Travel/Points.md
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# Points Conversion
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-<http://www.webflyer.com/programs/mileage_converter>
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+<http://www.webflyer.com/programs/mileage_converter>
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VFC to BAEC
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-: 5:1
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# Earning
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-* 35000 Platinum Amex Signup
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-* 25000 BA Premium Signup
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- * +1000 when referred
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- * +500 for adding supplementary cardholder
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-* BA 2-4-1 voucher only valid if:
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- * flying BA
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- * ex UK (London, Jersey, Inverness)
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- * can book open jaw (Jersey-XXX-LHR)
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- * paying taxes etc using (any) Amex card
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-* Heathrow Rewards
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- * 1000 for spending £10 before 31 May
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-* 3V Prepaid Visa at Tesco
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- * £50 with £3.95 fee
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- * 150 tcc = 360 avios bonus per card
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- * Amex Gold 108 avios per card
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- * (360 + 108) = 468 per card
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- * No more than 4 per Tesco transaction
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- * National Savings account (NS&I) accepts 3V unregistered
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- * Max 30000 tcc per quarter (288k avios / year)
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+* 35000 Platinum Amex Signup
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+* 25000 BA Premium Signup
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+ * +1000 when referred
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+ * +500 for adding supplementary cardholder
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+* BA 2-4-1 voucher only valid if:
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+ * flying BA
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+ * ex UK (London, Jersey, Inverness)
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+ * can book open jaw (Jersey-XXX-LHR)
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+ * paying taxes etc using (any) Amex card
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+* Heathrow Rewards
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+ * 1000 for spending £10 before 31 May
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+* 3V Prepaid Visa at Tesco
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+ * £50 with £3.95 fee
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+ * 150 tcc = 360 avios bonus per card
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+ * Amex Gold 108 avios per card
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+ * (360 + 108) = 468 per card
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+ * No more than 4 per Tesco transaction
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+ * National Savings account (NS&I) accepts 3V unregistered
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+ * Max 30000 tcc per quarter (288k avios / year)
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| BA |   | +1 | +1.5 |
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1 1st year bonus removed in 2015 [⇑][2]
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# Amex Valuations
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-* <http://www.headforpoints.com/2016/05/10/best-use-american-express-membership-rewards-points/>
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+* <http://www.headforpoints.com/2016/05/10/best-use-american-express-membership-rewards-points/>
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# British Airways On Business
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Availability
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-: much better than Avios Reward seats
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+: much better than Avios Reward seats
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Sign-up Bonus
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-: 3x OB earn on first 6 segments claimed in first 12 months
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+: 3x OB earn on first 6 segments claimed in first 12 months
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Redeem restrictions
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-: Can't redeem until two separate travellers have earned
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+: Can't redeem until two separate travellers have earned
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Value
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-: 1 OB ~= 5 Avios
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+: 1 OB ~= 5 Avios
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Amex Bonus
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-: Amex Corp cards earn 1.5 OB
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+: Amex Corp cards earn 1.5 OB
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Retroactive claim
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-: 4 months
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## Strategy
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-* Sign-up two months \*after\* next qualifying flight
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-* Claim retroactively for selected longer segments
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- * South America domestic doesn't earn OB
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- * [ZA2015][3] for myself
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- * Housemate flying BA? AA?
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-* Don't add to new bookings unless I want to claim bonus for ALL segments
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- * Avoids using up sign-up bonus on Ex-EU to LHR segments
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+* Sign-up two months \*after\* next qualifying flight
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+* Claim retroactively for selected longer segments
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+ * South America domestic doesn't earn OB
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+ * [ZA2015][3] for myself
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+ * Housemate flying BA? AA?
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+* Don't add to new bookings unless I want to claim bonus for ALL segments
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+ * Avoids using up sign-up bonus on Ex-EU to LHR segments
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## Flexible Hotel Bookings
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-1. Book fully cancellable hotel to just under a trigger level
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-2. Purchase just over the trigger level
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-3. Refund hotel booking after points appear
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+1. Book fully cancellable hotel to just under a trigger level
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+2. Purchase just over the trigger level
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+3. Refund hotel booking after points appear
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+Only usable for triggering not for points acquisition.
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+# Redeeming
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+## BA
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+## Virgin
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+* Search on Virgin site using Chromium.
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+* KLM and AF should appear with reward pricing when using KL and AF origin cities
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# Links
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-* [Award Flight Search][5]
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-* [BA Booking Classes][6]
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[1]: #fn1_1
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[2]: #fnr1_1
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[3]: ZA2015
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[4]: http://www.headforpoints.com/2014/04/18/british-airways-on-business-reviewed/
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[5]: https://awardnexus.com/
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- [6]: http://flyerguide.com/Booking_Classes_%28BA%29
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