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(Some) Double miles in Jan 07 with VS Amex .

PostPosted: 09 Nov 2006, 22:30
by Nottingham Nick
According to the VS website, VS Amex are offering double miles from 1 Jan 07 to 31 Jan 07 when the card is used at Sainsbury's,BP, Habitat, Charles Tyrwhitt, Avis, Macdonald Hotels and WHSmith.

Sainsburys / WH Smith is good, but can't see myself using the others much.

(Thanks to Krug on FT for the heads up.)

Nick

PostPosted: 09 Nov 2006, 22:49
by HighFlyer
Is this double on current spend Nick? So double what the old MC users get ... x3 spend currently? Or double base miles?

Thanks,
Sarah

PostPosted: 09 Nov 2006, 22:57
by preiffer
For a second there, I thought that said McDonalds. [ii]

Such a let-down... [n]

PostPosted: 09 Nov 2006, 23:17
by Nottingham Nick
Originally posted by HighFlyer
Is this double on current spend Nick? So double what the old MC users get ... x3 spend currently? Or double base miles?


I stand to be corrected, but I assume it will be double what you would normally be entitled to. If you have the 1 point per £ card, you will get 2. If you have the 2 points per £, you will get 4. etc.

Nick

PostPosted: 09 Nov 2006, 23:28
by HighFlyer
Ooooh choices ....

Double miles for Sainsbury ... or miles for spend at Tesco for BA Exec ... oooh ...

Thanks for the heads up Nick!

Thanks,
Sarah

PostPosted: 10 Nov 2006, 00:27
by mcmbenjamin
Also in the USA there is a current promo for Green and Gold (not Cent or Plat) cardholders for double points (up to $100,000 in spend) from Oct 1 to Dec. 31, 2006. Pretty good deal as it includes all shops (including all the Big Macs at McDonald's) and ways of spending.

And the jetBlue AmEx has a promo of triple Award Dollars from Nov. 1 2006 to Dec. 31, 2006 on all retail transactions un to $60,000 in spend. Normally 20,000 Award Dollars equals a free ticket but with the promo $6,666.67 is a free ticket ANYWHERE jetBlue flys. OAK-JFK-NAS......

And the best. Free booze on jetBlue. Just flash your jetBlue AmEx and get a free cocktail or wine on board until Dec. 31, 2006.

PostPosted: 10 Nov 2006, 05:01
by BelfastFlyer
hmm I've just came home to a letter from MBNA saying that if I change to VA amex I will be getting 2 miles until july 2007 on the white card!

PostPosted: 10 Nov 2006, 10:05
by JAT74L
Originally posted by HighFlyer
Ooooh choices ....

... or miles for spend at Tesco for BA Exec ... oooh ...

Thanks,
Sarah


Or of course exchange a £10 Tesco clubcard voucher for a £40 Virgin Holidays voucher... [y]

Regards

John

PostPosted: 10 Nov 2006, 11:00
by David_Doyle
Looks like a good promotion, but 2 questions:

1) I converted from the VS MC to the VS Amex, thus am earning 4 miles / £ until July time-ish. Will my earnings at these companies attract 8 miles / £?

2) As MBNA can't properly calculate and post the miles I earn at 4 miles / £, what's the chance of them executing this correctly? [:(]

Thanks,

David.

PostPosted: 10 Nov 2006, 11:57
by HighFlyer
Originally posted by JAT74L
Or of course exchange a £10 Tesco clubcard voucher for a £40 Virgin Holidays voucher... [y]


Or 2400 BA miles :) Oooh the the tempation ...

Thanks,
Sarah