British Airways quietly cuts Langham hotels ‘Voyager’ status benefits for Gold members

British Airways has cut its exclusive Gold member benefits for members who stay at Langham hotels and who enrol in the ‘1865’ loyalty scheme.

As recently as August last year we wrote about the exclusive benefits British Airways Executive Club Gold members got at Langham hotels, including free status.

This was a lesser-known benefit of being BA Gold. Whilst most of the Langham Hospitality Group hotels were in Asia, its namesake is the Langham Portland Place, in London, which Rob reviewed here.

All Executive Club members were able to earn 500 Avios per night.

More interestingly, British Airways Executive Club Gold members were given ‘Voyager’ status for free.  This came with 6pm checkout, room upgrade, free internet and a choice of welcome amenity. Voyager is the second highest tier in The Langham’s ‘1865’ loyalty scheme, so it was nothing to be sniffed at.

Unfortuantely, it now looks like that partnership has come to an end. The Langham has been removed from the hotel partners page on ba.com.

The same fate appears to have befallen Mandarin Oriental which also offered little known (even to Mandarin Oriental staff) extra benefits for BA Gold card holders.

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express

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British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

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Run your own business?

We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

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You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus:

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

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Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

(Want to earn more Avios?  Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)