Mods, please move this to AA forum if more appropriate.

I'm taking a brief vacation to asia. 3 days in HAN, 2 in SIN. Booked Multi-city with my own transfer on a LCC from HAN-SIN.

LGA-BOS-ORD-NRT-HAN....SIN-NRT-JFK for $792 all in Q.

NRT-HAN and SIN-NRT are operated by JL, so no DBL EQM or NYDBL RDM. So about 34-35K EQM/RDM

Comes out to about 2.25 cpEQM/RDM with no Status but with NYDBL. I have no status and am starting at 0 miles on the year.

Wondering if I should GLD or PLT challenge, knowing I'll have to do another trip this year if I want to make PLT.

Obviously, I will make GLD on this trip. Will prob hit about 7500 EQP.

With a GLD challenge, I would make it faster and start to earn the 25% earlier plus EQMs towards upgrades. With a PLT challenge, I would still need another 2500 pts (1 transcon), without, I would need ABOUT 15K EQM--2 transcons. But transcons are also mileage earning...

Any thoughts or insights I'm not getting??

Please advise for a newbie excited to make some level of AA status for the first time!!!!