The British Airways Executive Club is one of the most prominent loyalty programs out there, with some of the best redemption opportunities. BA is currently running a status match offer for its Executive Club Members wherein elite members of selected airline loyalty programs can have their statuses matched to the equivalent British Airways Executive Club Tier for a period of six months. The below table provides a summary of the selected airline statuses and comparable Executive Club Tiers.

Alliance	Airline	Program	Executive Club Silver	Executive Club Gold
Sky Team	Delta	SkyMiles	Gold	Platinum
	Air France/KLM	Flying Blue	Gold	Platinum
	Virgin Atlantic	Flying Club	Silver	Gold
Star Alliance	SAS	EuroBonus	Gold	Diamond, Pandion
	Air Canada	Aeroplan	50K	75K, Super Elite
	Lufthansa	Miles & More	Senator	Hon Circle
	United	Mileage Plus	Premier Gold	Premier Platinum, Premier 1K

All you must do is the following:

• Apply online at this link by May 7^th
• Wait for an acceptance email from British Airways Executive Club. The email should contain your upgraded digital membership card

Benefits of the Executive Club Silver and Gold Statuses

Executive Club Silver	Executive Club Gold
Priority Boarding (Business Class Level) Priority Check In (Business Class Desks) Access to Business Class Lounges Tier Bonus on Collecting Avios  Free Seat Selection at booking	Priority Boarding (First Class Level) Priority Check In (First Class Desks) Access to First Class Lounges Tier Bonus on Collecting Avios Free Seat Selection at booking

The above benefits are in addition to the benefits already available for the Bronze and Blue Tiers. But that’s not just it. To extend your upgraded tier status to until the end of your next membership year, you need to book and travel on two qualifying transatlantic flights in business class (i.e., one round trip qualifying business class ticket) to extend your membership. 

Why is this offer value for money? 

Put simply, renewing an Executive Club Silver membership requires much more than a round trip qualifying business class ticket that’s transatlantic. A gold membership is far more difficult to renew with just one round trip business class ticket. Here’s a quick summary of the renewal requirements for the BA Executive Club 

Executive Club Silver	Executive Club Gold
600 Tier Points on at least Four Eligible Flights	1,500 Tier Points on at least Four Eligible Flights

The one round trip ticket in business class that’s required to extend the upgraded tier stats to the end of your next membership year will likely not fetch the above-mentioned renewal criteria. 

Whether or not you choose to renew this status is up to you. However, the status match offer will enable you to benefit from the upgraded Executive Club tier status benefits on your next transatlantic flight. Therefore, if you have an upcoming journey across the pond and you have an elite level status at one of the Sky Team or Star Alliance partners listed above, do check out the tier match program. I’d highly recommend BA service on your transatlantic journey and beyond!