."

Here is the link to the article on Bloomberg:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/new...vA4w&pos=7

There is a $75 annual fee that may or may not be possible to get waived for the first year.

I could not find any more details on the offer but I'm sure more will be available tomorrow when the offer begins.

[goldenbb]

The travel experts at FlyerTalk seem to agree that this is a fabulous deal, here [flyertalk.com] is a large thread that discusses it at length. Keep in mind that British Airways miles don't necessarily have to be used for travel on just British Airways as they have several airline travel partners, for example with these 100K BA miles can be used for four free coach roundtrips in the continental USA on American Airlines - all of this for $75 (the price of the card's annual fee).

[tleco9956]

Quote from goldenbb : The travel experts at FlyerTalk seem to agree that this is a fabulous deal, here [flyertalk.com] is a large thread that discusses it at length. Keep in mind that British Airways miles don't necessarily have to be used for travel on just British Airways as they have several airline travel partners, for example with these 100K BA miles can be used for four free coach roundtrips in the continental USA on American Airlines - all of this for $75 (the price of the card's annual fee).

it sounds too good to be true
100000 miles is good enough for a business class ticket which should cost around $4000+
$2000 in 3 months? very easily done by most peopleAfter reading the article - it must be a mistake. For spending $30K a year you only get a companion ticket while spending $2000 and get a 100K miles.
Maybe it is $20,000 for the first 3 months - which is still a great deal for 100K miles.
Will check out for sure. Will get wife and kids (12 and 7 LOL) to apply for the cards. We will take a first class trip to Europe

[lhymes]

This sounds insane. Looking for an actual link to the offer, but still doesnt look like it's active yet. Hope it's true. Even with the taxes, can practically fly to Hong Kong for hardly anything.

[jcsf]

Posted link in wiki

[JamManXC]

BA Fuel Surcharges (not including actual taxes) per longhaul segment (A Round-Trip JFK-LHR-TLV is 4 segments):
Economy (Under 9 hours): $107
Economy (Over 9 hours): $141
Premium Economy (Under 9 hours): $128
Premium Economy (Over 9 hours): $177
Business/First (Under 9 hours): $157
Business/First (Over 9 hours): $205

Other taxes and fees that BA charges will typically add more than $100 to the award ticket in addition to the fuel surcharges.

A Business Ticket from LA to Tel Aviv will cost 130,000 miles plus over $800 in fuel surcharges and other fees and taxes!

[snowboardpunk]

Quote from JamManXC : BA Fuel Surcharges (not including actual taxes) per longhaul segment (A Round-Trip JFK-LHR-TLV is 4 segments): Economy (Under 9 hours): $107 Economy (Over 9 hours): $141 Premium Economy (Under 9 hours): $128 Premium Economy (Over 9 hours): $177 Business/First (Under 9 hours): $157 Business/First (Over 9 hours): $205 Other taxes and fees that BA charges will typically add more than $100 to the award ticket in addition to the fuel surcharges. A Business Ticket from LA to Tel Aviv will cost 130,000 miles plus over $800 in fuel surcharges and other fees and taxes!

if u just get economy it will only be 248 then...

[tashayar]

Quote from goldenbb : The travel experts at FlyerTalk seem to agree that this is a fabulous deal, here [flyertalk.com] is a large thread that discusses it at length. Keep in mind that British Airways miles don't necessarily have to be used for travel on just British Airways as they have several airline travel partners, for example with these 100K BA miles can be used for four free coach roundtrips in the continental USA on American Airlines - all of this for $75 (the price of the card's annual fee).

I read the entire thread at flyertalk (as of early this morning) and didn't see anyone confirm yet that it old be used for four free coach roundtrips within the US. Has anything new been added to confirm this? If so then it is looking brighter for me. Four flights is definitely worth a credit pull for me.

Thanks

[biggshot]

i think 100K reward miles = 50K BA miles...based on "The miles, worth a round-trip transatlantic flight"

If you check BA site, for roundtrip US-UK-US flight you just need 50K BA miles in economy...

[goldenbb]

Quote from tashayar : I read the entire thread at flyertalk (as of early this morning) and didn't see anyone confirm yet that it old be used for four free coach roundtrips within the US. Has anything new been added to confirm this? If so then it is looking brighter for me. Four flights is definitely worth a credit pull for me. Thanks

Take a look at Post #117 in the FlyerTalk thread , it includes the link to the BA award chart (be sure to click on North America) showing that a domestic roundtrip is indeed only 25K BA miles, thus four free coach roundtrips within North America for 100K BA miles.

[luckyyear2009]

Is there a fuel surcharge or any taxes when using these points for four free domestic roundtrips?

[TheNuke]

If you're not sure you'll be spending $2k in 3 months, do this:

Buy $2000 worth of US currency direct from the US Mint for face value and free shipping

Go here: link [usmint.gov]

Buy $2k worth of $1 coins with your new card ($500 limit for each president)

Deposit the coins, pay off your card, and enjoy the miles.

EDIT: Looks like you may want to split your purchase into two orders, as you get 50k for first purchase and the other 50k when you reach $2k. Better safe than sorry.

[fungo45]

Wow - this is a great deal. Just applied. I'm taking the family to Florida next Spring, so the 4 round trips on American will come in very handy.