maintain ba silver exec club card

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    kin3kin
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    it all sounds very attractive for ba loyal flyers to be able to enjoy benefits of being a silver exec club card holders,but be able to hold on to this card one needs to have done 48 ba flights in a year,[24 return flight,twice a month in a year,a lot of flying,to qualify i know you can add up tier point more quickly by flying club class,well it looks like ba is interested in very very loyal customers,or on business club customer,i thought all customers are value customer,not make it impossible for normal loyal customer to join the club


    BAGoldcard
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    I understand the point you are making, but are other airlines in their home markets, any more generous for customers who fly regularly on their lowest price tickets?

    I am sure that the answer will be yes and an example or two may be provided, but these schemes are largely established to reward and recognise valuable customers, and not just loyal ones. I guess that BA has done the research, although at the moment, it does need more passengers, especially premium ones.

    There are often good deals for Club Europe and Club World and currently, World Traveller Plus seats are good value in the sale to help gain status.

    The change to the scheme as you mention does recognise loyal travellers, although you certainly do have to be a very loyal and frequent traveller to earn Silver by this route as you clearly demonstrate.


    VintageKrug
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    The BAEC is, as the name would suggest, an Executive Club, not a Frequent Flyer Club.

    As a consequence it incentivises premium travellers; those flying on fully flexible economy or in the World Traveller Plus, Club World, Club Europe and First cabins.

    Recently, changes to the scheme have made it easier for Blue level members to reach Silver by allowing Silver membership after 50 non TP earning sectors in economy (for those Domestic customers whose travel policy restricts the use of flexible fares).

    Similarly until 18 August 2009 those who are already Silver and Gold can earn a reduced level of Tier Points on inflexible fares on any oneworld carrier to help them to retain their status.

    Entry level Blue Tier membership of the Exec Club does allow you to earn and spend miles on any oneworld carrier, taking advantage of promotions like the American Express 2for1 voucher, and combining miles in a Household Account. You also get priority on waitlsts over non members. Not a huge amount, but then there is hardly any restriction on membership of this tier.

    Progressing to Silver allows you Club check in, Galleries/Terraces lounge access for you and a travellering companion on any fare(including free WiFi, proper snacks/food and complimentary alcoholic drinks including champagne on request), a 25% mileage bonus on BA and Qantas, preferred seat selection.

    400/600 Tier Points for UK/Europe respectively or 50 discounted BA flights per annum seems reasonable threshold for Silver to avoid devaluing the Silver tier.

    Silver is really not that unattainable, even for leisure travellers.

    An exEurope WT+ fare the USA would earn you 190 TPs, the cost would be about £600. All sectors could be upgraded to Club subject to availability for just 25,000 BA Miles. Even as a Blue member the flights earn about 125% of miles flown, making the net cost for your upgrade about 10,000 miles, depending on your destination.

    Then a Club World return somewhere like Tel Aviv or Cairo costs about £600 in the sale, and gets you a further 240 TPs, totalling 430 TPs.

    The above trips would be enough to make you Silver if you lived in Continental Europe.

    If you live in the UK, a further exEurope WT+ trip to the USA would push you over the 600 TP threshold to gain Silver; rather a lot of flying for many private travellers, but the BA scheme is targetted to those more lucrative passengers who travel on business or have extensive personal premium travel plans annually.

    With cheaper WT+, Club and First leisure fares on offer in the Sales, use of the 10% shareholder discount scheme, exEurope fares and TPs earned on inflexible flights until 18/8, plus the 50 sector scheme, it has rarely been less been expensive for the private traveller to reach and/or retain Silver.


    Cleancabinair
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    It would seem that loyalty to BA is not rewarded on the Dubai/Gulf routes against Emirates / Skywards redemption tickets as the tax and fuel surcharges are not transparent and excessive in comparison. (see Forum topic on BA charging excessive tax & fees compared to EK).


    FCTraveller
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    The BA Executive Club is a FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAMME, nothing more, nothing less. Other than some minor points of difference, it is basically the same as any major airline’s FFP. You earn points for flying and/or spending on a credit card, you use those points for free flights and you have special tier status for more frequent or premium flyers which give you additional benefits. So let’s call a spade a spade.

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