2018 - lifestyle change !
Dec 17, 2017, 7:19 am
#17
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hotels.com Gold
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Also be sure to book some nested itineraries either side of their 2nd birthday
(I didn't quite spot this trick).
Infants who become children while travelling
If you're travelling with an infant who reaches the age of 2 during their journey, your child will need their own seat for any flights on and after their 2nd birthday. We won’t charge you extra for this; you'll only pay the infant fare for the entire journey.
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...avel-documents
If you're travelling with an infant who reaches the age of 2 during their journey, your child will need their own seat for any flights on and after their 2nd birthday. We won’t charge you extra for this; you'll only pay the infant fare for the entire journey.
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...avel-documents
Dec 17, 2017, 10:17 am
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Effectively grounded
Programs: BA GGL for a little while longer
Posts: 844
I am delighted to say I am far from new parenthood - all but one of the grandkids are now in school 🙄 A fantastically happy time for you young folks, but you know ... been there, done that... 😊
Annoyingly enough, my lifetime TPs are just over 22k so I would probably have been LTG within 3 years or so. But I think I probably value my localism more than a benefit which will no doubt be eroded as time goes by...
Annoyingly enough, my lifetime TPs are just over 22k so I would probably have been LTG within 3 years or so. But I think I probably value my localism more than a benefit which will no doubt be eroded as time goes by...
Dec 17, 2017, 10:55 am
#19
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: GGL
Posts: 269
I am GFL and my GGL status has been locked in until 2020 because I got caught in the IT debacle. In the first 6 months of the year I accumulated 3000 TPs
The second half of the year has been quieter and in the last 2 months I have done just the one transatlantic. How much have I have missed not having to pack a bag every Sunday or convincing myself that I slept well in 60K?
I am surprised how much I have enjoyed being at home much more and it has got me thinking about other options. I flew LHR to JFK this week which has the new club service. There have been times in my life I would have got excited about this but I didn't really feel it.
The second half of the year has been quieter and in the last 2 months I have done just the one transatlantic. How much have I have missed not having to pack a bag every Sunday or convincing myself that I slept well in 60K?
I am surprised how much I have enjoyed being at home much more and it has got me thinking about other options. I flew LHR to JFK this week which has the new club service. There have been times in my life I would have got excited about this but I didn't really feel it.
Dec 17, 2017, 1:23 pm
#20
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, AA 1MM lifetime gold, Starwood gold, Marriott Gold Elite
Posts: 719
Not so much a lifestyle change as an attitude change...
The snow chaos firmly reminded us that BA care nowt about GCH. We are therefore going to stop forcing ourselves to fly BA/Oneworld and let our BA status lapse.
Doubtless we will take advantage of any QR J fares that come up, as QR is a world class airline in its own right where it matters not if one holds no status in J. It might even mean that we get to fly SQ again after 6 years.
It's time to move away from being pegged to BA / Oneworld
The snow chaos firmly reminded us that BA care nowt about GCH. We are therefore going to stop forcing ourselves to fly BA/Oneworld and let our BA status lapse.
Doubtless we will take advantage of any QR J fares that come up, as QR is a world class airline in its own right where it matters not if one holds no status in J. It might even mean that we get to fly SQ again after 6 years.
It's time to move away from being pegged to BA / Oneworld
Dec 17, 2017, 2:28 pm
#21
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Flatland
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold 1MM, BA Gold, UA Peon
Posts: 6,111
Unfortunately they are little use to me when they are once a week. I want half-week trips, either weekends for leisure or weekday for business. Those weekly flights are for annual expeditions to the lands of the sun, not regular travel.
Dec 18, 2017, 2:30 am
#22
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 116
As to baby travel, trust me - the Isle of Wight and car is a whole lot easier.
Dec 18, 2017, 2:46 am
#23
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
Posts: 32,146
After a couple of years of 30-sector holiday travel (renewing Gold in the process) we only have 12 sectors booked so far for 2018. I must start spending more money after Christmas! 
Dec 18, 2017, 3:02 am
#24
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: England
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,006
Not so much a lifestyle change as an attitude change...
The snow chaos firmly reminded us that BA care nowt about GCH. We are therefore going to stop forcing ourselves to fly BA/Oneworld and let our BA status lapse.
Doubtless we will take advantage of any QR J fares that come up, as QR is a world class airline in its own right where it matters not if one holds no status in J. It might even mean that we get to fly SQ again after 6 years.
It's time to move away from being pegged to BA / Oneworld
The snow chaos firmly reminded us that BA care nowt about GCH. We are therefore going to stop forcing ourselves to fly BA/Oneworld and let our BA status lapse.
Doubtless we will take advantage of any QR J fares that come up, as QR is a world class airline in its own right where it matters not if one holds no status in J. It might even mean that we get to fly SQ again after 6 years.
It's time to move away from being pegged to BA / Oneworld
I might invest in a priority pass or just spend more time in T2 Wonder Tree drinking coffee on expenses and watching aeroplanes whilst waiting for my flights.
Dec 20, 2017, 11:10 am
#25
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Effectively grounded
Programs: BA GGL for a little while longer
Posts: 844
Just finishing off on this thread...
Next week I will overtop 3000TPs so my GGL is locked in until Mar 8th, 2019.
The question is, absent clients funding multiple long-haul flights in J, how much of my own money (if any) should I spend to maintain status ?
I think it's likely we will take a couple of l/h holidays (one East on QR, one to South America) costing £1700-odd and pulling in 1120 TPs or so. Which gives me 3 options:
(2) has a marginal cost of c.£800over (1) and gets me FLounge
My personal belief is that BAEC will go revenue-based (or very close to) within the next 3 years.
Logically then, (2) makes the most sense, as I don't value the GGL Line, Jokers and GUF collectively at anything like £1700!!
(2) feels about right emotionally too.... Yes, definitely - (2) as a plan then see how things go
Sorry, bit of a stream of consciousness above
Next week I will overtop 3000TPs so my GGL is locked in until Mar 8th, 2019.
The question is, absent clients funding multiple long-haul flights in J, how much of my own money (if any) should I spend to maintain status ?
I think it's likely we will take a couple of l/h holidays (one East on QR, one to South America) costing £1700-odd and pulling in 1120 TPs or so. Which gives me 3 options:
- Do nothing next membership year, soft landing to Silver in March 2019, coast on Silver until March 2020 (and stay Silver going forward)
- Aim to earn 1500TPs next membership year, costing (I guess) about £2500 and giving me Gold until March 2020, Silver until March 2021
- Aim to earn 3000TPs next membership year, costing (I guess) about £5000 and giving me Gold until March 2020, Silver until March 2021
(2) has a marginal cost of c.£800over (1) and gets me FLounge
My personal belief is that BAEC will go revenue-based (or very close to) within the next 3 years.
Logically then, (2) makes the most sense, as I don't value the GGL Line, Jokers and GUF collectively at anything like £1700!!
(2) feels about right emotionally too.... Yes, definitely - (2) as a plan then see how things go
Sorry, bit of a stream of consciousness above
Last edited by OverTheHorizon; Dec 20, 2017 at 11:17 am
Dec 20, 2017, 11:43 am
#26
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,246
May be one way on CJ and the other way on a different airline to or from STN.
Last edited by FlyerTalker39574; Dec 20, 2017 at 11:53 am