The Get-Into-First-Class-Free Card

April 2011
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A BA credit card that can throw off hefty benefits

The Deal: The British Airways Visa card offers a free companion award ticket, the “BA Miles Travel Together Ticket,” to anywhere in the world BA flies and in any cabin, when you buy one ticket with miles. Booking First Class is the way to get the most out of the deal. You can save as much as $27,000. See chart for sample savings in dollars and miles.

Sample First Class Savings with Free Companion Award Benefit

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The Fine Print: You have to spend $30,000 on the card in a calendar year to get the deal. The card member and companion must fly the same itinerary. The companion voucher is valid for two years and only on BA flights—no codesharing or using oneworld alliance partners.

Side Benefits: Up to 50,000 Bonus Miles

  • 25,000-mile bonus with first purchase, enough for a roundtrip upgrade to Europe in Business Class.
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  • Additional 25,000-mile bonus if you spend $2,500 on the card in the first 90 days, enough for a second upgrade to Business Class. Or, use both bonuses (50,000 miles) for an upgrade from Business to First Class.

More information:BA Visa Card

[["<strong>Route<\/strong>","<strong>Region<\/strong>","<strong>Mileage Savings<\/strong>","<strong>Published Fare Savings<\/strong>"],["New York - Sydney","South Pacific","420,000","$26,738 "],["Washington, DC - Hong Kong","Far East","360,000","$19,477 "],["Boston - Delhi","South Asia","270,000","$10,322 "],["New York - Johannesburg","Africa","270,000","$13,178 "],["Dallas - Dubai","Middle East","240,000","$14,072 "],["San Francisco - St. Petersburg","Europe (Zone 3)","195,000","$14,405 "],["Chicago - Rome","Europe (Zone 2)","180,000","$13,403 "],["Los Angeles - London","Europe (Zone 1)","150,000","$13,217 "]]