BA Gold vs. AA Executive Platinum
#31
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Munich, Algarve, Sussex or S.F Bay Area
Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, A3*Gold, AA Plat, HH Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Marriott Plat
Posts: 4,130
I don’t fly neatly as much as you by the sounds of it but I do maintain AA and BA status. The AA platinum gets me bumped on domestics quite often and the BA Gold lets me use the Flagship Lounges even when crediting to AA.
I tend to credit US domestic flights in Y to AA and premium cabin flights to BA. I like to have a good stock of AAdvantage miles since redemption rates are very often better and always as soon as there is a connecting flight in your journey.
To answer your question on tier points post 1500, your next bonus is at 2500 which will get you a GUF2 voucher. This can upgrade up to 2 people on a complete (BA-metal) itinerary. This can be used on a redemption or, importantly, via a travel agent on a cash booking to upgrade into revenue buckets without needing award inventory. At 3500, you get 2 GUF1 vouchers, the same but each for 1 person. Other options come at each 1000 tier points. GGL and the CCR will come at 5000+.
I tend to credit US domestic flights in Y to AA and premium cabin flights to BA. I like to have a good stock of AAdvantage miles since redemption rates are very often better and always as soon as there is a connecting flight in your journey.
To answer your question on tier points post 1500, your next bonus is at 2500 which will get you a GUF2 voucher. This can upgrade up to 2 people on a complete (BA-metal) itinerary. This can be used on a redemption or, importantly, via a travel agent on a cash booking to upgrade into revenue buckets without needing award inventory. At 3500, you get 2 GUF1 vouchers, the same but each for 1 person. Other options come at each 1000 tier points. GGL and the CCR will come at 5000+.
Last edited by Tafflyer; Sep 23, 2018 at 1:35 am
#32
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
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#33
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MSY (finally); previously NYC, BOS, AUH
Programs: AA EXP, 6MM; BA GLD
Posts: 17,203
Remember, BA's membership year is not a calendar year but 12 months to the day from when you signed up. My collection year, for example, ends on something like June 7. You earned Gold (1500 tier points) in around three months. Do you have enough time and flights left to get to 5000 tier points for GGL before your membership year expires? If so, I would think GGL would be worth going for. Then next year you can earn both again because GGL renewal is only 3000 tier points so the rest of your flights can go to AA or you can just push on towards lifetime Gold with BA at 35,000 TPs.
I don’t fly neatly as much as you by the sounds of it but I do maintain AA and BA status. The AA platinum gets me bumped on domestics quite often and the BA Gold lets me use the Flagship Lounges even when crediting to AA.
I tend to credit US domestic flights in Y to AA and premium cabin flights to BA. I like to have a good stock of AAdvantage miles since redemption rates are very often better and always as soon as there is a connecting flight in your journey.
To answer your question on tier points post 1500, your next bonus is at 2500 which will get you a GUF2 voucher. This can upgrade up to 2 people on a complete (BA-metal) itinerary. This can be used on a redemption or, importantly, via a travel agent on a cash booking to upgrade into revenue buckets without needing award inventory. At 3500, you get 2 GUF1 vouchers, the same but each for 1 person. Other options come at each 1000 tier points. GGL and the CCR will come at 5000+.
I tend to credit US domestic flights in Y to AA and premium cabin flights to BA. I like to have a good stock of AAdvantage miles since redemption rates are very often better and always as soon as there is a connecting flight in your journey.
To answer your question on tier points post 1500, your next bonus is at 2500 which will get you a GUF2 voucher. This can upgrade up to 2 people on a complete (BA-metal) itinerary. This can be used on a redemption or, importantly, via a travel agent on a cash booking to upgrade into revenue buckets without needing award inventory. At 3500, you get 2 GUF1 vouchers, the same but each for 1 person. Other options come at each 1000 tier points. GGL and the CCR will come at 5000+.
I did give it some thought before I got to this point. Based on the advice in this thread, I decided it was worthwhile to qualify for BA GLD, after which I'd consider my strategy going forward. That's exactly what I'm doing.