When you finally hit gold... what then?
Aug 23, 22, 4:15 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2022
Posts: 16
When you finally hit gold... what then?
Hi all
Thanks for all the knowledge on here!
So, just a small question. What do you do when you hit gold, but your tier point renewal date is like 3 months away? Getting more tier points until you renew is a waste then, isnt it?
Thanks
John
Thanks for all the knowledge on here!
So, just a small question. What do you do when you hit gold, but your tier point renewal date is like 3 months away? Getting more tier points until you renew is a waste then, isnt it?
Thanks
John
Aug 23, 22, 4:18 am
#2
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK - Hampshire & London
Programs: Mucci de Guardian des Celliers des Grands Crus 1e Class, plus BAEC.
Posts: 2,591
Theres always GGL, though with 3 months to go perhaps not likely. The avios you earn still have value. Are you likely to fly enough in 3 months to earn meaningful status with another alliance?
Aug 23, 22, 4:22 am
#5
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 11,850
Some folks may have built a good stash of TPs and be "flying" towards Gold for Life
Aug 23, 22, 4:22 am
#6
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Londinium
Programs: BA Gold. Kangorucci. NZGE.KLM Gold. VS gold
Posts: 1,614
Well from the perspective of improving your status, yes unless you want to aim to get to GGL in 3 months. But as it has taken you 9 months to get to Gold then that is unlikely. However, there will be people on here who no doubt have worked out how to get to GGL, a Concorde room card, 10 M avios and lifetime Premier Card with just one flight Lhr-Man. But I am not that man....
Aug 23, 22, 4:27 am
#8
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,029
The main perk is had at T5 where you can use the first wing and go straight into the first lounge, without having to mix with the hoi polloi.
You can get row 1 on most bookings, if not beaten to it by another GCH.
You can get row 1 on most bookings, if not beaten to it by another GCH.
Aug 23, 22, 4:27 am
#9
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Krakow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Miles and More(FTL), IHG(Platinum), Accor, HHonors(Diamond), SPG, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 5,065
enjoy the additional benefits of gold when you fly?
Aug 23, 22, 4:30 am
#10
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Krakow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Miles and More(FTL), IHG(Platinum), Accor, HHonors(Diamond), SPG, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 5,065
Being able to use FW feels a bit special, but other than that i did not noticeva lot of difference in thd flying experience. Sometime the senior cabin crew member will come and say hello.
Aug 23, 22, 4:32 am
#12
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,354
The general idea is you come on here to laud it over everyone else how wonderful and privileged it is to be gold and how life wouldn't be worthwhile without said benefits. At the same time despairing that it isn't what it used to be and the airline has sunk to an all time low.
Aug 23, 22, 4:35 am
#13
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Krakow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Miles and More(FTL), IHG(Platinum), Accor, HHonors(Diamond), SPG, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 5,065
Aug 23, 22, 4:52 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: FRA, JFK
Programs: BAEC GGL, A3*G, Bonvoy Gold, HH Gold
Posts: 923
If BA/OW is the obvious choice when flying from where you're based, I'd suggest just enjoying the benefits.
One under-appreciated perk of being Gold are the addition Avios (in my mind).
Most of my long-haul flying is in J and with the additional earnings I can almost make back the avios required to upgrade to F on my common routes.
Requires a bit of flexibility to find flights where upgrades are available though (that's one of the reasons I'm currently going for GGL, to get the jokers).
Attaining status with two alliances is not too hard, keeping it is.
And when starting out, you won't have any benefits, which kind of sucks.
One under-appreciated perk of being Gold are the addition Avios (in my mind).
Most of my long-haul flying is in J and with the additional earnings I can almost make back the avios required to upgrade to F on my common routes.
Requires a bit of flexibility to find flights where upgrades are available though (that's one of the reasons I'm currently going for GGL, to get the jokers).
Attaining status with two alliances is not too hard, keeping it is.
And when starting out, you won't have any benefits, which kind of sucks.
