Lifetime Gold
Sep 9, 2017, 8:10 am
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: M4, T5, DME, DXB, CAI, SDF among many others
Programs: BAEC GfL/GGL/CCR, BA Amex, Quidco, IHG Spire, Hotels.com Reinstated Gold)
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Lifetime Gold
Delighted and surprised to say that on Monday night I crossed the threshold to Lifetime Gold.
Delighted because I brought up the 35K in the nicest way with an F to SCL. Couple of Mojito Royales in the CCR from Borisz to set me up, ("How did you know about that, Sir?"), and a great crew. Surprised because the first year consisted of a couple of GLA and NCL returns from LHR and that was about it.
In 8 years, just 2 cancelled flights, 1 unscheduled overnight at AMS when crew timed out, bumped once from my seat by a minor Royal, and a couple of indifferent crews have been more than compensated for by the sense of being "home" at the start of any return journey. By 6 years of CCR access. And of course by the many Avios funded and Joker enabled family trips.
Although I have learnt on here that there may be better hard and soft products out there, and to check that out I am treating myself to a CX F to HKG in Dec; at the end of the day BA fly direct to everywhere I need to go. The loss of Baku direct was a shame and Moscow going LH helped a lot. And I still rate my first corporate 747 UD, to Cape Town, as a favourite flight.
I have more chance of walking on the moon than reaching LTGGL but as long as I fly I trust I will continue to be entertained and educated by all on here.
Thanks and Cheers
Delighted because I brought up the 35K in the nicest way with an F to SCL. Couple of Mojito Royales in the CCR from Borisz to set me up, ("How did you know about that, Sir?"), and a great crew. Surprised because the first year consisted of a couple of GLA and NCL returns from LHR and that was about it.
In 8 years, just 2 cancelled flights, 1 unscheduled overnight at AMS when crew timed out, bumped once from my seat by a minor Royal, and a couple of indifferent crews have been more than compensated for by the sense of being "home" at the start of any return journey. By 6 years of CCR access. And of course by the many Avios funded and Joker enabled family trips.
Although I have learnt on here that there may be better hard and soft products out there, and to check that out I am treating myself to a CX F to HKG in Dec; at the end of the day BA fly direct to everywhere I need to go. The loss of Baku direct was a shame and Moscow going LH helped a lot. And I still rate my first corporate 747 UD, to Cape Town, as a favourite flight.
I have more chance of walking on the moon than reaching LTGGL but as long as I fly I trust I will continue to be entertained and educated by all on here.
Thanks and Cheers
Sep 9, 2017, 8:15 am
#2
formerly southsidesilver
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: San Diego,CA
Programs: BA Gold, UA Silver, HH Diamond
Posts: 996
Congratulations. To me that's a very big achievement even earning around 2500 Tier points a year it will take me 11 years to hit lifetime gold.
So it really is a big deal and congratulations
So it really is a big deal and congratulations
Sep 9, 2017, 3:06 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: London
Programs: MUCCI; BAEC Lifetime Gold; Marriott Bonvoy Emeritus Titanium; Hertz#1, Avis President’s Club
Posts: 3,214
Sep 9, 2017, 3:54 pm
#6
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: M4, T5, DME, DXB, CAI, SDF among many others
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Posts: 272
Sep 9, 2017, 7:57 pm
#9
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Glasgow / London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 3,457
Congratulations! I beat you by about a week, crossing the threshold shortly after returning home from a Brazil trip a couple of weeks back 
It's nice to have, but I don't think I'll be happy until I hit LTGGL, assuming it still exists then!
Good to hear that word of the 'Mojito Royale' is getting out
It's nice to have, but I don't think I'll be happy until I hit LTGGL, assuming it still exists then!Good to hear that word of the 'Mojito Royale' is getting out
Sep 10, 2017, 1:07 am
#10
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: LHR / LAS
Programs: BA GfL, GGL/CCR
Posts: 2,409
congratulations! We will be at 35000 in around 18 months or so, but just fingers crossed for us, it still exists then.
Anyway, back to you, even without the GFL level, I bet you had some good fun flying all those TP. Sure is a good way to see the world.
PS - Mojito Royales - just looked that up as I had no idea what it was. I blamed Borisz for making us not very well on our last trip......
.... God help me if I have one of those... mmmmm, maybe I can try just the one...
Anyway, back to you, even without the GFL level, I bet you had some good fun flying all those TP. Sure is a good way to see the world.
PS - Mojito Royales - just looked that up as I had no idea what it was. I blamed Borisz for making us not very well on our last trip......
.... God help me if I have one of those... mmmmm, maybe I can try just the one...
Sep 10, 2017, 5:45 am
#11
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 4
I made Gold Guest For Life when the category was introduced in 2013 and am now approaching 120,000 tier points. It is a great programme; everyone in BA is very helpful. I don't think there are too many of us but it settled the issue that as one began to travel less then descending from gold would make AVIOS much harder to use and losing lounge access as well a really depressing prospect.
Sep 10, 2017, 6:49 am
#13
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,923
Sep 10, 2017, 10:19 am
#15
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
Posts: 32,145
Some of us Elders are just pleased to be 'Annual Gold' 
There are undobted benefits for those who travel squillions of miles at Company expense, and I certainly do not deny them some small benefit for all their suffering.
There are undobted benefits for those who travel squillions of miles at Company expense, and I certainly do not deny them some small benefit for all their suffering.
