Originally Posted by
fzwinter
Do your MRs early next year - you'll still keep status (if you have it) until the end of February and you'll have a much better chance at catching some good fares (think Europe in Jan/Feb). You get status early in 2009 and it'll last until 2/2011.
FZ speaks the truth.
If you need 40K in two weeks, just go for 50K in eight and a half!
I did this last year, using cheap HKG and FRA fares to get up to 1P by 2/28.
I have been a whole lot more relaxed this December than in the past...!