British Airways has just improved the value proposition of its Travel Together companion voucher issued with theBritish Airways Visa Signature Card(review). This is the second improvement we’ve seen in the past year or so, as we also saw some positive developments to this in the summer of 2023.
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Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
Can the 50% off voucher be used for premium class tickets or is it limited to economy class redemptions?
Being able to use this certificate anywhere in the world really makes it valuable.
This is a good change.
The flexibility on these vouchers is awesome. I was flying LHR-TLV with my wife next week. We got business class return seats booked up some time ago. Our plans changed, so I called BA to ask what would happen if I didn't fly home (I was booked as the companion). It turns out that was the only think that wasn't possible (if the companion no shows, apparently the main passenger will be denied boarding). However, they offered the following options for a £35 change fee:
- split the booking, and reapply the companion voucher as a 50% discount to my wife's existing booking
- if we did the above, I could then cancel the return of my now separated booking and still retain my outbound by paying the appropriate Avios (even though Avios availability no longer existed)
BA does have high charges, and their flexibility on regular short haul bookings is poor. However, companion vouchers/Avios bookings are fantastically flexible due to their cancellation and amendment conditions.
I will enjoy being able to use this for my wife and I on flights through Madrid or Dublin. London Heathrow is a zoo.
Delighted, I recently moved from the US to Dubai so I was a bit concerned how I’d use this. I’m United 1K but now I’m torn if I should invest my travel with Qatar, Emirates or BA. The Avios between Qatar is also good, but Aeroplan is still competitive with Star Alliance easy for SE Asia, tough dilemma.
As a solo traveler it’s great as I’ve already used the 50% off option. For me my travel companion is in the UK so wasn’t able to use T2G option but now we can i may go back to my BA card as primary as I go to London frequently