Hmmmm,
I wonder how many of us (I am talking leisure flyers here) would still be blue if it wasn't for FT ?
After I joined I would sometimes look at the different tiers, my earning patterns and only dream of reaching the heady 'heights' of silver.
Thanks to Flyertalk and in particular the BAEC board I now enjoy not paying to book my seats also lounge access, these two benefits are the ones I have saved a few quid on.
As a side note, BAEC has been the FFP that I can redeem on, I never earned enough to make Virgin FC worth it and couldn't figure out how to earn status on AA.