What the changes to BA’s loyalty programme mean for you – and the best alternatives to know about

There is a slight catch, though: to qualify for each tier, you will need considerably more points than you currently do.

The threshold for each tier will be as follows:

• Blue: Open to all
• Bronze: 3,500 tier points
• Silver: 7,500 tier points
• Gold: 20,000 tier points
• Gold Guest List: 65,00 tier points

To put that into perspective, to reach Gold status currently, you only need 1,500 points.

How have travellers responded to these changes?

It’s safe to say the reaction to the changes has…