Originally Posted by
PlungeTEX
Haven’t read all 3000+ posts. Understand people are disappointed. But the writing on the wall has been there for a while. The US programs all went this way years ago. For the truly high value business traveler, this makes status far easier to obtain. BA Gold was laughably easy to obtain in my view even if the perks arent amazing.
the funny part for me is that these changes will allow me to reach GGL with less flying and given my general disdain for BA, the remaking revenue will actually go elsewhere while I still use the jokers etc.
Yes re US programs, but you can earn much more of the required points via CC spend. The US CC companies will be helping to cover the costs of status perks with their high transaction fees. Not possible in the EU due to capped fees, so you can’t just replicate the US model here. Different market, different rules. I’m sure this is why the AMEX cap on TPs is so low, the market can’t support it.