A few years back, I signed up for a sweet promotion. Actually, not just me, but my entire family! At the end of the day, we were able to net around 500,000 British Airways Miles (now called Avios Miles) through this promotion. All we had to do was each sign up for a Chase BA Visa Signature Card (fee free for the first year,) and spend around $3,000 on the card within 3 months. We did just that and our points posted quickly. My wife and I used the points to get back from Australia on Qantas in First Class one way.  We only had to pay the taxes of around $100, for a ticket valued around $25,000 each!)  We also used the miles to book a flight from New York to LAX in business class on partner airline American and one, one way ticket to Bali on Cathay Pacific in First Class. That’s just to give you an idea how powerful the points are. And my family still has points remaining. Now, Chase is back with another offer, not nearly as good as the one we got, but still something to think about: 100,000 Avios Miles for signing up with it’s BA Visa Card at this link and doing the following according to the website:

• You will get 50,000 bonus Avios after your first use of the card
• 25,000 bonus Avios after you make $10,000 in purchases within the first year of account opening
• Plus an additional 25,000 bonus Avios after you make an additional $10,000 in purchases also within the first year of account opening

Would I sign up for that deal now if I didn’t already have the card? Possibly.  I like that you earn [Read more...]