Gold Guest List beginner's guide
Feb 20, 2018, 8:57 am
#1111
Join Date: Mar 2003
Programs: BA GGL; AA LT Gold; AS 100K; DL MM GM; Hyatt G*list, Hilton Diamond; SQ silver
Posts: 3,806
Strange I qualified early Jan 2018 - and I received a GGL + CCR card in the mail.
Order was also "Combo Card for GGL and CCC Fulfilled"
FWIW, I am not sure that the BA systems are equipped to deal with automatic / online verification of CCR status yet - I asked at the CCR in early Feb and they said there is no way (save consulting that printed manifest)
Order was also "Combo Card for GGL and CCC Fulfilled"
FWIW, I am not sure that the BA systems are equipped to deal with automatic / online verification of CCR status yet - I asked at the CCR in early Feb and they said there is no way (save consulting that printed manifest)
Feb 20, 2018, 9:09 am
#1112
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA GGLfL, WoH Lifetime Globalist, HH Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 711
The printed list of BAEC members who have access to the CCR seems to be no more. The list is now available on an iPad, with an icon comprising a silhouette of Concorde on a white background indicating that the BAEC card holder has access to the CCR. The Lounge Angel told me she had already turned away an imposter this morning (this was before my arrival at 06:20 this morning). Doc. Copper
Feb 20, 2018, 9:17 am
#1113
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
I'm trying to do something with a joker and spent a while on the GGL line to India yesterday without success. They are looking into it but I wondered if others had come across this before.
My wife is going to travel TPA-LGW and then INV-LHR (change airport) LGW-TPA. Using a single joker the taxes and fees for the round trip are just shy of $1,300.
If we do this as two singles, the taxes and fees on the TPA-LGW outbound are $500 and the return from Inverness should be GBP 200 (roughly $280). Therefore using two one ways we can cut the taxes/fees from $1,300 to $780. As she really is going to be close to INV it's worth doing. Of course this will require two jokers as there's no CW availability but that's ok, I'm significantly over jokered at the moment.
The problem is that the agent said as my account was based in the US he was not able to apply a joker for a trip originating from the UK. Is that true? I find this hard to believe. The agent is looking into it for me with a view to finding a solution and is going to call me back tonight. It would be useful to have other's thoughts on this before I receive him call hence the post.
My wife is going to travel TPA-LGW and then INV-LHR (change airport) LGW-TPA. Using a single joker the taxes and fees for the round trip are just shy of $1,300.
If we do this as two singles, the taxes and fees on the TPA-LGW outbound are $500 and the return from Inverness should be GBP 200 (roughly $280). Therefore using two one ways we can cut the taxes/fees from $1,300 to $780. As she really is going to be close to INV it's worth doing. Of course this will require two jokers as there's no CW availability but that's ok, I'm significantly over jokered at the moment.
The problem is that the agent said as my account was based in the US he was not able to apply a joker for a trip originating from the UK. Is that true? I find this hard to believe. The agent is looking into it for me with a view to finding a solution and is going to call me back tonight. It would be useful to have other's thoughts on this before I receive him call hence the post.
Feb 20, 2018, 9:23 am
#1114
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,968
The problem is that the agent said as my account was based in the US he was not able to apply a joker for a trip originating from the UK. Is that true? I find this hard to believe. The agent is looking into it for me with a view to finding a solution and is going to call me back tonight. It would be useful to have other's thoughts on this before I receive him call hence the post.
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...-list-benefits
4. Gold Guest List Redemption Reward
4.1. A Member shall be eligible for two Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards per Tier Point Collection Year starting on the date that the Member received an invitation to the Gold Guest List and was able to receive the Services. This does not affect Members ability to spend Avios in the usual way under the Executive Club membership Terms and Conditions.
4.2. The Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards shall be subject to flight capacity and availability.
4.3. All passengers must travel on the same booking as the Member.
4.4. Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards must be used before the end of the Tier Point Collection Year in which the benefit was issued. No Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards may be carried over and any unused Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards will be lost if Membership of the Gold Guest List for whatever reason terminates. There is no cash alternative or compensation available if the Member fails to use his/her Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards.
4.5. A Member can use their Gold Guest List Redemption Reward to book one one-way or one return trip, this can include a connecting flight to your onward destination for example Delhi-London-New York-London-Delhi. Stop overs on route to final destination are limited to 14 days. Side trips are not permitted, for example a trip that is not on route to your final destination, for example Delhi-London-New York-London-Rome-London-Delhi, the London-Rome-London would be classed as a side trip. Once the Member has returned to their original point of origin this is classed as one return trip.
4.1. A Member shall be eligible for two Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards per Tier Point Collection Year starting on the date that the Member received an invitation to the Gold Guest List and was able to receive the Services. This does not affect Members ability to spend Avios in the usual way under the Executive Club membership Terms and Conditions.
4.2. The Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards shall be subject to flight capacity and availability.
4.3. All passengers must travel on the same booking as the Member.
4.4. Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards must be used before the end of the Tier Point Collection Year in which the benefit was issued. No Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards may be carried over and any unused Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards will be lost if Membership of the Gold Guest List for whatever reason terminates. There is no cash alternative or compensation available if the Member fails to use his/her Gold Guest List Redemption Rewards.
4.5. A Member can use their Gold Guest List Redemption Reward to book one one-way or one return trip, this can include a connecting flight to your onward destination for example Delhi-London-New York-London-Delhi. Stop overs on route to final destination are limited to 14 days. Side trips are not permitted, for example a trip that is not on route to your final destination, for example Delhi-London-New York-London-Rome-London-Delhi, the London-Rome-London would be classed as a side trip. Once the Member has returned to their original point of origin this is classed as one return trip.
Feb 20, 2018, 9:25 am
#1115
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
Feb 20, 2018, 9:58 am
#1116
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
Feb 20, 2018, 1:22 pm
#1117
Moderator: Qatar Airways
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LHR/NCE/MIA
Programs: BAEC GfL & GGL, SQ Gold, Amex Centurion, Mucci des Chevaliers des Bons Mots et Qui Savent Moucher
Posts: 8,948
I called Manchester the following mornings, and all was taken care of quickly.
As an aside, when I spoke to Delhi (that's where the chap told me he was) about booking my OTP-PHX fare, the guy jokingly commented 'You do know we fly direct from LHR, right?'. Made me chuckle.
M
Feb 20, 2018, 6:20 pm
#1118
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: HKG
Programs: BA(GGL) QF LTS CX AM, Hilton Diamond, PPL(A)
Posts: 1,654
Feb 20, 2018, 8:01 pm
#1119
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: HKG
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, CX DM, QF GO, AA LT GO, UA SL, LH FT, Marr LT Titanium, Shang DM, Hyatt Glob, Hilton DM
Posts: 2,024
I passed 5k points for the first time around Nov, and got my CCR card in the mail in Jan (but I'm based in Asia). But never got my GGL card...not in the same envelope...
Feb 21, 2018, 12:13 am
#1120
Join Date: Mar 2003
Programs: BA GGL; AA LT Gold; AS 100K; DL MM GM; Hyatt G*list, Hilton Diamond; SQ silver
Posts: 3,806
Feb 21, 2018, 12:34 am
#1121
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,927
Feb 21, 2018, 3:44 am
#1122
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Dorset, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 635
I first qualified in May 2017 and also have the "Combo Pack" in my orders list. They arrived together in the same envelope then.
Feb 21, 2018, 3:59 am
#1123
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 137
Yet mine didn’t in December 2017! (first qualified December 2017. Two envelopes received around ten days apart, despite “Combo Pack” showing in my orders list)
Feb 21, 2018, 8:04 am
#1124
Join Date: Mar 2003
Programs: BA GGL; AA LT Gold; AS 100K; DL MM GM; Hyatt G*list, Hilton Diamond; SQ silver
Posts: 3,806
I'm a new qualifier and have received only the gold card, no CCR card yet. But given SleepySynapse's post just above, there's still hope.
Feb 22, 2018, 4:43 am
#1125
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: dublin
Programs: BA GGL, SPG Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 106
Any update on this? Will they change GGL requirements for renewal form 3000? I am currently GGL for last 8 years, always hit the 3k tier points, but would never make 5000 in any 1 year anymore