Originally Posted by
brunos
The difference between BA gold and silver is not massive, but I find it very significant. A major benefit is access to F lounges throughout the OW network. Not only GF in LHR which I find superb (OK, not CCR but great), but also CX F in HKG, BA F in SYD, JL F in NRT. The difference between FB Gold vs Plat is less massive.
The F lounges (I think in SYD you mean QF F lounge, which is indeed fab - my favourite in fact) are indeed great but admittedly it is also a relatively 'small' difference in the sense that I really enjoy that access but could probably live quite happily with BA G. I'd say that both FB G -> P and EC S -> G are relatively small differences except for the 'side benefits' such as being able to get Plat for life on FB or pre-assigning upper deck seat on 747 J for BA G, etc. In both cases the 'critical' border is probably the difference between silver and gold (for FB) and bronze and silver (for BA) ie lounge access.