The Top 10 BAEC members have dinner together. True or False?
Mar 16, 2018, 11:58 am
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The Top 10 BAEC members have dinner together. True or False?
A good friend of mine, who is not known for lying, stated to me that he had sat down with the highest TP earner of the BAEC - he didn't tell me of what year.
The chap said that the top 10 highest earners, get together for a dinner, at BA's expense. It is supposedly held in London.
The top earner works for a wealth management company, but I won't state the company name for privacy reasons.
Has anyone ever heard of these dinners?
M
The chap said that the top 10 highest earners, get together for a dinner, at BA's expense. It is supposedly held in London.
The top earner works for a wealth management company, but I won't state the company name for privacy reasons.
Has anyone ever heard of these dinners?
M
Mar 16, 2018, 12:04 pm
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When I lived in BRU, SQ invited its top mileage members to exclusive and expensive dinners each year. They also invited a partner. They were excellent. I managed to be SQ Gold and BA Gold (when it was worth having) at the same time!
Mar 16, 2018, 12:04 pm
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Mar 16, 2018, 12:10 pm
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I got chatting to a chap on a flight once who stated that the year before he had been told by BA that he had been the third highest TP earner. He is very senior in a major UK consultancy business.
Who knows own whether he was telling porkies or not (would seem a strange thing to lie about though). He never mentioned a dinner though.
Who knows own whether he was telling porkies or not (would seem a strange thing to lie about though). He never mentioned a dinner though.
Mar 16, 2018, 12:16 pm
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The kicker which made me think it wasn't true, was that the dinner is held at the Houses of Parliament.
Up to that point, it sounded potentially believable.
M
Up to that point, it sounded potentially believable.
M
Mar 16, 2018, 12:33 pm
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I would wager that 37,000 TPs would stand a chance. This represents two first class returns per working week. 
I don't think it need be that hard. Jump on an evening flight to NYC on Sunday, complete a day's business on Monday, return in time for a day's activity on Tuesday and Wednesday. Take the evening flight again, do a day's business on Thursday, and return for a day's business on Friday. Rinse and repeat. Psychologically I imagine that it would get much harder if you had an irregular schedule and a mix of flights to a wide range of destinations.
I don't think it need be that hard. Jump on an evening flight to NYC on Sunday, complete a day's business on Monday, return in time for a day's activity on Tuesday and Wednesday. Take the evening flight again, do a day's business on Thursday, and return for a day's business on Friday. Rinse and repeat. Psychologically I imagine that it would get much harder if you had an irregular schedule and a mix of flights to a wide range of destinations.
Mar 16, 2018, 12:42 pm
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Mar 16, 2018, 1:00 pm
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