Sorry to p**s on your barbecue boys but, and I missed this first time around, it all comes down to who is paying.
If 'the Company' is paying and it doesn't come out of your budget (which I reckon is the vast majority of occasions) then your fellow man will pay 4, 5, 10 times as much as long as he gets his air miles. They may be worth f**k all but you cannot believe how venal most people really are.
Now say BA don't know what they are doing. I would hazard a guess that when it comes to loyalty schemes BA are the Manchester United.
Top Dog. Numero Uno.
What's Concorde for apart from an upgrade beyond anyone else?