Earn BA Miles on everyday purchases
Earn BA Miles everyday on shopping, travel, dining and entertainment - you will receive one BA Mile for each dollar spent on everyday purchases and two BA Miles for each dollar spent on British Airways purchases2. Your card can be used for local purchases and purchases abroad.
Enjoy reward flights on British Airways and Partner Airlines
BA Miles can be redeemed for reward flights on British Airways and partner airlines to over 600 destinations worldwide. A reward flight from Bermuda to Europe on British Airways starts at 50,000 BA Miles. You can redeem BA Miles for a flight on American Airlines or Alaska Airlines within the continental USA for only 25,000 BA Miles. You can also use your BA Miles for upgrades on British Airways3.
Companion Ticket
Receive a Companion Ticket with each qualifying full-fare Club World (business class) or
World Traveller Plus (premium economy) ticket purchased with your British Airways Visa Platinum card4. Valid on British Airways flights from Bermuda worldwide.
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British Airways Visa Platinum card Features:
International Services
- World-wide Acceptance
- Over-the-counter and ATM Cash Advances
- Travel Assistance Services
- Travel Accident Insurance
- Auto Rental Insurance
- Emergency Medical Assistance
- Access to the Visa Assistance Centre Platinum Gateway
- Emergency Services for card replacement and cash advance
Worldwide Acceptance
Your British Airways Visa Platinum credit card is welcomed at over 12 million locations in 220 countries.
Cash Advances
Your British Airways Visa Platinum credit card allows you to get cash advances from any ATM or financial institution displaying the Visa or Plus logos. To use your card at an ATM, visit any Butterfield Banking Centre to select a Personal Identification Number, or 'PIN'.
Please note a cash advance is NOT eligible for BA Miles.
Travel Assistance Services
The Travel Assistance Services Provider will make a wide range of services available to Visa Platinum cardholders who are over 100 miles from their home (except in the case of pre-trip assistance, in which case the Administrator will wairve the 100 miles-from-home requirement) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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Travel Accident Insurance
British Airways Visa Platinum cardholders, their spouse and dependantchildren under 23 years of age will be insured automatically against accidental bodily injuries that are the sole cause of death or dismemberment arising from an accident that occurs while travelling, boarding or disembarking from an aircraft registered with the OAG (Official Airline Guide), land or water conveyance operated by a common ground carrier duly authorised to transport passengers, provided the total cost of the ticket was paid with the cardholder's Visa card. The Travel Accidental Insurance coverage is effective world-wide.
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Auto Rental Insurance
British Airways Platinum cardholders may obtain the Auto Rental Insurance free of charge each time they rent an automobile using their Visa card. Certain conditions apply.
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Emergency Medical Indemnification Assistance
As a British Airways Visa Platinum cardholder, you, your spouse and dependant children under 23 years of age, will be each covered automatically up to a maximum of US$15,000 worldwide (EUR 30,000 in European countries that are Schengen agreement participants), per person for the Usual Reasonable and Customary Charges for Covered Medical Expenses (subject to a US$100 deductible) in the event of serious injury or sickness which occurs during the course of a covered journey outside of your country of residence. A journey is considered covered if the cardholder has a valid and active International Visa Card and does not exceed 60 days. All Covered Medical Expenses are in excess of all valid and collectible insurance. Pre-existing conditions are not covered. Treatment must be received upon the recommendation of the attending physician and provided during the course of your covered journey.
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Assistance Centre (Platinum Gateway)
Visa International makes a special Assistance Centre, the Platinum Gateway, available to British Airways Visa Platinum cardholders.
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Credit Card Payment Options - USD or BDA
Please indicate on your application whether you wish to pay your account in Bermuda Dollars or US dollars. If you elect to make your credit card payment in Bermuda Dollars, we automatically charge your account with applicable Foreign Currency Purchase Tax (FCPT) and Foreign Exchange (FX). Bermuda Dollar transactions are not subject to FCPT or FX. If you make your credit card payment in US Dollars, FCPT and FX charges do not apply.
Supplementary Cards for Family Members
You can request additional British Airways Visa Platinum credit cards for your spouse and other family members. Simply indicate additional cardholders on the attached application.
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Balance Protection
Balance Protection is designed to protect you, the principal cardholder, by meeting your obligations to the Bank in the event of your death. As a British Airways Visa Platinum cardholder you are automatically covered at no additional cost if you are between the age of 18 and 65.
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Exclusive Visa Platinum Website
Especially for Visa Platinum cardholders, this exclusive website will provides you with easy access to information regarding product benefits, exclusive offers, use of the online Concierge Service, and links to other websites of interest. http://www.visa-platinum.com/
Convenient Payment Methods
- Butterfield Direct Internet Banking
- Butterfield Direct Telephone Banking
- Auto-Pay
- ATM
To check your British Airways Executive Club Account or join the Executive Club, visit www.ba.com.
Click here to see the British Airways Platinum Visa cardholder agreement.
Click here to see the British Airways Platinum Visa Rates and Fees.
