[navnov11]

– You could also get the card –> spend 3K –> earn bonus –> cancel card and get a pro-rata refund on your card…
– Also, after 6 months, you can repeat the cycle to continue earning bonus points.

[slotski]

I have the BA PP Amex. Last Christmas and this Christmas I have managed to redeem two CW seats to LAS/SFO, it is unfortunate the Avios required has increased from 100k to 150k, but for me, this still represents great value. I happened to call AMEX yesterday and apparently the increase kicks in from September and as my renewal is in August, I will only be charged £150 this year.

[peter19]

rferguson, I think it was stated in the US that it would end the pro rata but not confirmed for the UK yet? Could be wrong though – I read that on HFP at the time I think.

I presume the increase in price although starting in Sept will be on your Annual renew date.

[ASK1945]

I am with you esselle and rferguson.

I believe I was the first person to get a 241 voucher from Amex soon after the turn of the century (but I will stand corrected), and I have used a voucher every year since then – Transatlantic flights to North and Central America, South Africa, Australia and the Far East, all in Business Class.

Whilst the increase is whopping, it still represents a great deal. Indeed, I was dreading a withdrawal altogether, after I read about the EU ruling in relation to credit card charges.

[MartynSinclair]

For those who benefit from the travel benefits, make sure your card has the travel insurance policy and not just insurance benefits…

[Filbyemt]

Not happy about this but what can you do?

[qwest01]

We can thank the EU for this. In their attempts to improve things for customers – there’s a laugh, they have ensured that cards with benefits no longer make economic sense for the card issuers. So my benefits from Tesco have been decimated. It was only a matter of time that Amex followed – even if the did not have to – the fact that they could was enough to make it happen.

[esselle]

I really don’t get the problem.

Spend £10k in a year, and get a 241.

All for £195.

[MrMichael]

Another disgraceful example of a company making a profit from its customers…..I really don’t know what the world is coming to.

[openfly]

The BA Amex Card ….. Greedy Amex and Greedy BA ….. A perfect partnership!!

[mkcol74]

@paulcourt I don’t see what the issue is when the £150 had not changed for ~13 years
Had the price increase followed inflation rate (per the BoE) then you’d be looking at ~£213

[MrMichael]

Brilliant mckol74

[DanielRawson]

Unless it’s from a monopoly I never have a problem with price increases. Nobody is forced to use the AMEX card so we have a choice if we don’t like the price. I used to have the Centurion Card until they increased the price. I understood their methodigy which was to reduced the amount of clients and still make the same money by charging 3 times as much.

[sparkyflier]

+ 1 to RFerguson – brilliant customer service. Really superb- and others should learn from them. For Customer Service on the phone, Vodafone has to be the worst..

[Cwyfan]

How do we obtain a waving of the fee if we have both cards?

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