Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
Posted: 18 Jul 2012, 17:23It seems after years and years of us going direct to BA to upgrade we can now get someone else to do it! Let them sit on hold for an hour!!
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Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
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Posted: 18 Jul 2012, 17:23Re: Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
Posted: 18 Jul 2012, 19:17I have not heard of this before....which Travel Agency is offering this service? Will VS follow suit (!)
Re: Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
Posted: 18 Jul 2012, 19:33It is a BA thing. They have been wanting to do it for ages.
From reading flyertalk it seems to be more for people wanting to upgrade their corporate tickets sing their personal avios.
From reading flyertalk it seems to be more for people wanting to upgrade their corporate tickets sing their personal avios.
Re: Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
Posted: 18 Jul 2012, 21:53As long as you have the correct class ticket, you can already upgrade on a TA booking on Virgin.
Re: Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 09:11Londonguy, that is not true, it is not the class of the ticket, it is the kind of fare.
If it is anything other than a published fare that the travel agent has used then you cannot upgrade with FC miles.
If it is anything other than a published fare that the travel agent has used then you cannot upgrade with FC miles.
Re: Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 10:34Oh thats good news. now if only I can work out just what I have - just Avios or is it Exec Club Avios or do I have both now :-(
Re: Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 12:02eehk1007 wrote:Londonguy, that is not true, it is not the class of the ticket, it is the kind of fare.
If it is anything other than a published fare that the travel agent has used then you cannot upgrade with FC miles.
Sorry but that is incorrect - travel agents CAN book nett contracts/published fares and you can upgrade with FC airmiles. I have done this myself a couple of years back. 100%
Re: Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 12:03SNOMO wrote:Oh thats good news. now if only I can work out just what I have - just Avios or is it Exec Club Avios or do I have both now :-(
Exec club is kaput. Avois only. Any exec miles are avios etc etc ...
Re: Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 12:05londonguy wrote:As long as you have the correct class ticket, you can already upgrade on a TA booking on Virgin.
Correct - L class and above on eco. S and above on PE
Re: Travel Agents able to book BA and upgrade with Avios
Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 12:06Petmadness wrote:I have not heard of this before....which Travel Agency is offering this service? Will VS follow suit (!)
Any decent travel agency! I would send you my agents details
(he is very good!!!) but I think thats against forum rules 
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Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 15:08daleibz wrote:
Exec club is kaput. Avois only. Any exec miles are avios etc etc ...
Wrong. Executive Club is alive and well and is BA's Frequent Flyer Programme.
Avios.com is also alive and well.
They share a common points currency called Avios, as do Iberia.
Avios points can be moved between Exec Club and Avios.com easily