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BA final response letter naming CEDR: confirm it covers your operating airline, then compare adjudication with a county court claim
If your BA final response letter refers you to CEDR, first confirm CEDR covers the airline that operated your flight. Then compare CEDR adjudication with a county court money claim in England and Wales on prerequisites, who decides, mediation sanctions, rejecting the result, fees and what happens after a win.
ALL Accor+ 15% rate at UK and European hotels: check whether it beats the free member rate and any sale rate before you count a saving
Accor describes the ALL Accor+ rate as 15% off the public price and says it can't be combined with sale rates. Here's how to compare it with the free member rate and any sale rate on your own screen, and…
First BA reward flight within Europe: check whether you’re likely to qualify for Reward Flight Saver and confirm it on screen before choosing an Avios-and-cash option
BA's published Reward Flight Saver condition is having collected Avios in the past 12 months. Here's how to check your earning history against it, why the booking screen is the confirmation, and how to price each Avios-and-cash option against the…
Partner reward seat on the airline’s own site but not on ba.com? Run the 355-day check before moving points into Avios
A partner showing reward seats on its own site more than 355 days out doesn't make them bookable on ba.com. Here's how to work out when your outbound and return dates open, what to confirm on screen before transferring points,…
The monthly break-even for a fee-charging points debit card: how much non-Amex spend it needs before its points cover the fee
A fee-charging points debit card breaks even when monthly spend reaches fee ÷ (points per £ × your value per point in £). Using hypothetical figures, this guide shows how sharply the answer moves with your valuation, how to count…
Amex Platinum and the planned Priority Pass cap: how to decide whether the card still earns its fee for you
From 2028, Amex UK Platinum plans to cap Priority Pass at 20 visits for the main Cardmember and 10 for a supplementary, unless the account spends £30,000 in 2027. How to count your entries, weigh the spend route and run…
Dropping Amex Gold at renewal but keeping BA Premium Plus: a countdown from your fee date for your Membership Rewards points
Dropping the Amex Gold but keeping BA Premium Plus? Ask Amex first what happens to your Membership Rewards balance. If it's at risk or unclear, start about four weeks before the fee date if your partner isn't linked, or about…
A Membership Rewards transfer bonus on one BA reward seat: how many points it actually saves, and when it makes no difference
A Membership Rewards transfer bonus to BA Club only works on the Avios you have to move. Work from the shortfall, convert it at the standard and bonused ratios, round both to the transfer increment, and the difference is your…
Hilton points at a resort-fee hotel: add the waived resort fee to the cash side before you work out pence per point
Hilton's terms waive resort fees on all-points reward stays and promotional free night certificates. Add every night's fee to the paid total before dividing by the points price, add it to any Points & Money mix's cash outlay too, and…
Short of Avios on a BA reward seat: buy the gap or pay cash to reduce the Avios required?
A method for comparing buying the Avios shortfall with BA's pay-cash-to-reduce option on the same booking: count total cash, credit leftover Avios at a cautious floor, and check the seat still passes your value test. All figures are hypothetical.
Supplementary Amex or your partner’s own debit card: whose account the points land in, and whether they can be combined
Under Amex UK's redemption FAQ, a partner's spend on a supplementary card earns points in the primary's Membership Rewards account, where the primary controls redemption. Points from a debit card in the partner's own name build a separate balance. This…
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