Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: IB+ Gold, TK E+, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTP, IHG Diamond
Posts: 14,170
Report back to us in 18-24 months when you've realised how much worse IB+ is than BAEC for anything other than redeeming Avios for IB rewards.
But if you think a single trip can earn you 2,250 Elite Points, then by all means go for Gold...