The demise of the amenity kit
15/05/12 | Forum post in reply to Home@FL350

I agree - my collection, only dating back a few years has seen the amenity kit offer drop off considerably. My Emirates First leather washbag with Bulgari amenities which they give to you, together with slippers, PJs and eye shades, in a hessian...

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Amex Platinum
27/04/12 | Forum post in reply to DanielRawson

@MartynSinclair - your comment about Amex hiding their commission - I'm not sure how much more transparent they can be, each transaction is shown on the statement with the converted foreign spend into GBP, then a line showing the commission...

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Is there genuinely parity between BA offering equal miles for bmi miles?
26/04/12 | Forum post in reply to TrolleyDolley

I totally agree with TrolleyDolly - to get parity, BA should have given DC members 2:1 especially as I'm sure most DC members took advantage of the miles+cash option when using miles - this option on BA is very expensive in comparison and is...

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Amex Platinum
24/04/12 | Forum post in reply to DanielRawson

I used mine for the first time last week when travelling from Terminal 3 with BA - no problems at all, used Fast Track security and then Galleries Club (it doesn't give access to Galleries First as it's only the equivalent of EC silver). Whist...

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New BA Website
19/04/12 | Forum post in reply to Loyal_BA

I think BA, EK and VS have all used the same web designers - the sites all look very similar!

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St Pancras / Eurostar
11/04/12 | Forum post in reply to Daniel9

My mistake - apologies, I didn't check the dates - thought it was unlike you!

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St Pancras / Eurostar
11/04/12 | Forum post in reply to Daniel9

To correct VK - Leisure Select has been rebranded and is now called Standard Premier. It does indeed continue to offer a good value option, especially when granted access to the Business Premier Lounges with Amex Platinum/Centurion. I continue...

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Amex Plat: 22,000 Bonus BA Miles for You, 42,000 for your Friends
12/03/12 | Forum post in reply to VintageKrug

Hi billybab99 - I have an Amex Platinum Card and I'd be interested to hear how to request the Marco Polo gold card - a very useful benefit I wasn't aware of. Many thanks.

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Is collecting airmiles worth it?
11/01/12 | Forum post in reply to Binman62

I absolutely agree with other posters that airmiles are worth collecting, I've long been an advocate of FFPs and encourage friends who don't see themselves as frequent flyers to collect them - after all there isn't any cost in collecting them so...

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