Guest travelerjim Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 TJ's Travel Tip - Get 100,000 ff miles FREE... Hello Friends from USA, This is NOT spam...it is just a helpful travel tip for you... As a frequent flier traveler, I do like to get travel perks and I do my best to "work the system".. to get as many frequent flier miles as possible...FREE or next to FREE! This deal from British Airways is among the BEST ever offered... as reported on frequentflier.com newsletter: http://blog.frequentflier.com/2011/04/the-comeback-100000-miles-for-british-airways-credit-cards.html If accepted for their British Airways Visa Card (issued by Chase Bank) you can receive 100,000 frequent flyer miles in the British Air Club. Since American Airlines is a partner airline with British Air, as well as other airlines are partner airlines, including Thai Airlines, free flights can be earned and flown on American Airlines and Thai Air + others. Go for It! 100,000 miles will earn you up to two FREE flights to Europe from USA... a trip to Bangkok, Thailand....Asia, and to many more destinations around the world. Act quickly, apply NOW as in last years 100,000 miles promotion by British Air, they pulled the promo without notice. Note that the annual fee is $95.00 ....a cheap fee for 100,000 miles! ..and you can cancel anytime...after the first year...and keep your miles. Get 50,000 miles on first purchase + added 50,000 when spend $2,000 in first 3 months...total of 100,000 miles. Hope this helps you get some real valuable miles... Get Out & Smell the Roses, While You Can!" You can apply for yourself ...100,000 ... and again for others - your partner - in your family...+ 100,000 each... and also apply for your business too...100,000 + 100,000.. Oh my...that would result in 100,000, 200,000, 300,000 or 400,000 miles and more... just think of the possibilities. Good Luck & Happy Travels... tj Quote
Guest anonone Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Not a bad offer for folks flying British Airways or American Airlines anyway. I do not have any experience with either of them, so cannot comment on how easy it would be to redeem miles for flights that you want. I am a bit confused by your assertion that you can redeem or earn with Thai Airways with this program. British Airways and American Airlines are both members of the One World alliance. Thai Airways is a member of the Star Alliance (along with United, Continental, Lufthansa, and others). As far as I can determine, Thai Airways has no relationship with either American or British Airways. I just don't want someone to proceed based on this info. If I am mistaken, please let me know. I am always eager to learn more about the Frequent Flier programs, even ones I do not participate in. Star Alliance freak..... Quote
TotallyOz Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Anoone, you are right. It is good for American and British but not for Thai Air. I have the card and it is great but only for British Airways partners. Quote
Guest travelerjim Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Anoone, you are right. It is good for American and British but not for Thai Air. I have the card and it is great but only for British Airways parstners. OOPS... My Error...thanks for the correction... Thai is not part of the same alliance... but still a great deal! tj Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 TG may not be a member of One World, but for those travelling from the USA to Asia both Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines are. You won't get a non-stop direct to Bangkok, but you can do it in one stop from most US gateway cities. I am a BA Executive cardholder but don't have one of their credit cards. If I were a US citizen, I'd certainly sign up for this. 100,000 miles is a ton of miles, even though using BA miles on BA flights requires more miles than other programmes. For example, to fly from BKK to the main European cities, you need 70,000 miles. Using Asia Miles (the programme operated by Cathay Pacific but also including BA), you need only 60,000. The other problem, as mentioned on the frequentflyer.com link, is BA’s surcharges – they are very high, and not just for fuel. Part of this is a result of having to fly through their main hub at Heathrow where landing charges and British government fees are way higher than any other airport I know. On the other hand, if you avoid Europe, you do a lot better – as far as I can work out. Fly from anywhere in North America to BKK on one carrier (if you want to get to BKK, then that has to be on Cathay or JAL – unless the programme allows codeshare flights with an AA flight number, which may possible but I cannot find out the detail in the regulations!) then you need only 50,000 miles. That compares with a whopping 90,000 on Asia Miles from the East Caost, or 60,000 from the West Coast. The only other concern I have – and I hope others will post their experiences – is the ease or difficulty of getting non-BA flights using BA Miles. I have never tried it that way. My experience of using Asia Miles to get onto BA flights, however, is that it is not easy! BA itself opens its own flights to its Executive Club members about 50 weeks in advance. It opens them up to Asia Miles members only about 26 weeks in advance. So Asia Miles members frequently are unable to get seats on BA. It would be interesting to know if BA Exec. members can get immediate access to AA, CX and JL flights at the same time they are opened to AA’s own frequent flyers. Quote
Guest travelerjim Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 fh... A trick to use to find availability to use BA - British Air miles... is to look at http://www.aa.com American Airlines... use their reward engine and IF the LOW tier of miles is available for a flight on American Airlines, make note of the flight numbers and date... call BA and book the flight using BA miles. According to posters on flyertalk.com that is a good way to use BA miles when booking an AA flight. The LOW tier of miles required must be available to get BA to book the flight. tj Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Thanks so much tj. I have been a top tier BA Club member for 10 years - and never knew that! Quote
Guest travelerjim Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Thanks so much tj. I have been a top tier BA Club member for 10 years - and never knew that! fh, Hope my suggestion helps you get a ff free ticket on American Air using BA miles... I did that yesterday...easy to do... got 2 one way tickets from Atlanta to Oklahoma...an expensive route dominated by Delta from Atlanta...over $400 one way +. My Thai bf and I are flying as part of our upcoming USA vacation from ATL to OKC. Prices sky high on some segments of our travel plans....so I did this: First looked at AA's website to use miles... found date for 2 one way flights at low 12,500 miles level. The went to BA's website and searched for partner airline rewards with the same dates as found on AA... Yep..there were 2 seats available on AA using 12,500 miles each..BOOKED IT! Cost me total of 25,000 BA miles and 320 THB. I used my USA issued credit card and US address of record..got confirmation e-mail from BA. Good deal for us... hopefully in the future, Delta will be forced to compete on this route when Southwest finally closes on the AirTran acquisition..which will give SW gates at ATL. Can only hope it happens as DL and others are ripping off the flying public charging $400 + for a one way flight from ATL. to OK. tj Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 My Thai bf and I are flying as part of our upcoming USA vacation from ATL to OKC. Thanks tj. I thought you had just come back from a holiday in the US I assume you are taking trans-Pacific flights and then purchasing/using miles for some separate sectors within the US. Have you compared prices with the round-the-world tickets or circle-Pacific tickets that some airlines/alliances offer? For a long time now I have found that the round-the-world ticket gives me better value if I want several stops - even if these are all in one continent. I can always make a one-night stopover en route to satisfy any minimum 3 continent rule. Quote
Guest travelerjim Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 Thanks tj. I thought you had just come back from a holiday in the US I assume you are taking trans-Pacific flights and then purchasing/using miles for some separate sectors within the US. Have you compared prices with the round-the-world tickets or circle-Pacific tickets that some airlines/alliances offer? For a long time now I have found that the round-the-world ticket gives me better value if I want several stops - even if these are all in one continent. I can always make a one-night stopover en route to satisfy any minimum 3 continent rule. fh, I got lucky and have booked 2 free award tix at low levels... with BKK-IAD flights in Business class, and return in Coach at 100,000 total Delta miles for each roundtrip ticket. I am flexible on our return, so I am looking for Business Class returns..from any US city..flexible on dates in late August & early-mid Sept... will just cost us 20,000 more miles each to upgrade to Business for return. With patience and luck, I am hopeful of snagging the Business Class return. Also, as KE Korean Air is a Delta Sky Team partner, I am hopeful of getting return in Business from LAX or LAS..among other cities KE originates from USA to Korea...on KE to Inchon - Seoul, with free stopover in Seoul for 4-5 days, then on the BKK in Business on KE....Expert Flyer is showing availability for the return trip on Business Class from LAX in early September...and other KE cities in US. Keeping my fingers crossed. Will call Delta later today to try and book. Bf will complete his MBA degree in June...It's CELEBRATION Time! We will go to USA for 6-8+ weeks...our itinerary includes: Washington, DC (White House Tour, Capital Tour, Museums, etc; New York City; Atlanta; Oklahoma; San Diego; Las Vegas; Grand Canyon-Hoover Dam; and more...NO rush...just cruising the sights for his enjoyment. Then back to Thailand and set up new company for him. Take care! tj Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 tj - wonderful trip for your bf. Do you get most of your miles through promotions? I don't remember you being a very frequent flyer. Quote
Guest travelerjim Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 tj - wonderful trip for your bf. Do you get most of your miles through promotions? I don't remember you being a very frequent flyer. fh, I fly Delta exclusively. Earn 75,000+ miles annually in actual flight miles. = Platinum Elite status at Delta. Three round-trips annually from BKK to USA is 60-65,000 miles + flights inside USA connecting with family, friends & clients puts me over 75,000 miles needed for Platinum. The actual flight miles flown earns me a 100% mileage bonus each mile I fly with them. So mileage adds up quickly. Being Asia based Delta Platinum Elite flyer, I get free access, with guest, to any Delta or Skyteam Alliance clubs in airports in my travels. A nice perk! My bf loves it too! Sometimes Delta has a double MQM promotion earning double Medallion Qualifying Miles which what count to secure status levels. Also rental car, hotel and special purchases earns me more miles. My bf is a Silver status...25,000+ miles flown last year with them. He earns 25% bonus in miles...and upgrades if still available on domestic flights. He was upgraded last time he flew to First Class when he flew a leg of his return flight to BKK when inside the US. He was thrilled with getting the upgrade. tj Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 Thanks again tj. I am clearly in the wrong frequent flyer programmes Quote
