I reckon they should hand out complementary upgrade certificates past the P1 level (maybe 4 to be used only for family?)
What are a few upgrade certificates between friends?
Could be wrong but I'm thinking CL access would ensure most high SC earners remain happy.....similar to what BA do with their CCR card & GGL.
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06 Gold
Entry and retention requirements:
1,500 Tier Points and 4 eligible flights
Gold members enjoy a number of benefits in addition to those experienced by Silver members.
- Allocate seats for yourself and other members in your party free of charge, at the time of booking, including exit row seats
- Allocate seat for a companion travelling on your flight, on their own booking. This cannot be done online. A "To Complete Party" request must made to your BAEC service centre.
- You may use a First, Club World, Club Europe and equivalent oneworld first or business class check-in desks, irrespective of what class of ticket you have.
- You and one guest may relax in a BA Galleries First and Club/Terraces/Executive Club or oneworld first and business class departure lounge.
- You may use a BA Elemis Spa before travelling on a long haul flight, irrespective of class of travel.
- You may use a BA Arrivals lounge after travelling on a long haul flight, irrespective of class of travel.
- Reservation Assurance on full fare economy tickets, ensuring a seat even where the flight is full.
- Priority over Blue, Bronze and Silver Members on waitlists.
- Additional reward availability in economy (V class)
- Gold Priority Reward. This allows a redemption for double Avios points if revenue seats are on sale but no redemptions are otherwise available. Gold Priority Rewards can only be booked offline and 30 days notice is required.
- No booking or service fees for reward flights using Avios.
- At 2,500 Tier Points, and again at 3,500 Tier Points, you will be awarded with a voucher that you and a companion can use towards an upgrade to the next cabin on a flight of your choice, subject to availability
- At 4,500 Tier Points, you can share your membership benefits by giving someone else an Executive Club Silver Partner Card
- At 5,000 Tier Points, you will receive a Concorde Room Card and invitation to the Gold Guest List. The Concorde Room Card allows you to use the LHR and JFK Concorde Room lounges when you are not travelling First.
07 Gold GL
While strictly speaking Gold Guest List (GGL) is not a tier in its own right, it is in essence an upper subset of Gold. GGL offers the usual benefits that come with
oneworld Emerald plus several exclusive, value added baubles when flying on British Airways.
Entry and retention requirements:
After accruing 3,000 Tier Points in two consecutive membership years or 5,000 Tier Points accrued in a single membership year
To remain part of the list you need to continue to earn 3,000 Tier Points in each membership year going forward. There are several exclusive perks over and above the standard Gold membership benefits:
- A twice per membership year redemption for up to 5 people (i.e. member and up to 4 others) booked into revenue classes (A, D, T, B) rather than award classes. Such GGL redemptions are known in some quarters as Jokers. A third Joker is awarded at 6,000 Tier Points. Note this redemption award will have its own deadline for use, which may be different from your BAEC membership year.
- A dedicated priority service phone number with dedicated 24-7 support desk.
- Gold GL members may invite two guests into a BA departure lounge and may invite one guest into a BA Arrivals lounge.
- At 4,500 Tier Points, you can share your membership benefits by giving someone else an Executive Club Gold Partner Card (in lieu of a Silver Partner Card received by Gold Card holders at 4,500 Tier Points).
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