You can get the British Airways Credit Card 100k bonus after spending $5,000 within the first 3 months of opening an account.

You can redeem British Airways points for British Airways airfare, hotel stays, car rentals and other travel purchases. The British Airways Credit Card 100k-point bonus is worth roughly $1,930 when redeemed for British Airways airfare. You can also redeem points for flights on other Oneworld alliance airlines. That includes American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Cathay Pacific and more. Points do not expire as long as your account remains open.

Here is what you need to know about the British Airways Credit Card 100k bonus:

• How to get it: You can get the 100,000 Avios after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months of account opening.
• Who is eligible? New British Airways Credit Card cardholders.
• Who is not eligible? Anyone who has earned the bonus in the previous 24 months.

In addition to the British Airways Credit Card's 100,000 points bonus, the card offers plenty of other travel-friendly perks. You get 5 Avios per $1 spent with British Airways, Aer Lingus Aer Lingus, Iberia and LEVEL in the first 18 months (3 Avios thereafter), 3 Avios per $1 spent on hotels in the first 18 months (2 Avios thereafter), and 1 Avios per $1 spent on all other purchases.

There's also a complimentary companion ticket for spending $30,000 in any calendar year. The British Airways Credit Card annual fee is $95.

The British Airways Credit Card's signup bonus is 100,000 points. As for ongoing rewards, you get:

The British Airways Credit Card rental car insurance works if you decline the rental car agency's insurance and charge the entire rental to your Visa Signature card. It provides collision and theft insurance up to the value of the car.

What's covered:

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No, Chase British Airways Visa does not use chip-and-PIN technology, it uses the chip-and-signature technology.

This means there is an embedded chip, but your signature is needed to complete transactions.

If you're interested in chip-and-PIN cards from other issuers, check out this list.

Your British Airways credit card Avios (their version of miles) can be redeemed for travel on airlines in the Oneworld alliance which is a global partnership made up of 13 airlines. Oneworld is one of the 'Big 3' alliances, with the other two being the Star Alliance and SkyTeam.

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If you are approved for a British Airways Credit Card, your credit limit will be at least $5,000. Anything above that is dependent on your creditworthiness.