Gold Guest List beginner's guide
Apr 1, 2018, 12:29 pm
#1171
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH DIAMOND, AVIS Presidents Club, Karahi Express
Posts: 1,229
Apr 1, 2018, 12:31 pm
#1172
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH DIAMOND, AVIS Presidents Club, Karahi Express
Posts: 1,229
Reposting earlier question
Quick question : Gifted BA Silver travelling on BA Staff Concession from Canada to London in Economy
Does the Silver card holder still get the Silver Baggage allowance as below even if travelling on Staff concession?
Quick question : Gifted BA Silver travelling on BA Staff Concession from Canada to London in Economy
Does the Silver card holder still get the Silver Baggage allowance as below even if travelling on Staff concession?
- A checked baggage allowance of two bags when travelling in economy
- For everyone in your booking, except on hand baggage only (Basic) fares*
- A weight allowance of 32kg (70lb) per checked bag
Apr 1, 2018, 12:42 pm
#1173
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Roswell, GA
Programs: BA Gold-Virgin Gold-Delta MM-Hilton Diamond-Hyatt Globalist-Marriott Gold-IHG Plat Amb-Accor Nobody
Posts: 259
Apr 1, 2018, 2:54 pm
#1174
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,759
At what point do you get the Hilton diamond status? 5000TP, renewal at 3000TP etc.?
Dropped to silver this morning after my diamond status ended yesterday (from Dec 2016 when I phoned BA after hitting GGL). Only done 3 stays so far this year due to personal reasons and a few stays elsewhere that were more convenient.
Got GGL until 2020 with the 2 year extension (didn't bother getting the 3000TP for renewal back in Dec as I had no option but to change a couple of flights to the week after my year ended so ended up 400-500TP short after a slack year).
Dropped to silver this morning after my diamond status ended yesterday (from Dec 2016 when I phoned BA after hitting GGL). Only done 3 stays so far this year due to personal reasons and a few stays elsewhere that were more convenient.
Got GGL until 2020 with the 2 year extension (didn't bother getting the 3000TP for renewal back in Dec as I had no option but to change a couple of flights to the week after my year ended so ended up 400-500TP short after a slack year).
Apr 1, 2018, 3:06 pm
#1175
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Roswell, GA
Programs: BA Gold-Virgin Gold-Delta MM-Hilton Diamond-Hyatt Globalist-Marriott Gold-IHG Plat Amb-Accor Nobody
Posts: 259
At what point do you get the Hilton diamond status? 5000TP, renewal at 3000TP etc.?
Dropped to silver this morning after my diamond status ended yesterday (from Dec 2016 when I phoned BA after hitting GGL). Only done 3 stays so far this year due to personal reasons and a few stays elsewhere that were more convenient.
Got GGL until 2020 with the 2 year extension (didn't bother getting the 3000TP for renewal back in Dec as I had no option but to change a couple of flights to the week after my year ended so ended up 400-500TP short after a slack year).
Dropped to silver this morning after my diamond status ended yesterday (from Dec 2016 when I phoned BA after hitting GGL). Only done 3 stays so far this year due to personal reasons and a few stays elsewhere that were more convenient.
Got GGL until 2020 with the 2 year extension (didn't bother getting the 3000TP for renewal back in Dec as I had no option but to change a couple of flights to the week after my year ended so ended up 400-500TP short after a slack year).
Apr 1, 2018, 3:56 pm
#1176
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,924
At what point do you get the Hilton diamond status? 5000TP, renewal at 3000TP etc.?
Dropped to silver this morning after my diamond status ended yesterday (from Dec 2016 when I phoned BA after hitting GGL). Only done 3 stays so far this year due to personal reasons and a few stays elsewhere that were more convenient.
Got GGL until 2020 with the 2 year extension (didn't bother getting the 3000TP for renewal back in Dec as I had no option but to change a couple of flights to the week after my year ended so ended up 400-500TP short after a slack year).
Dropped to silver this morning after my diamond status ended yesterday (from Dec 2016 when I phoned BA after hitting GGL). Only done 3 stays so far this year due to personal reasons and a few stays elsewhere that were more convenient.
Got GGL until 2020 with the 2 year extension (didn't bother getting the 3000TP for renewal back in Dec as I had no option but to change a couple of flights to the week after my year ended so ended up 400-500TP short after a slack year).
Apr 1, 2018, 4:08 pm
#1177
Moderator: Hyatt Gold Passport & Star Alliance
Join Date: May 1998
Location: London, UK
Programs: UA-1K 3MM/HY- LT Globalist/BA-GGL/GfL
Posts: 12,087
Worked for me in a couple of days and just as Diamond was expiring
Apr 1, 2018, 4:56 pm
#1178
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Arizona
Programs: BA (GGL G4L), AA (Gold), HH (Diamond); Marriott (Gold)
Posts: 3,011
Reposting earlier question
Quick question : Gifted BA Silver travelling on BA Staff Concession from Canada to London in Economy
Does the Silver card holder still get the Silver Baggage allowance as below even if travelling on Staff concession?
Quick question : Gifted BA Silver travelling on BA Staff Concession from Canada to London in Economy
Does the Silver card holder still get the Silver Baggage allowance as below even if travelling on Staff concession?
- A checked baggage allowance of two bags when travelling in economy
- For everyone in your booking, except on hand baggage only (Basic) fares*
- A weight allowance of 32kg (70lb) per checked bag
Apr 7, 2018, 1:42 pm
#1179
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL & Gfl, LH Senator, Marriott Plat Prem, AA GLD
Posts: 35
If your membership year ends on 8th April, when does it reset midnight on the 7th or midnight on the 8th. Ie does travel on the 8th in UK time count to this year or the next/new year
Apr 7, 2018, 2:03 pm
#1180
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Roswell, GA
Programs: BA Gold-Virgin Gold-Delta MM-Hilton Diamond-Hyatt Globalist-Marriott Gold-IHG Plat Amb-Accor Nobody
Posts: 259
I 'Think' all activity that departs/starts (Doesn't matter when it lands) before 11.59pm on 8th counts for that current year. If that answers your question.
Apr 7, 2018, 9:13 pm
#1181
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold & GGL & CCR, HH Diam, Bonvoy Titanium, IHG Spire, Tastecard
Posts: 7,549
flights on the 8th will count in your previous membership year - the reset is during the night from 8th to 9th so from 9th onwards counts towards next year. all based on local time (rather than UK time). and if it takes a few days to post (e.g. because it's a QR flight), the BA system (for once) is pretty good at resetting you so there's no real way for carrying forward any TPs even if they post on 9th or later for flights taken on 8th or before.
Apr 9, 2018, 7:44 am
#1182
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London, UK
Programs: AA 2MM - PLT, BA GGL, SPG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,221
My joker & GUF with another persons Avios & 2-4-1?
So far my experience of using all of these instruments have straight out vanilla using my own allowances.
Is it possible to use my joker & a GUF2 with another person's Avios and their 2-4-1 voucher?
Is it possible to use my joker & a GUF2 with another person's Avios and their 2-4-1 voucher?
Apr 17, 2018, 8:14 am
#1183
Join Date: Mar 2016
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 681
Just tried to use a joker to UUA from WT to WT+ and was told it couldn't be done without T fare availability. Does anyone know if there is a way around this?
Apr 17, 2018, 8:27 am
#1184
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,924
That is correct, for upgrade to WTP there needs to be availability in the T fare bucket. Unfortunately there is no longer a way around this.
Apr 17, 2018, 8:28 am
#1185
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 910
One option might be to setup an ExpertFlyer or similar alert in case the required number of T class becomes available.