BA Silver status for.... 3000EUR
May 14, 2019, 1:14 am
#16
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EDIT: It's apparently too late. Needed to be done by end Jan 2019.
Last edited by golfmad; May 14, 2019 at 1:20 am
May 14, 2019, 6:26 am
#17
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: London
Programs: Mucci Blue, BAEC Gold, Blockbuster Video card
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Maybe I am just being dense..... Not bothered btw - don't need it. Just piqued my interest...
May 14, 2019, 6:29 am
#18
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I assume given as a partner card.
May 14, 2019, 6:29 am
#19
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A GGL member can nominate someone from their friends and family list to have a silver or gold card but it's against the terms and conditions to sell that gift.
May 14, 2019, 6:32 am
#20
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: London
Programs: Mucci Blue, BAEC Gold, Blockbuster Video card
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If so, how would BA know that you're NOT friends and family? Simply booking patterns indicating never having shared itineraries with the GGL 'donor'?
May 14, 2019, 6:33 am
#21
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: London
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Boy, I sure wish someone would gift me Gold status, As I will never reach that raricied status on my own.
This year I'm struggling to renew Silver status on TP's, but next year I should be fine on flight segments.
This year I'm struggling to renew Silver status on TP's, but next year I should be fine on flight segments.
May 14, 2019, 6:34 am
#22
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Ah so then if you buy one of these things on eBay then the assumption is the seller is the GGL member and would add you to their friends and family list and then inform BA that they want you to have the card?
If so, how would BA know that you're NOT friends and family? Simply booking patterns indicating never having shared itineraries with the GGL 'donor'?
If so, how would BA know that you're NOT friends and family? Simply booking patterns indicating never having shared itineraries with the GGL 'donor'?
I appear to have clambered aboard my moral high-horse.
May 14, 2019, 6:39 am
#23
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May 14, 2019, 7:23 am
#26
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May 14, 2019, 7:23 am
#27
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold / OW Emerald
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Quite simple, this morning there was a deal for AMS-LAX in business class. A simple AMS-LHR-JFK-LAX return would get you to silver and it cost 1400 euros. You get a decent chunk of Avios in return too.
I don't know why people would pay for this (I've seen gold being sold for less, which makes it more of an interesting question).
I don't know why people would pay for this (I've seen gold being sold for less, which makes it more of an interesting question).
May 15, 2019, 6:04 pm
#28
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: London
Programs: Executive Club - Gold, HH - Gold, Marriott - Gold
Posts: 372
This was news to me - onto eBay I went. And I ended up buying Gold Marriott status for £40.
Over this year I have stayed in Marriott group hotels on every trip - not intentionally - just they have been the best or most value, I have wracked up 26 nights in Marriott hotels and my 2 nights next week in ORD are also in a Marriott W hotel. I have been really annoyed that as I didn't book direct I got no points or status. So onto Gold I went. Its valid for 2 years and I am hoping that I can make use of the free upgrade when I check in.
Over this year I have stayed in Marriott group hotels on every trip - not intentionally - just they have been the best or most value, I have wracked up 26 nights in Marriott hotels and my 2 nights next week in ORD are also in a Marriott W hotel. I have been really annoyed that as I didn't book direct I got no points or status. So onto Gold I went. Its valid for 2 years and I am hoping that I can make use of the free upgrade when I check in.
May 16, 2019, 1:29 am
#29
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: MAN
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Out of interest, I had a look on eBay and on a slightly different theme, there's a couple of sellers looking to offload their stash of Avios. One seller has 101k Avios currently with 7 bids at £719. The sellers plan is to give you his/her login details to their BAEC after you've paid as per the description on the item: The winning bidder will recieve the login details to my ba account, which they can then use to book flights under their name/s and rename the household account and split the account into your name and add whom ever you choose. Or redeem however you wish.
This doesn't seem right to me!
This doesn't seem right to me!
May 17, 2019, 1:47 pm
#30
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: London
Programs: Executive Club - Gold, HH - Gold, Marriott - Gold
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I have to say that £40 investment in Gold for Marriott was great and worth it.
I managed to not only use it to get a cheaper rate than the third party hotel site I had originally booked but also got an upgrade when I booked. My room for 2 nights now cost me £369 but the room I have been given is showing up as £550 on the booking sites. And I will get those loyalty points.
I managed to not only use it to get a cheaper rate than the third party hotel site I had originally booked but also got an upgrade when I booked. My room for 2 nights now cost me £369 but the room I have been given is showing up as £550 on the booking sites. And I will get those loyalty points.