20,000 Lifetime Tier Points - what next?
Feb 27, 2018, 11:02 am
#16
Join Date: Feb 2018
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Lifetime tier points only result in the 35,000 that you need for lifetime gold when you fly a Lot. I have over twenty-five years of BA behind me with on average 4-5 intercontinental business class trips per year... and now i am at 25,000 only.. so, t is only for those who fly mostly BA for an amazingly lng time.
kLM has it better organized: after ten years of platinum level, you get that for life. I have been gold BA for twenty years now, will not make for lufe though
kLM has it better organized: after ten years of platinum level, you get that for life. I have been gold BA for twenty years now, will not make for lufe though
Feb 27, 2018, 11:07 am
#17
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Cumbria
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Starbucks Gold
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Lifetime tier points only result in the 35,000 that you need for lifetime gold when you fly a Lot. I have over twenty-five years of BA behind me with on average 4-5 intercontinental business class trips per year... and now i am at 25,000 only.. so, t is only for those who fly mostly BA for an amazingly lng time.
kLM has it better organized: after ten years of platinum level, you get that for life. I have been gold BA for twenty years now, will not make for lufe though
kLM has it better organized: after ten years of platinum level, you get that for life. I have been gold BA for twenty years now, will not make for lufe though
I assume that much of your time as BA gold was on the lower European threashold of just 800TPs per year. 20 years of this would see you achieve a total of 16,000TPs. Of course at the current gold level you would have 30,000 as a minumum if 1500TPs per yearcdorvtwentybyears.
All schemes have the pluses and their minuses.
Feb 27, 2018, 11:12 am
#18
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London, ARN, HEL, ..... or MAN
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Welcome to FT.
I assume that much of your time as BA gold was on the lower European threashold of just 800TPs per year. 20 years of this would see you achieve a total of 16,000TPs. Of course at the current gold level you would have 30,000 as a minumum if 1500TPs per yearcdorvtwentybyears.
All schemes have the pluses and their minuses.
Mar 1, 2018, 12:04 am
#19
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Vancouver
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Since you have already achieved 20,000 TP which is 57% of the way to LTG, then why not aim high and go for the LTG level.
It's all possible if you have your heart into it.
I have done 18,000 TP in 9 months and will be LTG in 2 weeks time for which I am short of 200 TP.
Aim high and you will get there!
It's all possible if you have your heart into it.
I have done 18,000 TP in 9 months and will be LTG in 2 weeks time for which I am short of 200 TP.
Aim high and you will get there!
Mar 1, 2018, 12:11 am
#20
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
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Mar 1, 2018, 12:14 am
#21
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Lifetime tier points only result in the 35,000 that you need for lifetime gold when you fly a Lot. I have over twenty-five years of BA behind me with on average 4-5 intercontinental business class trips per year... and now i am at 25,000 only.. so, t is only for those who fly mostly BA for an amazingly lng time.
kLM has it better organized: after ten years of platinum level, you get that for life. I have been gold BA for twenty years now, will not make for lufe though
kLM has it better organized: after ten years of platinum level, you get that for life. I have been gold BA for twenty years now, will not make for lufe though
Mar 1, 2018, 1:04 am
#22
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: UK (currently)
Programs: BA Gold (and many other greater and lesser distinctions)
Posts: 7,208
I am in exactly the same position as the OP, although with a few more TPs but still with LTG now out of reach as my work related travel dwindles away.
I am particularly aggrieved (if anyone from BA is reading this) about the absence of any recognition of the flights taken in the pre-TP era, when only Miles were awarded. At that time I was doing a lot of flying on Concorde and in F, but this seemingly forms no part of my travel history as far as BA is concerned.
I am particularly aggrieved (if anyone from BA is reading this) about the absence of any recognition of the flights taken in the pre-TP era, when only Miles were awarded. At that time I was doing a lot of flying on Concorde and in F, but this seemingly forms no part of my travel history as far as BA is concerned.
Mar 1, 2018, 1:44 am
#23
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA CCR/GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,483
? 18,000 in 39 weeks means 460 per week, excluding any time away from flying. Congratulations, you make CWS look like a leisure flyer .I'm about half way to LTG, and have about 8 years of working life in front of me (although all of my travel is leisure, so it's a case of (relatively) cash-rich/time-poor moving to (again, relatively) cash-poor/time-rich). I just hope that they don't scrap it by the time I get there!
Mar 1, 2018, 1:52 am
#24
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: London
Programs: BA LtG, Flying Blue Plat
Posts: 274
Mar 1, 2018, 3:18 am
#25
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,596
I am in exactly the same position as the OP, although with a few more TPs but still with LTG now out of reach as my work related travel dwindles away.
I am particularly aggrieved (if anyone from BA is reading this) about the absence of any recognition of the flights taken in the pre-TP era, when only Miles were awarded. At that time I was doing a lot of flying on Concorde and in F, but this seemingly forms no part of my travel history as far as BA is concerned.
I am particularly aggrieved (if anyone from BA is reading this) about the absence of any recognition of the flights taken in the pre-TP era, when only Miles were awarded. At that time I was doing a lot of flying on Concorde and in F, but this seemingly forms no part of my travel history as far as BA is concerned.
Mar 1, 2018, 4:53 am
#26
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,330
I never bothered with this LTG thing as it was so far out of my reach I simply dismissed it (I only really started flying BA at all in 2013, and didn't get to gold until 2014). However, I have just looked and realised I too have just crossed 20k TPs.
So whilst GfL appeared out of reach in a reasonable time frame previously (and by reasonable I mean 'within a time frame that it won't be enhanced away'), I could feasibly hit GfL in 3 years or so if I stop flying other carriers once I hit the 3.5k TPs, as I do currently.
Something to consider, I guess.
So whilst GfL appeared out of reach in a reasonable time frame previously (and by reasonable I mean 'within a time frame that it won't be enhanced away'), I could feasibly hit GfL in 3 years or so if I stop flying other carriers once I hit the 3.5k TPs, as I do currently.
Something to consider, I guess.
Mar 1, 2018, 6:18 am
#27
Join Date: Jan 2000
Programs: Latinpass Million Miler. BA Gold.
Posts: 3,544
I'm about half way to LTG, and have about 8 years of working life in front of me (although all of my travel is leisure, so it's a case of (relatively) cash-rich/time-poor moving to (again, relatively) cash-poor/time-rich). I just hope that they don't scrap it by the time I get there!
Mar 1, 2018, 7:55 am
#28
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Lemonia. Best Greek ever.
Posts: 2,274
A couple of points.
For those worried about dropping out of Gold/Silver etc., I can assure you that after 13 years of Gold, dropping to Blue sharpish was no hardship. Finding the right coffee bars that sell decent coffee that is much better than the lounge will give you is trial and error. Sandwiches etc in the "private sector" at airports are generally much better and fresher nowadays than the cheap and nasty stuff in lounges. Buying fresh stuff airside to take on board is a doddle. No worries about pilfering! Just pay!
(I love almond croissants)
For those who will not hit life time gold. I thought I would have done, but BA's historic records are pathetic. Quite a few of my J/F flights from the 90s are missing. They have even missed my one and only Concorde from JFK to LHR. They might forget it. I do not!!
However, I am not bothered as pottering around with the great unwashed is fine. I've been doing it for over 10 years now!
For those worried about dropping out of Gold/Silver etc., I can assure you that after 13 years of Gold, dropping to Blue sharpish was no hardship. Finding the right coffee bars that sell decent coffee that is much better than the lounge will give you is trial and error. Sandwiches etc in the "private sector" at airports are generally much better and fresher nowadays than the cheap and nasty stuff in lounges. Buying fresh stuff airside to take on board is a doddle. No worries about pilfering! Just pay!
(I love almond croissants)
For those who will not hit life time gold. I thought I would have done, but BA's historic records are pathetic. Quite a few of my J/F flights from the 90s are missing. They have even missed my one and only Concorde from JFK to LHR. They might forget it. I do not!!
However, I am not bothered as pottering around with the great unwashed is fine. I've been doing it for over 10 years now!
Mar 1, 2018, 11:58 am
#30
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: London, UK
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Any idea whats the highest number of TPs accumulated by one passenger? I guess we are talking about 40k+ TP mark?