I will be moving from London, UK to SIN soon.
In parallel with nice perspectives about living there, there are some unclear thoughts like "what to do with my UK-based British Airways Exec Club programme (I am Gold with 400,000 miles), BA Amex credit card, British Midlands programme (I am Gold with 120,000 miles)? Shall I switch to SIN-based SQ programme? Any other FFP-related things?"
In my new SIN role, I will be flying a lot:
- 1-2 times/month to South Asian countries on SQ in Y (shorthaul flights) or J
- monthly to China on SQ or CX (in Y or J).
- occasional/quarterly long-haul to Europe or Americas in J (any carriers).
Hope above info might help you to give more detailed advise on what FFP programme/strategy I should choose and follow.
I am still negotiating my package - global assignment (while I will continue to be "UK employment based"/paid/taxed) or full relocation into local SIN-based employment. I guess this choice might affect possible scenarios about BAEC, Amex etc (please advise accordingly)...
Therefore the questions are:
1A) Will BAEC force me to move my BAEC account into new Sin address (or BAEC account will be "transfered" into SIN-based QF or CX programme)?
1B) I guess I might "hide" my relocation and re-direct all BAEC post to a friend address in the UK.... Does it worth doing?
1C) If I do move BAEC to SIN address - what is the process, prons and cons?
2) Would I be better off to move my BAEC account to Europe (I have second home address there) rather then SIN?
3) What to do with BA Amex?
I understand teh official rule is BA Amex is only for the UK residents...
I can "hide" the move, cancel Amex post statements (or re-direct the post as above)... but will they notice that my expenditure will move to Asia?
Can I keep BA Amex (legally) if I will be on global assignment abroad while still staying in the UK-based employment and salary paid to the UK bank and direct debit setup for payment to Amex?
4) What to do with BMI DC?
Shall I better switch future *A travel to SQ KrisFlyier FFP or continue accumulating miles into BMI FFP?
5) When I will fly on BA or QF or CX (mostly to Europe, US or China), shall I better to put the mileage/TPs into BAEC or QF FFP (need to open it) or CX AirMiles?
I am sure there are many UK-based frequest flyers who moved to SIN recently. Would be very thankful for your advise and thoughts on the best options.
Many thanks in advance for all your thoughts, hints and tips!
What an exciting time!