British Airways Club 2027: Silver 8,000, Gold 21,000 and a 24 November Deadline

The short version: from 1 April 2027 British Airways raises Silver from 7,500 to 8,000 tier points and Gold from 20,000 to 21,000. Bronze stays at 3,500. The bigger hit is the extra tier points on long-haul premium cabins: a standard Club World flight drops from 500 to 200. Flights booked before 25 November 2026 keep today’s extra tier points whenever you fly, so 24 November is the last safe day.

BA put these figures on its website in October. Only the BA Holidays change got a press release (21 October); the tier changes simply appeared on the Club pages. Summaries have been circulating online ever since, and several get details wrong, so we checked every number below against BA’s own pages.

The new thresholds

Level or reward	From 1 April 2027	Today	Change
Bronze (oneworld Ruby)	3,500	3,500	none
Silver (oneworld Sapphire)	8,000	7,500	+500 (+6.7%)
Gold (oneworld Emerald)	21,000	20,000	+1,000 (+5.0%)
Gold Guest List, first year	70,000	65,000	+5,000 (+7.7%)
Gold Guest List, to renew	45,000	40,000	+5,000 (+12.5%)
Gold Upgrade for Two voucher	37,000	35,000	+2,000 (+5.7%)
Two Gold Upgrade for One vouchers	53,000	50,000	+3,000 (+6.0%)

Today’s figures apply to the current collection year, which runs until 31 March 2027. The flight route is untouched: 25 flights with a BA code for Bronze, 50 for Silver. For Gold Guest List, BA requires at least 56,000 tier points in the first year and 36,000 to renew from BA-marketed flights, qualifying add-ons or BA Holidays packages. BA’s tier comparison page shows only the new Guest List and voucher figures, without a date of their own; we read them as part of the April 2027 change.

Milestone rewards from 1 April 2027

Tier points	Bonus Avios
5,750	2,500
12,000	4,000
17,000	5,000

The bigger cut: extra tier points

On top of 1 tier point per £1 of eligible spend, BA adds a fixed number of extra tier points per flight. These are the rates that change on BA-marketed flights:

Cabin and fare	New	Today	Change
World Traveller Plus, Premium Economy	175	275	-36.4%
Club World, Business	200	500	-60.0%
Club World, Semi-Flex	400	700	-42.9%
Club World, Flex	600	900	-33.3%
Club World, Fully-Flex	800	1,100	-27.3%
First	300	650	-53.8%
First, Semi-Flex	500	850	-41.2%
First, Flex	700	1,050	-33.3%
First, Fully-Flex	900	1,250	-28.0%

Nothing changes on short haul, on long-haul economy (World Traveller), or on the flexible World Traveller Plus fares (375, 475 and 575). A standard Club World return earns 600 tier points less, a standard First return 700 less.

American Airlines and Iberia flights

Long-haul cabin	New	Today	Change
Premium economy	175	275	-36.4%
Business	200	500	-60.0%
First	300	650	-53.8%

Which rate applies to your flight?

You fly	You booked	Extra tier points
Up to 31 March 2027	Any time	Today’s rates
From 1 April 2027	Before 25 November 2026	Today’s rates
From 1 April 2027	On or after 25 November 2026	New, lower rates

So if you already know you will fly long-haul premium after April 2027, booking by 24 November 2026 is worth real tier points. BA’s pages don’t say what a later change to such a booking does to the rate, so check before you rebook.

BA Holidays: 6 Avios per £1 from 24 November

From 24 November 2026 Club members collect 6 Avios per £1 on the total package price, divided equally between all travellers on the booking. You can keep your share or pool it through a Household Account. This replaces flight-based Avios plus 1 bonus Avios per £1 for the lead passenger. BA’s example: a £1,886-per-person package for two earns each traveller 11,316 Avios, where the lead booker could previously have collected 5,462 and the second traveller 1,690. To see where you stand, the sum is 6 × package price ÷ travellers. Tier points stay at 1 per £1, split evenly, but extra tier points on holidays fall from 1 April 2027 as well: World Traveller Plus 175, Club World 200, First 300.

American Express Premium Plus

From 1 April 2027 the BA Premium Plus Card earns 1 tier point per £10 of eligible spend, up to 3,000 tier points per collection year, with no enrolment needed.

Partner flights credited by distance

On many oneworld partners, BA still credits a percentage of the miles flown, and that percentage decides how far the new thresholds move. Flexible business (J, C, D) earns 50% on Qatar Airways, Finnair and Aer Lingus, but 25% on Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Alaska and Royal Jordanian.

Level	Miles at 50%	Miles at 25%
Silver	15,000 → 16,000	30,000 → 32,000
Gold	40,000 → 42,000	80,000 → 84,000

What’s circulating, checked against BA

Claim seen online	What BA’s pages say
Bookings “on or before” 25 November keep the old bonus	Wrong by a day. BA says booked before 25 November. On the 25th you get the new rates.
80% of Gold Guest List points must come from BA flights	Too narrow. The minimum can also come from qualifying add-ons and BA Holidays packages.
Business classes F, J, C, D, R and I all earn 50% by distance	Wrong. On Qatar Airways, J, C and D earn 50%, R and I earn 25%, and F earns 60%. Many partners pay half of that.
Tier points on BA Holidays are unaffected	Half right. 1 per £1 stays, but extra tier points on holidays fall from 1 April 2027.
BA justified the rise with lounge capacity	Not on the pages we read. They give the new figures and no reason.

Also moving: Qatar’s date

Qatar Airways’ reduced Qpoint thresholds now run until 18 December 2026, not 30 November as first announced; some regional Qatar pages still show the old date. The standard figures return on 19 December:

Privilege Club	Upgrade until 18 Dec	Upgrade from 19 Dec	Retain until 18 Dec	Retain from 19 Dec
Silver	135	150	110	135
Gold	270	300	225	270
Platinum	540	600	450	540

Our BA tier point calculator runs on today’s thresholds and shows the April 2027 figures beside them. On 1 April 2027 it switches by itself.

Verified 2026-11-04. Photo: British Airways.