Tier Points Grace Period - How Long to 'kick in'?
Jun 25, 2018, 7:24 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2014
Location: London, England
Programs: BA, AC
Posts: 7
Tier Points Grace Period - How Long to 'kick in'?
Hi all,
I had a trip the other week the took me over the threshold to gold, however the flights occurred about 4 (outbound) and 10 (inbound) days after my tier point collection year ended. When the flights were credited to my account, I called the BAEC hotline and asked about the two-week extension. The associate on the phone said she would put in the request for me and get it sent 'downstairs' and that should be all I need to do.
I was just curious to know what people's experiences were on how long it takes to process this all? I called first thing on Wednesday morning when the points were credited to my account (it's now Monday afternoon at time of posting and no changes on my account). I've got a couple of long haul flights coming up so would like to take advantage of the new lounges (I had a flight back from JHB last night and would have killed for a shower in the arrivals lounge...)
I did a search for this type of info but didn't find much so apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere!
Thanks!
I had a trip the other week the took me over the threshold to gold, however the flights occurred about 4 (outbound) and 10 (inbound) days after my tier point collection year ended. When the flights were credited to my account, I called the BAEC hotline and asked about the two-week extension. The associate on the phone said she would put in the request for me and get it sent 'downstairs' and that should be all I need to do.
I was just curious to know what people's experiences were on how long it takes to process this all? I called first thing on Wednesday morning when the points were credited to my account (it's now Monday afternoon at time of posting and no changes on my account). I've got a couple of long haul flights coming up so would like to take advantage of the new lounges (I had a flight back from JHB last night and would have killed for a shower in the arrivals lounge...)
I did a search for this type of info but didn't find much so apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere!
Thanks!
Jun 25, 2018, 11:07 am
#3
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: England
Programs: BAEC Gold, UA Mileage Plus, Hotels.com Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Pizza Express Gold
Posts: 603
I called on a Wednesday and got an email on the Sunday saying I'd made Gold. My card didn't turn up for another 2.5 months though...
Jun 25, 2018, 3:14 pm
#4
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: Mucci Chevalier des Internautes Amables; BAEC
Posts: 971
My gold card expires in a week but I’m told there may be a couple of days ‘down time’ while they manually reinstate gold due to the qualifying points being within the 2-week grace period.