Just had my first VA Black statement ...

Just had my first VAblack statement ... 39000 miles and that's without the 8300 I have just gotten from our flights I booked the other day (guessing I missed the cut off as the transaction isn't on the statement)

Off to check my FC account balance now ..

Lisa x

I do love it when the miles are more important that the statement balance. Well done!

Yep font want to think about how much I've spent ... It's mostly the costs from getting my extension built so I would have spent it anyway, now just getting the miles as a bonus lol

I do love it when the miles are more important that the statement balance. Well done!

Ditto.

Funny thing for me, I've recently started churning and so referred hubby for Gold Amex and got a supplementary card for me since I do most of the spending. But he gets the statements, and the weekly balance emails that Amex send, and there's often a hint of surprise in his voice at the amount being spent. Sometimes even shock. I just tell him to shut up! Then I go pay it off like a responsible borrower.

John you're a bad influence....no one listen to him! (You're still in my bad books with the lamb!)

The miles soon rack up with the cards...I'm sure you love the feeling being miles rich....enjoy and burn the miles!!!!

yep after using the 100000 the other day im now trying to build back up for booking our family trip
ive still got our flights from September available to boost but im hoping for a bonus promotion .. anyone any idea if theres one due ? silly me didn't think I could boost miles from a m+m flight so missed the last one ..

Lisa x

Next boost promo should be in January

great thanks ... I will hold off until then.
I am planning on boosting our flights which we took in September and can I also boost flights that I have booked but not flown yet ? these are for next October but I would rather boost while a promotion is on ?

Thanks
Lisa x

[Neil]

great thanks ... I will hold off until then.
I am planning on boosting our flights which we took in September and can I also boost flights that I have booked but not flown yet ? these are for next October but I would rather boost while a promotion is on ?

Thanks
Lisa x

No, pre-boost flights and get the miles straight away, you can pay in advance to boost them, but you only get the miles once you have taken the flight and it will depend on if that is in the bonus period. They certainly won't be in the Jan one, but maybe one later in the year.

confused now (doesn't take much mind lol) does the actual fight date have to be within the bonus boost dates ? I thought I would get the bonus if I just paid to boost during the bonus dates ? Hope this makes sense

Lisa x

[Neil]

confused now (doesn't take much mind lol) does the actual fight date have to be within the bonus boost dates ? I thought I would get the bonus if I just paid to boost during the bonus dates ? Hope this makes sense

Lisa x

Hmmm - I thought that there was a date range that the flight had to be in, but maybe there isn't, I honestly can't remember.

I think I have done this in the past. I know with past flights, including rewards, you have to boost within 6 months of taking flights.

But I've also boosted on upcoming flights when there was a bonus, back in 2013 they did a 20% bonus on boost transactions before 12th December plus an extra 1000 miles, and I boosted for flights the following May. The 20% bonus posted to FC account within 72 hours of transaction, the remainder posted after my outbound flight, including the extra 1000 miles.

John you're a bad influence....no one listen to him! (You're still in my bad books with the lamb!)

The miles soon rack up with the cards...I'm sure you love the feeling being miles rich....enjoy and burn the miles!!!!

So, you still haven't told me about the lamb. Was it bad or summat?