Other special BA cards
Feb 28, 2005, 6:51 am
#17
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Originally Posted by NYLON Boy
Don't know if this is what Brian_1 was referring to, but BA have six levels of Gold. I don't know what the thresholds are based on (assuming TP, but maybe revenue?). Don't even know if 1 or 6 is the highest. A few years ago, I was told by a CSM that I was at level 3, which was why he gave me an op/up (the flight was oversold).
Can any BA insiders shed light on how the 6 levels are computed, and what practical benefits they give?
Can any BA insiders shed light on how the 6 levels are computed, and what practical benefits they give?
Feb 28, 2005, 7:44 am
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Originally Posted by The Disco Volante
Try searching Gold or Gold scoring. There are quite a few old threads on this topic which were quite informative.
More to the point, what other cards are there to be had...?
Feb 28, 2005, 10:19 am
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simon_n10, it is supposed to be kept confidential although if you follow Maws advice you should find a thread that says the lounge guards have the info on the screen....I seem to remember the CCR being specifically mentioned although don't see why they would have it and F lounge wouldn't.
Mar 1, 2005, 3:52 am
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Originally Posted by fbgdavidson
simon_n10, it is supposed to be kept confidential although if you follow Maws advice you should find a thread that says the lounge guards have the info on the screen....I seem to remember the CCR being specifically mentioned although don't see why they would have it and F lounge wouldn't.
Mar 1, 2005, 4:19 am
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Just curious as to how BA assesses the time scale; that is, if you've gor 1500 tier points at the end of your membership year, then that's nothing special. If however, you've notched up say 1300 points in the first 3 months of the year, then that is more significant.
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Mar 1, 2005, 4:35 am
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Does anyone else think that all this sounds a bit ridiculous?
I mean, 100 levels of gold? FFS, even 6 levels is way too much!
"OK who am I going to u/g to CE today...I've got a Gold-32 that's been waitlisted...but hang on! There's a Gold-37 who is booked but hasn't checked in yet. And another Gold-46.29, who is seated at the exit row and I am not sure whether he'll be happy to move. Sod it, I'll upgrade an AY general member instead!"
"OK who am I going to u/g to CE today...I've got a Gold-32 that's been waitlisted...but hang on! There's a Gold-37 who is booked but hasn't checked in yet. And another Gold-46.29, who is seated at the exit row and I am not sure whether he'll be happy to move. Sod it, I'll upgrade an AY general member instead!"
Mar 1, 2005, 4:42 am
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Originally Posted by graraps
I mean, 100 levels of gold? FFS, even 6 levels is way too much!
"OK who am I going to u/g to CE today...I've got a Gold-32 that's been waitlisted...but hang on! There's a Gold-37 who is booked but hasn't checked in yet. And another Gold-46.29, who is seated at the exit row and I am not sure whether he'll be happy to move. Sod it, I'll upgrade an AY general member instead!"
"OK who am I going to u/g to CE today...I've got a Gold-32 that's been waitlisted...but hang on! There's a Gold-37 who is booked but hasn't checked in yet. And another Gold-46.29, who is seated at the exit row and I am not sure whether he'll be happy to move. Sod it, I'll upgrade an AY general member instead!"
Alternatively, it may be a first come first served scenairo in terms of who checked in first, for example:
1. Mr Brown 23J
2. Mr Evans 32A *EMERALD/GOLD EXECUTUVE CLUB* 04U
3. Mr Smith 23B *SAPPHIRE/SILVER EXECUTIVE CLUB*
4. and so on.........
In this case passenger 2 would be upgraded if they were looking for people to upgrade, for example.
Or am I living in a fantasy world people?
Mar 1, 2005, 4:45 am
#28
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Originally Posted by graraps
I mean, 100 levels of gold? FFS, even 6 levels is way too much!
"OK who am I going to u/g to CE today...I've got a Gold-32 that's been waitlisted...but hang on! There's a Gold-37 who is booked but hasn't checked in yet. And another Gold-46.29, who is seated at the exit row and I am not sure whether he'll be happy to move. Sod it, I'll upgrade an AY general member instead!"
"OK who am I going to u/g to CE today...I've got a Gold-32 that's been waitlisted...but hang on! There's a Gold-37 who is booked but hasn't checked in yet. And another Gold-46.29, who is seated at the exit row and I am not sure whether he'll be happy to move. Sod it, I'll upgrade an AY general member instead!"
Put like that yes, it does seem a little hard to believe. I expect there is some kind of scoring system, but it'll be simple and automated, probably based on revenue or flights per Q.Maybe the BA folks on here are just stringing us along with this scoring for their own amusement
Mar 1, 2005, 5:29 am
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Originally Posted by Brian_1
Yes this is called CCV. (Consumer Corporate Value)
Form an orderly queue
Mar 1, 2005, 5:40 am
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I wouldn't say there are 100 levels of Gold, just a scoring system...is that the same thing???
Although with Gold being relatively easy to get if you travel on business frequently there has to be some way of differentiating the 1500pt earners from 10,000 pt earners.
Although with Gold being relatively easy to get if you travel on business frequently there has to be some way of differentiating the 1500pt earners from 10,000 pt earners.