Originally Posted by
ijgordon
I think there is a very big difference between Gold and Silver in terms of elite upgrade chances.
Well, I wouldn't say "a few conventions", there are a LOT more conventions and meetings in Las Vegas than just the well-publicized biggies. ...
The OP is Gold, hence better than 15% chance in my opinion for a mid-week flight.
And there are a lot of conventions in LV (I think LV and Chigago are the two biggies in the US if I'm not mistaken), but that doesn't necessarily mean an inordinate amount of elite fliers. There are a lot of conventions attended by people who really don't do too much flying as a part of their job. I would guess most convention attendees have lowest-tier or no status. I referred to the CES because it is a large one and it would probably draw a larger # of elite flyers by sheer size, although attendance has dipped recently.