Gold Guest List beginner's guide | 2024
Mar 23, 2024, 3:09 am
#181
Moderator: Hyatt Gold Passport & Star Alliance
Join Date: May 1998
Location: London, UK
Programs: UA-1K 3MM/HY- LT Globalist/BA-GGL/GfL
Posts: 12,094
You've made me grumpy now! 13k TPs last year and nothing beyond 9k. Email about to go!
Mar 23, 2024, 5:55 am
#182
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Berkshire
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Accor Plat, Pucci Fan Club
Posts: 1,779
Upcoming tier point membership year changes - GGL specific questions
Has it been clarified by BA how Jokers and Partner cards will be handled next year?
On the basis I requalify for GGL on 8th March 2025, will I receive a fresh set of Partner cards immediately (and Jokers) and then they expire if not used by the end of March, followed by a new set of everything on the 1st April for the new year start (based on earning enough TPs between April 24 and March 25)? I.e. I’ll receive two sets one month apart albeit the first set are only valid for three weeks.
Specific scenario:-
I’m a March 8th member.
I normally gift my cards to F&F. This coming year I am gifting to my two daughters. Their existing Silver membership expires December 8th.. I would normally gift them Silver on February 1st to maximise the benefit. So I’m wondering if I hold off gifting the Silver to them until March 2025 that makes more sense and allows me to gift my March 2024 cards to someone else. Based on the possibility of receiving two sets of partner cards in March and April 2025 respectively.
Has it been clarified by BA how Jokers and Partner cards will be handled next year?
On the basis I requalify for GGL on 8th March 2025, will I receive a fresh set of Partner cards immediately (and Jokers) and then they expire if not used by the end of March, followed by a new set of everything on the 1st April for the new year start (based on earning enough TPs between April 24 and March 25)? I.e. I’ll receive two sets one month apart albeit the first set are only valid for three weeks.
Specific scenario:-
I’m a March 8th member.
I normally gift my cards to F&F. This coming year I am gifting to my two daughters. Their existing Silver membership expires December 8th.. I would normally gift them Silver on February 1st to maximise the benefit. So I’m wondering if I hold off gifting the Silver to them until March 2025 that makes more sense and allows me to gift my March 2024 cards to someone else. Based on the possibility of receiving two sets of partner cards in March and April 2025 respectively.
Mar 25, 2024, 7:28 am
#183
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA PLT PRO, AGR, Strawberry (Nordic Choice), Marriott Bonvoy
Posts: 4,249
Does the 5000TP qualification apply for the first year you make GGL only, or for the first year of a continuous set of years in which you make GGL and then requalify for it?
ie. Could I make GGL in 2024 with 5000TP, then drop to Gold or Silver in 2025, and subsequently earn 3000TP in 2026 to regain GGL? Or would I have to start again from 5000 to make GGL in 2026 because I wasn’t GGL the year after I first qualified for GGL?
ie. Could I make GGL in 2024 with 5000TP, then drop to Gold or Silver in 2025, and subsequently earn 3000TP in 2026 to regain GGL? Or would I have to start again from 5000 to make GGL in 2026 because I wasn’t GGL the year after I first qualified for GGL?
Mar 25, 2024, 7:33 am
#184
Join Date: Aug 2019
Programs: BAEC GGL
Posts: 302
Does the 5000TP qualification apply for the first year you make GGL only, or for the first year of a continuous set of years in which you make GGL and then requalify for it?
ie. Could I make GGL in 2024 with 5000TP, then drop to Gold or Silver in 2025, and subsequently earn 3000TP in 2026 to regain GGL? Or would I have to start again from 5000 to make GGL in 2026 because I wasn’t GGL the year after I first qualified for GGL?
ie. Could I make GGL in 2024 with 5000TP, then drop to Gold or Silver in 2025, and subsequently earn 3000TP in 2026 to regain GGL? Or would I have to start again from 5000 to make GGL in 2026 because I wasn’t GGL the year after I first qualified for GGL?
To 'upgrade' to GGL (while being Gold) is 5,000 TP (even if you've been GGL in the past)
So in your scenario, you'd need the full 5,000TP
Mar 28, 2024, 4:15 am
#185
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond *, IHG, Couples Romance Rewards
Posts: 2,351
Sorry if this is a stupid question.
I'm flying through dallas on my way back to the UK. The flight to dallas has just picked up a 5 hour delay and I will miss my flight connection back to the uk.
The flights are American metal but the ticket is finnair (105). Can the ggl line help me to reschedule or will I have to call American or finnair please?
I'm flying through dallas on my way back to the UK. The flight to dallas has just picked up a 5 hour delay and I will miss my flight connection back to the uk.
The flights are American metal but the ticket is finnair (105). Can the ggl line help me to reschedule or will I have to call American or finnair please?
Mar 28, 2024, 4:23 am
#186
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,991
Sorry if this is a stupid question.
I'm flying through dallas on my way back to the UK. The flight to dallas has just picked up a 5 hour delay and I will miss my flight connection back to the uk.
The flights are American metal but the ticket is finnair (105). Can the ggl line help me to reschedule or will I have to call American or finnair please?
I'm flying through dallas on my way back to the UK. The flight to dallas has just picked up a 5 hour delay and I will miss my flight connection back to the uk.
The flights are American metal but the ticket is finnair (105). Can the ggl line help me to reschedule or will I have to call American or finnair please?
Mar 28, 2024, 4:47 am
#187
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond *, IHG, Couples Romance Rewards
Posts: 2,351
Mar 28, 2024, 4:58 am
#188
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: BOGish. VLCish. It's complicated.
Programs: BA
Posts: 687
Mar 29, 2024, 2:12 am
#189
Moderator: Hyatt Gold Passport & Star Alliance
Join Date: May 1998
Location: London, UK
Programs: UA-1K 3MM/HY- LT Globalist/BA-GGL/GfL
Posts: 12,094
- BA have issued my 7k, 8k, 9k for this year
- They have agreed that they will credit awards for 10k, 11k, 12k and 13k last year
All in all very generous on behalf of BA.
Mar 29, 2024, 2:18 am
#190
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL, BA Amex Prem, Amex Plat, Hilton Diamond, Sir Crazy8534 de l'ordres des aides de Pucci
Posts: 4,468
I'm not sure I could handle x8 GUF1s but 200k avios can always be put to good use!
Mar 29, 2024, 2:20 am
#191
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,930
That is a splendid result, I have never been awarded anything for 10k and above 👍🏻 (although this was pre-covid).
Mar 30, 2024, 11:00 am
#192
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: Mucci Chevalier des Internautes Amables; BAEC
Posts: 971
I would like to thank my agent, my parents, and FTers
After a year of more LH I’ve finally got to GGL. Thanks to FTers for great advice along the way. Looking forward to getting the FT sub-group private invitation… 
Just thought a data point was worth making: my final flight TPs posted today (Saturday) after flying on Wednesday, but very early as I woke up to an email sent at 0143am titled ‘Exec Club Request Received’ advising my requested (?) welcome pack was on its way and another telling me of the partner cards. I’ve not had some sort of ‘welcome to GGL’ email, which is a bit strange, but my account had changed and it’s all official. I was expecting another day’s wait but there you go.
Just thought a data point was worth making: my final flight TPs posted today (Saturday) after flying on Wednesday, but very early as I woke up to an email sent at 0143am titled ‘Exec Club Request Received’ advising my requested (?) welcome pack was on its way and another telling me of the partner cards. I’ve not had some sort of ‘welcome to GGL’ email, which is a bit strange, but my account had changed and it’s all official. I was expecting another day’s wait but there you go.
Mar 30, 2024, 11:12 am
#194
Join Date: Aug 2023
Posts: 14
After a year of more LH I’ve finally got to GGL. Thanks to FTers for great advice along the way. Looking forward to getting the FT sub-group private invitation…
Just thought a data point was worth making: my final flight TPs posted today (Saturday) after flying on Wednesday, but very early as I woke up to an email sent at 0143am titled ‘Exec Club Request Received’ advising my requested (?) welcome pack was on its way and another telling me of the partner cards. I’ve not had some sort of ‘welcome to GGL’ email, which is a bit strange, but my account had changed and it’s all official. I was expecting another day’s wait but there you go.
Just thought a data point was worth making: my final flight TPs posted today (Saturday) after flying on Wednesday, but very early as I woke up to an email sent at 0143am titled ‘Exec Club Request Received’ advising my requested (?) welcome pack was on its way and another telling me of the partner cards. I’ve not had some sort of ‘welcome to GGL’ email, which is a bit strange, but my account had changed and it’s all official. I was expecting another day’s wait but there you go.
Mar 31, 2024, 4:14 am
#195
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: London, United Kingdom
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold;BA GGL; hhonors lifetime diamond; Marriott lt Gold; IH Plat Amb; Amex Centurion
Posts: 4,739
Congratulations! I just achieved the same milestone this week too. I got my GGL Welcome email (Saturday) a couple of days after I got the email notifying me that my GGL Welcome Pack (Thursday) had been ordered on my behalf. Note, there seems to be a consistent experience that your two Jokers won't be added to your account until a further 24 hours at least from when you received the Welcome Pack email. I'm T+2 since making GGL and the Welcome Pack email and yet to have the Jokers registered for my account, although we have two public holidays this weekend in the UK, so not expecting them until Tuesday at the earliest.