I wouldn't!

Predominately my travel is for leisure - but in a commuter sense.

In the past this involved lots of EuroTraveller on as cheap a fare as possible - an offering I'm very happy with. (Sadly since the demise of GT it has been vary hard to keep much on BA as I'm under served with flights where I am.)

Generally I pick up the odd set of tier points here and there from work travel, but they would be wasted if I didn't add to them (I.e. I'd be very far away from Silver)

So why do I sometimes spend money that I don't need to spend (either extra trips, or higher cabins) and am now a silver?

1. It's nice to be pampered a bit once in a while.

2. Lounge access adds considerably to my travel experience, so, given the levels of BA flights I used to take it made sense to go for it and have the card.

3. BA Miles, my ET flying got me enough miles to not be dismissed, but equally I didn't earn them fast enough for them to not be undermined by the ongoing (effective) devaluation.
- My extra trips, and CE upgrades on normal ones are not only fun, but they also bump my miles to useable levels.


If I just flew on the minimum spend I needed to, I'd be happy enough with the onboard product (minus the occasional pampering), but BAEC would have nothing for me.