JimJagger Welcome to FT (and the QF forum)
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JimJagger
Having travelled a lot with work, I am fortunate to be a Gold Executive Club Member with British Airways. I would like to purchase a personal Qantas flight and am looking for advice on the best way to book it.
I think I know the answer to this but I've had trouble finding the specifics online. Am I right in thinking that my BA Gold account automatically gives me access to oneworld Emerald, or does that need to be gained separately? For example, if I book an economy seat, am I still able to use priority boarding and have access to the lounges, or do I need to accrue that through the Qantas system?
Also, since I don't have any airmiles with Qantas, would you recommend that I start to earn them or should I nominate BA as my frequent flier and consolidate them in one place?
Realistically, I'm going to maintain my BA Gold account through work, but I'm likely to use Qantas quite a bit from a personal perspective.
BA Gold = OW Emerald (top tier)
QF Gold = OW Sapphire (mid tier)
https://www.oneworld.com/members/british-airways#tiers
Just enter your BA freq flyer number in the QF reservation and you will get Oneworld~QF benefits, including lounge access.
For international flights from MEL & SYD that will include the QF first class lounge, that have a good reputation.
Keep crediting to BAEC. Having multiple ffp's in one alliance is generally not a good idea.
Edit
From your profile noticed you have AU listed. In AU for ever?
You will need to get 2/4 qualifying BA/IB flights to maintain BA status. Can be harder if living in AU.