Gold Guest List beginner's guide
Apr 13, 2021, 2:15 am
#1847
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,990
Apr 13, 2021, 2:25 am
#1848
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 963
I learn something new every day. Didn't know those existed. So under my hypothetical - if I cancelled the return after the outbound I'd get an FTV with validity ~12 months with like 60K Avios and 400 GBP or what not OR would I get like 20K Avios and 120 GBP in the name of each passenger?
Apr 13, 2021, 2:58 am
#1849
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,502
I learn something new every day. Didn't know those existed. So under my hypothetical - if I cancelled the return after the outbound I'd get an FTV with validity ~12 months with like 60K Avios and 400 GBP or what not OR would I get like 20K Avios and 120 GBP in the name of each passenger?
May 9, 2021, 5:57 am
#1850
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 222
Hi everyone, one quick question regarding using GUF, is it possible to use GUF for 1 person for bookings with more than 1 people? Or do I need to separate the booking to get one person upgraded? Tia
May 9, 2021, 6:07 am
#1851
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,990
generally everyone on a booking must be on the same flights and in the same cabin, so if you upgrade you all have to do it.
May 9, 2021, 7:02 am
#1852
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 222
you would need to split the booking to do that unfortunately- and that may have implications for seat selection and baggage allowance if you end up with one of the bookings not having someone with status.
generally everyone on a booking must be on the same flights and in the same cabin, so if you upgrade you all have to do it.
generally everyone on a booking must be on the same flights and in the same cabin, so if you upgrade you all have to do it.
May 9, 2021, 3:43 pm
#1853
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 7
Has anyone had any luck recently with a gold priority reward (double avios) booking and getting BA to price without using the new and highly unattractive high avios, £1 tax option for Europe travel? GGL are telling me this is only the only option now so am being quoted 50k avios + £1 taxes for 2 people, one way to Faro in economy! They used to be able to get the old flight saver pricing (£17.5 + avios) but they are refusing now.
May 10, 2021, 12:04 am
#1854
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 963
Has anyone had any luck recently with a gold priority reward (double avios) booking and getting BA to price without using the new and highly unattractive high avios, £1 tax option for Europe travel? GGL are telling me this is only the only option now so am being quoted 50k avios + £1 taxes for 2 people, one way to Faro in economy! They used to be able to get the old flight saver pricing (£17.5 + avios) but they are refusing now.
May 10, 2021, 5:16 am
#1857
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,294
Has anyone had any luck recently with a gold priority reward (double avios) booking and getting BA to price without using the new and highly unattractive high avios, £1 tax option for Europe travel? GGL are telling me this is only the only option now so am being quoted 50k avios + £1 taxes for 2 people, one way to Faro in economy! They used to be able to get the old flight saver pricing (£17.5 + avios) but they are refusing now.
May 10, 2021, 5:43 am
#1858
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,502
Has anyone had any luck recently with a gold priority reward (double avios) booking and getting BA to price without using the new and highly unattractive high avios, £1 tax option for Europe travel? GGL are telling me this is only the only option now so am being quoted 50k avios + £1 taxes for 2 people, one way to Faro in economy! They used to be able to get the old flight saver pricing (£17.5 + avios) but they are refusing now.
May 10, 2021, 1:01 pm
#1859
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 222
Some datapoint maybe Just had a redemption for LHR-FAO with an AMEX241(expiring soon) today, was only given £0.5 option, which was not expected but saved a few quid in taxes and some avios with 241 voucher.
May 10, 2021, 1:06 pm
#1860
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL, A3 Gold, M&M SEN, FlyingBlue Gold, AS MVP Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Amb
Posts: 902
Ask them to dig out an email regarding GPR, the email says if customer is not happy with the full avios pricing, they should offer standard avios pricing. System offers them only one option - 2 * (highest avios) + £0.50 fee, but they can still process manually the 2 * (standard avios) + £17.50 option.