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A Message from Alison Hartigan

 

Our April Newsletter arrives at a challenging time for all of us, and I wanted to start by sending you all our best wishes hope that you and your families are not directly affected by the pandemic.  At BA Clubs, we have adopted the motto of Keep Well, Keep Safe and Carry On, although clearly, we too have had to make some changes.

I have been delighted with the response from our members, a lot of whom have had their activities temporarily suspended.  We have had to Furlough the gym team because the facilities are closed and our management team have taken voluntary pay cuts.  Our suppliers have also agreed to reduce costs, so we're doing everything we can to keep going in these difficult times!

In this edition we have some Club news and a selection of special offers from some of our partners. It's the Easter Bank Holiday this weekend, and even if we can't go out, there are still some great online deals available for Members on the Altitude Plus/Perks at Work portal.

For your financial wellbeing  we have included news from LFA, our recommended financial advisors, offering a free consultation. Plane Saver are also offering some sensible advice.  Please make use of these if you think it might help you.  (Visit our website for more details).

Finally, do try and get some exercise - it's a great way of letting off steam and is good for mental wellbeing.  There are many great classes on the internet, even specific classes for seniors which I am doing myself and find them really enjoyable. 

Keep Well, Keep Safe and Carry On.

Best Wishes for Easter.

Alison

Financial Wellbeing
Coping with the financial impact of coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has quickly changed the way we live our everyday lives and, while our main concern is safeguarding our own health and that of our loved ones and the wider community, many people are already feeling the financial impact of the situation.
 
Lighthouse Financial Advice, our preferred partners for professional financial advice is available as usual and able to provide advice by phone.

All members of BA Clubs are entitled to a complimentary, no obligation initial phone consultation with one of their professional financial advisers. If you wish to discuss your finances, please take up their offer, whatever your circumstances.
 
To book your phone consultation call 08000 85 85 90 or email appointments@lighthousefa.co.uk.
 
The initial consultation is designed to discover whether or not you would benefit from financial advice and there is no obligation on either side to proceed further. Any advice-related fees will be clarified with you before any commitment to proceed.

 
Lighthouse Financial Advice Limited is an appointed representative of Lighthouse Advisory Services Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Plane Saver Credit Union

Plane Saver Credit Union are a partner of BA Clubs; they a not-for-profit financial co-operative, owned and controlled by their members. They offer an easy way to save and a flexible way to borrow direct from your pay.
Visit their website for more information and ways they may be able to help you.

Altitude Plus

Easter Specials

Easter Weekend (at Home):
check out the great deals on Altitude Plus

Don't be "stuck" at home - make the most of your benefits! Here's just a small selection of available offers: 

• iTunes: up to 6X WOW points on Fitness and Game apps 
• Virgin Media bundle with 250+ channels: up to 10,000 WOW points 
• Rosetta Stone - learn a language: up to 5 x WOW points
• Employee Pricing on Mac, Samsung, Lenovo and Currys PC World
• Plus offers on Home Office, Groceries and, of course, Chocolates and Flowers!

Take me to the Easter offers

A Member says: Altitude Plus/Perks at Work

"Thumbs up for Perks At Work... I've been using it for years. Instant eCodes are great, I've used it for large purchases from Evanscycles 5%, Currys 7%, M&S 5% and recently The Restaurant Card 12% (whilst in the Restaurant got the eCode on my phone instantly to pay most of the bill). I usually buy an Amazon Gift code with points and apply to my Amazon account (Free money!). You still get cashback on your credit card when you purchase the eCode as well. As long as you're organised it's a great saving all round!"

Stephen 



Advertise with BA Clubs!
 
If you know of anybody who'd like to advertise their services in this newsletter, on the BA Clubs website and on Yammer, just drop a line to membership@ba.com for further details.

BA Clubs Lottery

A single monthly entry (only 87p!) into the BA Clubs Lottery where you could win a first prize of up to £10,000. Winners are contacted directly and results published each month on baclubs.com
Sign-up Now or Add More Chances

BA Pensioners

Many of our Members are also BA Pensioners and we'd like to share two websites that BA Pensions are using for updates:

For APS members:

https://www.mybapension.com/aps/news/latest-news

For NAPS members:

https://www.mybapension.com/naps/news/latest-news

BA Fare Sale: Hotline for Formers Members

Big Savings on BA flights

 

BA have announced they will be offering discounted fares on bookings made from 6 March until 31 May. The discounts vary depending on when you want to travel - see details below.

So why not take a look?  Just click on the link below, or simply login to your Hotline for Formers account.

You can use this offer to book flights for yourself and your friends and family, but note we have a "fair use" policy on quantity, and you cannot re-sell these flights. There are some T&Cs in addition to normal Hotline rules - please see below.

If your Hotline membership has expired, just login to your account and you can renew online. If you'd like to join (membership is £30/year) you can also join online


For travel between 4 March – 31 May 2019

  • World Traveller / Euro traveller: 35% off (was 10% off)
  • World Traveller Plus: up to 45% off (was 30% off)
  • Club World / Club Europe: up to 45% off (was 25% off)
  • Booking period: Friday 6 March – 31 March 2020
  • Travel period: Friday 6 March – 31 May 2020
Examples:
LHR-JFK return in Business : from GBP1779 return all taxes
LHR-YUL return in WTP : from GBP950 return all taxes.
 
For travel between 1 June - onwards
  • World Traveller / Euro traveller: 25% off (was 10% off)
  • World Traveller Plus: up to 35% off (was 30% off)
  • Club World / Club Europe: up to 35% off (was 25% off)
  • Booking period: Friday 6 March – 31 March 2020
  • Travel period: Friday 1 June 2020 – onwards
 
Terms & Conditions
New bookings only
BA marketed and operated flights ONLY, no codeshare flights are included
Flights can start from any point where BA operates from/to
Discounts available on Longhaul, Shorthaul and UK domestic
Only fares that include bag will be discounted - no hand baggage only fares
Only flights are discounted i.e., does not apply to BA Holidays or other services
The discount is applied automatically during the booking
Booking ONLY via Hotline for Formers website to ensure discount is applied
Normal Avios points are awarded on these bookings
Discount fares subject to availability
Discounts will vary according to flight
Standard Hotline T&Cs also apply
Join Hotline for Formers
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