New Gold member joins the club
Jan 14, 2016, 2:31 am
#1
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold; ITA Platinum; HH Gold
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New Gold member joins the club
After a TP run to Hawaii (reviewed in a previous post) & Jersey, a few trips home to Dublin and a weekend away in Marrakech last weekend, my BAEC was updated today to Gold for the first time! My membership year started on the 8th November and I now have Gold until December 2017 
Having being silver for a number of years, I am looking forward to experiencing the First Class lounges. I have no expectation of an enhanced service so anything extra that I do get will be a bonus and a pleasant surprise.
Thank you to everyone at Flyertalk for all your advice and support. Without it, I would have remained silver (or even lower) for the foreseeable future, especially with the recent tier point changes. The run to Hawaii was a highlight and I have met some great people along the way (who would have thought half the cabin in First to Hawaii would be TP runners!) Thank you again and I will try and share my limited knowledge on this forum which others may find useful and perhaps see you in the Flounge sometime!
Having being silver for a number of years, I am looking forward to experiencing the First Class lounges. I have no expectation of an enhanced service so anything extra that I do get will be a bonus and a pleasant surprise.
Thank you to everyone at Flyertalk for all your advice and support. Without it, I would have remained silver (or even lower) for the foreseeable future, especially with the recent tier point changes. The run to Hawaii was a highlight and I have met some great people along the way (who would have thought half the cabin in First to Hawaii would be TP runners!) Thank you again and I will try and share my limited knowledge on this forum which others may find useful and perhaps see you in the Flounge sometime!
Jan 14, 2016, 2:52 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Brexile in ADB
Programs: BA, TK, HHonours, Le Club, Best Western Rewards
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Jan 14, 2016, 3:21 am
#4
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL, BA Amex Prem, Amex Plat, Hilton Diamond, Sir Crazy8534 de l'ordres des aides de Pucci
Posts: 4,418
After a TP run to Hawaii (reviewed in a previous post) & Jersey, a few trips home to Dublin and a weekend away in Marrakech last weekend, my BAEC was updated today to Gold for the first time! My membership year started on the 8th November and I now have Gold until December 2017
Having being silver for a number of years, I am looking forward to experiencing the First Class lounges. I have no expectation of an enhanced service so anything extra that I do get will be a bonus and a pleasant surprise.
Thank you to everyone at Flyertalk for all your advice and support. Without it, I would have remained silver (or even lower) for the foreseeable future, especially with the recent tier point changes. The run to Hawaii was a highlight and I have met some great people along the way (who would have thought half the cabin in First to Hawaii would be TP runners!) Thank you again and I will try and share my limited knowledge on this forum which others may find useful and perhaps see you in the Flounge sometime!
Having being silver for a number of years, I am looking forward to experiencing the First Class lounges. I have no expectation of an enhanced service so anything extra that I do get will be a bonus and a pleasant surprise.
Thank you to everyone at Flyertalk for all your advice and support. Without it, I would have remained silver (or even lower) for the foreseeable future, especially with the recent tier point changes. The run to Hawaii was a highlight and I have met some great people along the way (who would have thought half the cabin in First to Hawaii would be TP runners!) Thank you again and I will try and share my limited knowledge on this forum which others may find useful and perhaps see you in the Flounge sometime!
! It is a nice step up from silver, some of my favourite things are:1. Extra economy availability for avios redemptions- really useful for those last minute unexpected bookings needed for short flights.
2. Gold priority reward- brilliant if you have a stash of avios to burn.
3. Row 1 CE or domestic without having to worry about being on the computer/app at T-72hrs.
4. 1A on the 747.
5. GF can be busy but is usually noticeably quieter than GC, and the food is perfectly decent. Current fav. here is the thai curry!
Lastly, I feel obliged to recommend that you steer clear of the terrace area, especially the corner sofa that looks out onto the threshold of 9R, it really is nowhere near as nice as it sounds......
Jan 14, 2016, 3:30 am
#5
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Aberdeen
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 751
I join the club next week too! Just completed my HNL trip and have to go to IAH on business tomorrow. I'm going via OSL and MIA (direct IAH flight was full) so just enough to get me the TP's required. Not bad for 6 weeks into my membership year too.
I was really surprised to get a cheap Business Class deal a few days prior to departure from OSL too.
I was really surprised to get a cheap Business Class deal a few days prior to departure from OSL too.
Jan 14, 2016, 6:50 am
#8
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,686
Which is good since I can also congratulate two for not the price of one. Welcome to Gold Swibbz, may the Flounge be ever with you.
Jan 14, 2016, 7:31 am
#9
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
Posts: 32,137
I add my humble welcome to our new Gold Club members, and envy those who achieve it so early in their membership year!
I shall renew Gold later this morning (it is now 0420, Pacific Time, I think) somwhere between HNL and LAX but with a membership year ending in May. Gosh, Gold again! Who would have thought it possible? As walmon1972 said ... Thank you FT
I shall renew Gold later this morning (it is now 0420, Pacific Time, I think) somwhere between HNL and LAX but with a membership year ending in May. Gosh, Gold again! Who would have thought it possible? As walmon1972 said ... Thank you FT
Jan 14, 2016, 7:46 am
#10
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: London, Strathaven
Programs: BA (Gold). Various other statuses
Posts: 1,466
Jan 14, 2016, 7:51 am
#11
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Peterborough, UK
Programs: BA Silver; IHG Spire; Avis P+; Global Entry
Posts: 1,505
im going to have to join the club i think, this year will finish on 8th march with a lowly 450 (my work ET flights are worthless now), so once march 9th hits, i think a HNL trip will have to take place
Jan 14, 2016, 8:00 am
#12
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Aberdeen
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 751
The very nice lady in the lounge at LAX said to me "Hey! You're one of those Dublin Fares guys! Did you go to Lulu's?" We are famous - or infamous.
Can't wait to go back actually - but I shall abstain until my next year starts.
Can't wait to go back actually - but I shall abstain until my next year starts.
Jan 14, 2016, 8:27 am
#13
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Wedged somewhere between BTS and VIE ✈
Programs: Star Alliance Gold (A3 Gold), Oneworld Emerald (BA Gold), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,338
Hehe, it is amusing how some of the agents look at you when you're on one of those tickets to HNL. The funniest thing that happened to me was trying to explain to HNL Baggage Service where to send my missing bag. She wanted so much to send it to Dublin, but I said that I'm only stopping at Dublin for the night and then moving on. HNL-PHX-JFK-LCY-MAD-DUB-MAD-VIE on 2 tickets, she was baffled!
Jan 14, 2016, 8:34 am
#14
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Aberdeen
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 751
Snap! I had the same issue at JFK on Saturday. To complicate things I was flying home to ABZ from DUB via CDG - I know, just using up some old KL points. She didn't know if I was English, Scottish, Irish or French! By the time I got home neither did I!
Jan 14, 2016, 9:08 am
#15
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Location: London
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For my Hawaii run, I had the BA check in agent in DUB look at my schedule and say "that's a lot of flights" and the JFK immigration officer looking perplexed that I was spending only 2 hours in Hawaii before heading home
