Originally Posted by
Flying Lawyer
.....OW Emerald (BA Gold) costs me a C-Class ticket DUS-LHR-NYC on BA for 2100 Euro plus an AA F-Class ticket NYC-SFO-LAS on AA for about 1000 USD. That's it. Full stop. I can't do that on Star*.....
Depending on where you are based. In the US, you can easily get *G for less than US$3000. Some FTers have gotten it for less than US$2000.@:-) Also, *G is valid for two years for several programs, the annual cost would be half that.