FAQ : BAEC : status extensions & Tier Point (re)qualification thresholds reduced
Jun 11, 2020, 4:26 am
#61
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Some
Posts: 5,252
Just to clarify, GGLs are included in this. Although they have not stated the numbers for GGl & CCR card on the FAQs site, they have said in the email the 25% reduction would apply:
So this would mean:
Bronze: 225 Tier Points or 18 eligible flights
Silver: 450 Tier Points or 37 eligible flights
Gold: 1125 Tier Points
GGL (renewal): 2625
GGL (first time): 3750
CCR card: 3750
So this would mean:
Bronze: 225 Tier Points or 18 eligible flights
Silver: 450 Tier Points or 37 eligible flights
Gold: 1125 Tier Points
GGL (renewal): 2625
GGL (first time): 3750
CCR card: 3750
I am close to earning a Gold Upgrade Voucher. Does the 25% Tier Point reduction apply to earning vouchers or other membership benefits?We’ve decreased the amount of Tier Points needed by 25% to make it easier for members to retain or upgrade their membership. This reduced Tier Point requirement doesn’t apply to earning Gold Upgrade Vouchers or other membership benefits.
Jun 11, 2020, 4:26 am
#62
Join Date: May 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, Hotels.com Gold
Posts: 390
Emails received here for me (August) and husband (December), both Silvers. I only had 45 TPs so that is good news. Thank you BA, now I won't have to update my FT signature and nor can I be accused of posing with the wrong luggage tags if I'd failed to replace them with Bronze ones.
Jun 11, 2020, 4:27 am
#65
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 218
I'm incredibly confused..
I'm currently on 240 TPs (low I know) but had two trips in WT+ canceled that would have got me to Silver. I have a renewal date of Aug 2020. Does that mean I still need to get to 300 to get Bronze before Aug?
Thanks in advance!
I'm currently on 240 TPs (low I know) but had two trips in WT+ canceled that would have got me to Silver. I have a renewal date of Aug 2020. Does that mean I still need to get to 300 to get Bronze before Aug?
Thanks in advance!
Jun 11, 2020, 4:29 am
#66
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Southern England
Programs: BA Silver, IHG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 23
This is great news for me. My tier point year ends October which has been extended to October 2021. As I already have 400 points, and with the 25% reduction in requirements, I only need 725 before October 2021 which will mean I can make Gold for the first time.
Jun 11, 2020, 4:29 am
#67
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
Just to clarify, GGLs are included in this. Although they have not stated the numbers for GGl & CCR card on the FAQs site, they have said in the email the 25% reduction would apply:
So this would mean:
Bronze: 225 Tier Points or 18 eligible flights
Silver: 450 Tier Points or 37 eligible flights
Gold: 1125 Tier Points
GGL (renewal): 2625
GGL (first time): 3750
CCR card: 3750
So this would mean:
Bronze: 225 Tier Points or 18 eligible flights
Silver: 450 Tier Points or 37 eligible flights
Gold: 1125 Tier Points
GGL (renewal): 2625
GGL (first time): 3750
CCR card: 3750
Jun 11, 2020, 4:29 am
#68
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,991
Your current BAEC status will be extended 12 months beyond its current end date.
Jun 11, 2020, 4:30 am
#69
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,807
So really this is actually more generous than it could have been. Had then done the blanket extension in March (note that people first started asking about this at the end of Feb!) and done it for just a year, some people would have missed out.
I have to say, this does seem particularly good for those who benefitted from the 30%% reduction and now have a whole extra year too. Mrs Wilsnunn got Silver thanks to the 30% reduction and will now have it until May 2022!
I have to say, this does seem particularly good for those who benefitted from the 30%% reduction and now have a whole extra year too. Mrs Wilsnunn got Silver thanks to the 30% reduction and will now have it until May 2022!
Jun 11, 2020, 4:31 am
#70
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Here there everywhere
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, BA Silver, Aegean Gold, Aeroplan 25k, AA EXP
Posts: 2,827
Kind of confused how this extension impacts the tier collection period - does it extend also (and at the 25% reduced requirements) ? Or will it end as planned and if you don't achieve the required TP then you keep your status ?
Jun 11, 2020, 4:31 am
#71
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 138
Guessing these are not showing as yet on BA site - may take a few days?
I am Feb year end - achieved Silver (600+ Tier between Feb and March) just before the pandemic started so my assumption is I would now expire March '22 - but still shows March '21 on my BA profile?
I am Feb year end - achieved Silver (600+ Tier between Feb and March) just before the pandemic started so my assumption is I would now expire March '22 - but still shows March '21 on my BA profile?
Jun 11, 2020, 4:31 am
#72
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: OSL
Posts: 2,644
So if I get this correctly, next years qualification (mine ends Nov) I'd only need 1125 points to get Gold? Highly possible but I have already made BA my third choice on my most travelled route... given recent labour relations. Granted that is OSL-LHR.
However, welcome and reasonably free to do (ie if you don't travel it doesn't cost them) and helps drive marginal traffic so this was the obvious choice...
Even better was that I'd changed OW for Star given moving back to Oslo. Was going to drop at year-end past, but reasonably last minute I was given a free 1 year extension (ie it occured after earning year end in November). So I am actually getting Silver for free for two years!
However, welcome and reasonably free to do (ie if you don't travel it doesn't cost them) and helps drive marginal traffic so this was the obvious choice...
Even better was that I'd changed OW for Star given moving back to Oslo. Was going to drop at year-end past, but reasonably last minute I was given a free 1 year extension (ie it occured after earning year end in November). So I am actually getting Silver for free for two years!
Jun 11, 2020, 4:31 am
#73
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 516
I'm a tad confused by some of this - I'm currently Silver on 500tps with my year reseting in November this year, and I get that whatever happens, I will now be a silver until November 2021. However, if I want to get to Gold (as this target now looks much more in reach), do I have until November 2021 to earn the additional points required to get to 1125, or do the points still reset in November 2020?
Jun 11, 2020, 4:32 am
#74
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold / Hilton Diamond / IHG Diamond Ambassador / Marriot Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 2,534
Too little too late
A bit like the UK governments response generally to Covid-19 crisis, BA is also late to the party. The extension was always going to be required, and is welcome, but it should have been done at the start of lockdown. No one was flying and so the cost would have been less and there would have been a lot more goodwill toward them than there is now.
Too little too late
Too little too late
