I'm trying to book Club World as there is no F availability for redemption (quelle surprise).

Thanks for the answers, I think that is the final nail in the coffin as it were to bothering to renew Gold anymore. It's just seriously taking the piss now - charge customers outside of the home country of the airline (where normally you want to fight for customers) more fuel surcharges?

So my GUF 2 is pretty much of zero use here then as it will only save me on one of the sectors (pay W pricing instead of J).