Originally Posted by
FrancisA
You are literally inviting the wealthy to purchase status merely by routing their hotel spend through BA.
A very wealthy person can effectively buy Gold Guest List from scratch by flying to the Maldives and staying at one of the ultra luxury resorts that charge over £20k per night.
Zero to GGL in less than a week with only 1 return flight on BA metal. And the irony is that BA won't see much of the £65k spend, as most of that will go to the hotel.