Bonuses/Air Miles/Extras on flight purchases.

[SimonV8ster]

Looks like i'll be going to the States 2/3 times this year as my brother has just moved there. Does anybody know of any offers where you might get any extras like upgrades/bonus miles, etc, on any credit cards use to purchase them or anything like that ?

[MrsMiggins]

I think BA do an amex card that gets you extra BA miles.

[sherman]

Best way to get an upgrade is to turn up to the airport on time, be polite and be well dressed.

[Nobby Diesel]

sherman said:

Best way to get an upgrade is to turn up to the airport on time, be polite and be well dressed.

I think it has to be all of that, plus a frequent flyer with the airline and on a full fare paying ticket.

[SimonV8ster]

Just found out that the 'miles' BA give you aren't actually miles anyway !! They are just their points descirbed as 'BA Miles' - seems like a fiddle.

Unless I do 87 round trips to the States I think I might just be better off collecting Tesco clubcard points !!

[MrsMiggins]

I fly quite a lot for work, but mostly around Europe so it takes ages to get enough miles to go anywhere. What's good for me is lounge access, but I guess if you're only flying a few times a year then that's not a big deal for you.

IMO, the best use for airmiles is to upgrade classes, rather than to pay for the whole flight. You normally find that the taxes & charges you still have to pay make the 'free' flights not that much of a bargain.

[Matt Harper]

https://www295.americanexpress.com/cards/delta/?va...

[mondayo]

BA and Virgin do credit cards so you can build up points (I think). I fly a fair bit and I think with Virgin I seem to build up points quicker....however they do seem to be the hardest to get an upgrade from. Also I think BA premium economy (world traveller plus I think is what they call it) is much better than the Virgin one

[wobert]

For info on "extras" try the flyertalk forum, they have a dedicated section for this plus other good deals.

[arfur]

mondayo said:

BA and Virgin do credit cards so you can build up points (I think). I fly a fair bit and I think with Virgin I seem to build up points quicker....however they do seem to be the hardest to get an upgrade from. Also I think BA premium economy (world traveller plus I think is what they call it) is much better than the Virgin one

Another vote for the Virgin Amex ... It also builds up free upgrades faster than BA. Do you not get the emails telling you that you now have a free upgrade or a companion ticket ??? You get a free upgrade for every 10k spend on the card (max 4 a year) and a companion ticket for the next 10k after than (max 1 a year). I use my Virgin Amex for everything to get these deals and then use my BA Amex for miles and another companion ticket.... Been doing this for a few years.