BA annuncia importanti cambiamenti per l'Executive Club


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British Airways reinstates Executive Club benefits

British Airways has reinstated some Executive Club benefits as a result of customer feedback.
The new benefits are the ability of members to reserve seats without charge, and also the freezing of tier in the case of paternity or maternity (see below)
CEO Alex Cruz said: “Our Executive Club Members are highly valued and in response to their feedback we are reinstating the ability for Bronze, Silver and Gold Executive Club Members to reserve their seat for free on a basic fare. We are also introducing a new option to ‘status freeze’ for anyone on maternity, paternity or adoption leave.”
From June 14 any Bronze*, Silver and Gold Executive Club Members will be able to reserve their seat on a basic fare for free, members who may have paid to select their seat and are due to travel from that date can also receive a refund on the cost of the seat reservation.
Cruz continues: “Our members have told us that they love the basic low cost fare as they’re often travelling for business for a day and don’t want to check in a bag, but we understand they still want to be recognised for their loyalty, so we’ve reintroduced this valuable member benefit.”
In addition, Executive Club Members who travel less as a result of maternity, paternity or adoption leave will now be eligible for a ‘status freeze’ where their membership will be put on hold for a year to avoid losing their status.
Cruz, said: “A huge number of our customers are parents so we’re extending their benefits for maternity and paternity leave and offering a gift of 1,000 Avios for their new baby. Just because they’re not flying for a while, doesn’t mean their loyalty and new arrival shouldn’t be celebrated and rewarded!”
Terms and conditions
The free seat selection depends on the tier level in the programme. For Bronze members it is seven days before departure. Silver and Gold Members can reserve their seat at time of booking.
In order to qualify for the maternity/paternity/adoption leave freeze, members will need to provide a letter from their doctor, a birth certificate or documentation relating to the adoption or paternity leave and email it to baby@ba.com, along with their Executive Club membership name and number.
Children enrolled in a household account can accumulate Avios points for flights, however only adults aged 18 years or over in the household account can redeem points.
The maternity/paternity/adoption leave freeze offer is available to both biological and adoptive parents and members’ status will be extended for a further year.
Members who have received complimentary status or have Gold or Gold Guest List membership for life are not eligible for the maternity/paternity/adoption leave freeze.
Eligible Members are limited to a maximum of two approved applications for the maternity/paternity/adoption leave freeze within a five year period.
The maternity/paternity/adoption leave and seat selection on short-haul basic are available to Executive Club Members around the world. BT
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Il programma Avios chiudera' e verra' trasferito in toto su BA Executive Club

British Airways' Avios scheme to close – what does this mean for your points?

British Airways' Avios rewards programme is to close, with members and their points being transferred to the British Airways Executive Club this summer.
Avios, the currency, is not closing, just its travel rewards programme.
The travel reward scheme, which allows users to collect and spend points on flights and hotels, will close by the end of July 2018.
All existing members will have a BA Executive Club account set up automatically by the end of July, unless they choose to opt out.
Avios – part of BA-owner International Airlines Group – said the move will provide more opportunities for users to collect and spend points, and confirmed all points already accrued will be transferred.
Customers who already have a BA account can transfer their points straight away. This can be done through the Avios website.
Avios' Chris Treadwell, said: “This move is good news for members. Outwardly there will be very little change for them other than their Avios will have a new home.
“However, they will also enjoy all the advantages that being a British Airways Executive Club Member offers including a smoother online experience, even more ways to collect and spend Avios, plus the tier benefits.”

What will happen to my existing Avios points?

Customers with Avios accounts will have all their points transferred in full to the British Airways Executive Club. You can continue to earn and spend your points with Avios until the changeover, and after that point you can spend and earn in the same way with the BA rewards scheme.
Avios customers will be contacted through the post or via email by BA with details of their new account. Customers do not need to set up a BA Executive Club account.

When will the change take place?

The changeover will start on 21 May 2018 and is expected to be complete by the end of July. Avios said there will be a short outage on accounts while each transfer takes place.

What other changes are happening?

Currently, those travelling by air can only collect points when they book flights with a limited number of airlines including Aer Lingus, British Airways and Iberia.
The BA rewards scheme lets users collect points from each of these brands, plus other partner airlines. This means customers will be able to earn and spend points with airlines such as American Airlines, Qantas and Qatar Airways.
BA Executive Club users can spend points on 60,000 more partner hotels and 50,000 extra sightseeing experiences compared to the Avios scheme.

What happens to my points collected on my credit card?

If you collect Avios points using a credit card, such as the Lloyds Bank Avios credit card or TSB Avios account, you should continue to use these normally. Users will accrue Avios points as normal and these will be moved to BA.

Can I opt out of the move?

Members who who do not want their points to be moved to BA can opt out of the move between now and 20 May 2018. However, you will be required to spend your Avios points within six months of your opt out date or the points will be lost.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/c...-airways-avios-scheme-close-does-mean-points/
 
Salve, non sono sicuro a) di aver capito b) che sia stato espresso il concetto nella modalità corretta.

If FFP di BA è l'executive club e non dovrebbe essere impattato(al massimo potrebbe aumentare il saldo di alcuni specifici utenti)
alcuni altri programmi, sempre FFP di Iberia o Meridiana (si, Meridiana, nel sito c'è ancora il vecchio none) ad esempio, che anch'essi usano gli Avios come valuta e non dovrebbero essere proprio impattati.
un certo programma, molto UK oriented che anch'esso si rifaceva agli Avios e permetteva di accumulare/redimere o spostare i punti, pardon Avios, dovrebbe essere chiuso ed in caso il salvo degli Avios convertito in Avios BA.

Ho scritto cose non corrette ?


British Airways' Avios rewards programme is to close, with members and their points being transferred to the British Airways Executive Club this summer.
Che il programma Avios fosse anch'esso di proprietà di BA/IAG penso sia abbastanza "secondario" e fonte di confusione semantica
 
British Airways enables Avios payment for seat selection

[FONT=effra_lightregular]British Airways has added the option to use Avios to pay for seat selection on flights.
Customers can choose to pay in Avios for either part or the full cost of seat selection, on all BA-operated services.
In the terms and condition for the new service BA says that “The Avios payable will depend on the cabin class, route selected and the number of people on the booking, this will be clearly displayed on the booking page”.
Note that Gold and Silver members of the BA Executive Club will still be able to select seats for free at the time of booking, while Bronze members can do so seven days before departure.
All other customers (with the exception of those travelling on the newly launched Basic fares) can choose their seats for free 24 hours before departure.
Commenting on the move James Hillier from the British Airways Executive Club said:
“We already offer the ability to collect and spend Avios on a wide range of flights, holidays, trips and experiences but today’s exciting development gives members of the British Airways Executive Club another way they can choose to spend their Avios.
“It will be of particular benefit to those in the Blue tier, and we hope this further demonstrates to these members the benefit of being part of, and collecting Avios through, the Executive Club.”
Last month it was announced that the Avios Travel Rewards Programme is to close in the UK, with members’ points being transferred across to Executive Club accounts.
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Finalmente, con considerevole ritardo, anche BA ha esteso di 12 mesi lo status a tutti i suoi FQTV
 
Coronavirus: How the Executive Club is supporting you

We’re adding 12 months extra onto your Executive Club membership – so you have more time to enjoy your benefits, whenever you’re ready to fly.
All members will benefit, starting with those who have a Tier Point collection end date of July 2020, through to June 2021.


What’s more, it will be even easier to retain your status next time you’re up for renewal, as we’ve decreased the amount of Tier Points needed by 25%. This is the same for upgrades thresholds too, making that next Tier more achievable.


This results in lower Tier qualification thresholds, as shown below:


  • Bronze: 225 Tier Points or 18 eligible flights
  • Silver: 450 Tier Points or 37 eligible flights
  • Gold: 1125 Tier Points

To ensure our Members still have the opportunity to use their Gold Upgrade Vouchers, Companion Vouchers and Travel Together Tickets earned via a British Airways credit card, we’ve applied 6-month expiration extension to any current vouchers.
 
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