British Airways American Express^® Premium Plus Card

New Cardmembers earn 25,000 bonus Avios points when you spend £3,000 in your first three months of Cardmembership.

Representative 76.0% APR variable

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Representative APR

76.0% APR variable

Annual fee

Based on £195

Credit Limit

Assumed credit limit of £1,200

Purchase Rate

22.9% variable for purchases

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Check your eligibility for the British Airways American Express® Premium Plus Card

Only takes a couple of minutes to complete
Will not impact your credit rating
Allows you to apply with confidence

Key Benefits

Welcome Offer

25,000 bonus Avios welcome offer, if you spend £3,000 in your first three months of Cardmembership

Avios

Collect 1.5 Avios for virtually every £1 spent, and 3 Avios for every £1 spent with British Airways or BA Holidays

2-for-1 Travel

Get 2-for-1 travel with a Companion Voucher when you spend £10,000 each year

Travel Protection

Travel accident and Travel inconvenience insurance

25,000 bonus Avios welcome offer
1.5 Avios for virtually every £1 spent
3 Avios for virtually £1 spent with British Airways or BA Holidays
2-for-1 travel with a Companion Voucher

Travel inconvenience insurance
Travel accident insurance
Global Assist

Refund Protection
Purchase Protection
Fraud Guarantee
American Express Invites

Receive 25,000 bonus Avios when you spend £3,000 in your first three months of Cardmembership

1.5 Avios for virtually every £1 you spend and 3 Avios for virtually every £1 you spend direct with British Airways or BA Holidays

Get 2-for-1 travel with a Companion Voucher when you spend £10,000 each membership year on the Card, which you can use to take a companion with you in the same flight and cabin when you redeem Avios for a British Airways reward flight. Taxes, fees and carrier charges apply

Add complimentary Supplementary Cards to your Account for those close to you so you can build up your Avios balance faster

Start planning a new adventure with your Avios:

20,000 Avios

- One return flight from London to Athens* or other great locations in Europe and Africa

15,000 Avios

- One return flight from London to Rome* or other great locations in Europe

9,000 Avios

- One return flight from London to Berlin* or other great locations in Europe

You can also redeem Avios for:

- Flight Upgrades

- Save with Avios part payment: use Avios to redeem against part of the flight price

- Hotel Rooms

Examples shown are based on redeeming Avios through the British Airways Executive Club programme for return flights departing from and returning to London. ^*Terms, taxes, fees and carrier charges apply.

Refer friends, get rewarded

Refer friends and earn 9,000 bonus Avios if they are approved – up to 90,000 Avios a year.

Travel Inconvenience insurance covers flight cancellations, delays and delayed luggage when you pay with your Card.

£200 for flight delay, overbooking or missed connection
£750 for baggage delayed by airline for 6 hours
An additional £1,000 for extended baggage delay by airline

Global Assist^®

Global Assist provides help when you travel outside of the UK, in you own language, 24/7.

Travel accident insurance protects you for up to £250,000 on public transport when you buy your ticket on your Card.

Eligible items you buy with your Card in the UK are covered up to 90 days. You will be insured to replace or refund up to a maximum of £300 if a retailer won’t.

If you have bought something with your Card that’s stolen or damaged within 90 days, you will be insured to replace or repair it, or refund you up to £2,500 per eligible item.

Fraud Guarantee

If you don’t recognise a purchase, we’ll remove it from your Account immediately and investigate for you.

Enjoy access to purchase tickets to some of the most in-demand music, film and theatre events in town.

To save time, before applying for your British Airways American Express Premium Plus Card, it’s best to make sure you can say yes to the following.

I am aged 18 or over
I have a current UK bank or building society account
I have a permanent UK home address
I have no history of bad debt
I understand I will not be eligible for any Welcome Bonus award if I hold or have held any personal British Airways American Express Card product in the past 24 months.
If you can say yes, go ahead. Your application takes less than 10 minutes and we may be able to give you a response in less than 60 seconds – so apply now.

Please ensure that you have read and downloaded these important documents before starting your application.

Read Terms and Conditions
Read Summary Box
Read Standard European Consumer Credit Information and Additional Explanations
Read Insurance
Statement of Lender and Borrower Responsibilities
Cardmember Privacy Statement

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