Gold Guest List beginner's guide
Jan 21, 2016, 3:25 am
#76
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Wonderful writeup!
I had a few followup questions:
Is the CCR card valid for 1 year or the rest of your membership year + the following year? Example: I will hit my 5K TPs in August. My membership year ends in Oct. Would the card be valid till the following August or October?
Also, as I understand it, the requal is 3K TPs but the 2xGUF1 is 3.5K TPs. so it would make sense to do a TP run to get those extra 500TPs for the 2 upgrade vouchers, correct?
And I assume the GUF isn't like the Jokers where I'll get another 2 upon my membership renewal (example like above, the GUFs in July/Aug and again in Oct)
I'm looking forward to attaining GGL
I had a few followup questions:
Is the CCR card valid for 1 year or the rest of your membership year + the following year? Example: I will hit my 5K TPs in August. My membership year ends in Oct. Would the card be valid till the following August or October?
Also, as I understand it, the requal is 3K TPs but the 2xGUF1 is 3.5K TPs. so it would make sense to do a TP run to get those extra 500TPs for the 2 upgrade vouchers, correct?
And I assume the GUF isn't like the Jokers where I'll get another 2 upon my membership renewal (example like above, the GUFs in July/Aug and again in Oct)
I'm looking forward to attaining GGL
Last edited by jason8612; Jan 21, 2016 at 3:31 am
Jan 21, 2016, 3:41 am
#77
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Wonderful writeup!
I had a few followup questions:
Is the CCR card valid for 1 year or the rest of your membership year + the following year? Example: I will hit my 5K TPs in August. My membership year ends in Oct. Would the card be valid till the following August or October?
I had a few followup questions:
Is the CCR card valid for 1 year or the rest of your membership year + the following year? Example: I will hit my 5K TPs in August. My membership year ends in Oct. Would the card be valid till the following August or October?
the rest of that membership year + full membership year + up to end of month in the month after your membership anniversary
I am not sure what you mean by your membership year ends in October? Your status cards will expire at the end of a month but your membership year ends on the 8th of a month. Anyway if we assume your membership anniversary is 8th October and you hit 5000 TPs in August this year, your CCR card (and GGL card) will be valid until 30 November 2017.
Also, as I understand it, the requal is 3K TPs but the 2xGUF1 is 3.5K TPs. so it would make sense to do a TP run to get those extra 500TPs for the 2 upgrade vouchers, correct?
And I assume the GUF isn't like the Jokers where I'll get another 2 upon my membership renewal (example like above, the GUFs in July/Aug and again in Oct)
And I assume the GUF isn't like the Jokers where I'll get another 2 upon my membership renewal (example like above, the GUFs in July/Aug and again in Oct)
Jan 21, 2016, 3:43 am
#78
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When you first get the CCR card it is valid for:
the rest of that membership year + full membership year + up to end of month in the month after your membership anniversary
I am not sure what you mean by your membership year ends in October? Your card will end at teh end of a month but your membership year ends on the 8th of a month. Anyway if we assume your membership anniversary is 8th October and you hit 5000 TPs in August this year, your CCR card (and GGL card) will be valid until 30 November 2017.
Up to you whether you think it is worth going for. No you just get GUFs when you hit the target TP levels.
the rest of that membership year + full membership year + up to end of month in the month after your membership anniversary
I am not sure what you mean by your membership year ends in October? Your card will end at teh end of a month but your membership year ends on the 8th of a month. Anyway if we assume your membership anniversary is 8th October and you hit 5000 TPs in August this year, your CCR card (and GGL card) will be valid until 30 November 2017.
Up to you whether you think it is worth going for. No you just get GUFs when you hit the target TP levels.
Jan 21, 2016, 5:54 am
#79
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Added updates for the 6000 TP jokers, and to clarify further about the expiration dates of CCR and GGL cards. Thanks for the feedback!
Jan 21, 2016, 5:55 am
#80
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I note the limit of 5 'joker' seats per cabin, but is this one shot thing or not ? i.e. If I only had enough Avios even with GUF and 2-4-1 to book 4 seats, providing no-one else had subsequently booked a 'joker' seat, could I go back later when Avios balance refreshed to book the 5th seat ?
Jan 21, 2016, 7:20 am
#81
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
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I had the scenario of wishing to make 2 bookings for a total of 5 pax (3 travelling on cash plus GUF, 2 travelling on Avios plus GUF) and was told that such a scenario would require 2 jokers as it couldn't all be done on the same booking / PNR.
Jan 27, 2016, 10:29 pm
#82
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Berkshire
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Can we update the Joker information section to explain the rules? I.e. Does the GGL member need to be one of the passengers on the booking or can you book for someone in your HHA etc? I'm sure this question has come up a few times but can't find the threads nor can I remember the answers! (Think the GGL member has to travel on the booking).
Jan 28, 2016, 12:50 am
#83
Join Date: Jul 2010
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The T&Cs seem to imply that you have to be one of the travellers, but I've successfully used a joker when booking reward travel for two people who were not even in my HHA.
Jan 28, 2016, 1:08 am
#84
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Jan 28, 2016, 1:23 am
#85
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Jan 28, 2016, 1:31 am
#86
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Jan 29, 2016, 6:48 am
#87
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Just a data point. Received my GGL pack yesterday (new qualifier), without CCR card. This seems to be contrary to information in the thread.
Jan 29, 2016, 6:54 am
#88
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EDIT: on reading the guide I can see why it may be unclear
A welcome kit by post, including two cards, a GGL card and a separate Concorde Room (CCR)
Feb 3, 2016, 2:03 am
#89
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Geneva/Sydney
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High level, first world gradual retirement worries and GGL question!
I have averaged just around 7,000TP for many years - currently LT 115,510 but am now semi-retired. This TP year, finishing on 8 March, I will have 5,030 TP, sufficient to achieve CCR until April 2017. For some reason I had thought that LTGGL = LTCCR but am sure that isn't true. Since next year I am likely to get 3,500TP - does that mean that I don't get to drink out of the hallowed black coffee mug from May 2017?
I have averaged just around 7,000TP for many years - currently LT 115,510 but am now semi-retired. This TP year, finishing on 8 March, I will have 5,030 TP, sufficient to achieve CCR until April 2017. For some reason I had thought that LTGGL = LTCCR but am sure that isn't true. Since next year I am likely to get 3,500TP - does that mean that I don't get to drink out of the hallowed black coffee mug from May 2017?
Feb 3, 2016, 2:05 am
#90
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High level, first world gradual retirement worries and GGL question!
I have averaged just around 7,000TP for many years over - currently LT 115,510 but am now semi-retired. This TP year I will have 5,030 TP, sufficient to achieve CCR until April 2017. For some reason I had thought that LTGGL = LTCCR but am sure that isn't true. Since next year I am likely to get 3,500TP - does that mean that I don't get to drink out of the hallowed black coffee mug from May 2017?
I have averaged just around 7,000TP for many years over - currently LT 115,510 but am now semi-retired. This TP year I will have 5,030 TP, sufficient to achieve CCR until April 2017. For some reason I had thought that LTGGL = LTCCR but am sure that isn't true. Since next year I am likely to get 3,500TP - does that mean that I don't get to drink out of the hallowed black coffee mug from May 2017?