Double BA Miles for British Airways Barclaycard customers in the UAE

Notes and media contacts

For further details on the British Airways Barclaycard please visit www.britishairways.com/travel/barclaycardpromo/public/en_ae

Terms and Conditions for Double BA Miles Offer:

• The promotional period (the "Offer Period") for Double BA Miles Offer (the "Offer") is valid from November 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010.
• Qualifying transactions made within the Offer Period using the British Airways Prestige or Priority Barclaycard ("Credit Card") are entitled to additional BA Miles.
• Qualifying transactions for the Offer includes retail transactions and Octopus AAVS amount only, but excludes the following transactions, including but not limited to cash advance, "Jetso Installment" amount, "Cash-in Plan" amount, balance transfer amount, bill payment, tax payment, interest-free installment amount, bank handling fees (including annual fee, financial charges, late fee and cash advance handling fee etc), casino transaction, unposted / cancelled / transactions eventually returned and all unauthorized transactions.
• The additional BA Miles earned will be automatically credited by March 2010 to the Executive Club Account of the British Airways Prestige and Priority Barclaycard Cardholder (Cardholder). The BA Miles earned by Principal Cardholder and Supplementary Cardholders will be credited to the Principal Cardholder's account. The Cardholder's Credit Card account must be valid and in good standing status at the time of mile credit.
• Barclays Bank (the "Bank") and British Airways PLC reserve the final rights to amend these terms and conditions and / or amend or terminate this offer at any time without prior notice.
• All matters and disputes will be subject to the final decision of the Bank and British Airways PLC.
• In case of any discrepancy between the English and UAE versions, the English version shall prevail.

About Barclays Global Retail Banking:

Barclays Global Retail Banking (GRB) encompasses all of Barclays retail banking businesses around the world. Operating in 28 countries, Barclays GRB comprises UK Retail Banking, Barclaycard, GRB Western Europe and GRB Emerging Markets. Barclays GRB serves 49 million customers and clients around the globe through a network of more than 4,800 distribution points.

To find out more about the individual Barclays GRB businesses, please visit our website: www.barclays.com.

About British Airways:

British Airways has a worldwide route network that covers more than 150 destinations in 75 countries. It is one of the world's largest international airlines carrying approximately 36 million passengers around the world every year.

British Airways has been flying to UAE for over 77 years and currently operates 19 weekly flightsto London Heathrow from Dubai and one daily flight from Abu Dhabi. British Airways now operate 66 weekly flights from eight GCC markets to London Heathrow's Terminal 5.

In 2008 British Airways was awarded best transatlantic and best business class airline by frequent travellers from across the world at the Official Airline Guide (OAG) Airline of the Year Awards.

For further information on British Airways visit ba.com.

About British Airways Executive Club and BA Miles:

The currency of the British Airways Executive Club, BA Miles, is key to British Airways' reward strategy for the airline's global customers.

The Executive Club is a global frequent flyer scheme, with BA Miles collected by flying with British Airways or oneworld alliance and partner airlines on selected fares. Executive Club members can also top up their BA Miles by purchasing them or collecting on everyday spending and travel.

By collecting BA Miles, members can use them for 'reward flights' to any destination in British Airways' worldwide network (subject to availability) and for cabin upgrades to World Traveller Plus, Club Europe, Club World and First. BA Miles can also be earned and redeemed with oneworld alliance airlines: Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malev, American Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Finnair and Iberia.

Members can also collect BA Miles by staying at selected hotels, using BA Miles' car rental partners and now by using their Prestige British Airways Barclaycard.

For further information on the Executive Club please visit ba.com.

About The Mileage Company www.themileagecompany.com:

The Mileage Company, whose headquarters are in the UK, is the expert in running reward schemes. In the last year alone, four million people have collected or redeemed miles with one of The Mileage Company's schemes, from the global BA Miles currency to UK-based Airmiles.

The Mileage Company partners with over 200 brands in the UK and world-wide, offering travel and leisure reward schemes in the UK and global markets.

Building long-standing partnerships, the business adds value and enables our partners to drive customer engagement and loyalty with compelling rewards.

For further information about Barclays, please contact:

Umayma Abubakar
Head of Corporate Affairs
Barclays Bank Plc, UAE Branch
Tel: +971 4 4381562 (Direct)

For further information about British Airways, please contact:

Wajih Halawa
Fleishman-Hillard Middle East
Office (UAE): +971 2 4012618

For further information about BA Miles and The Mileage Company, please contact:

Susan Barber
Head of Corporate and Consumer PR
The Mileage Company, UK
Tel: +44 1293 722 252