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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 8:30 am
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Originally Posted by Gargoyle
My guess is the swelling/inflation of elite ranks due to promos is more than offset by the diminution of the elite ranks due to economic factors (serious cutback on business and leisure travel).
Agreed. I've averaged 130K EQM (MQM) in the past three years. Even with the gifted EQM/MQM I'm still sitting at 68K for 2009 with only one flight booked. I'll wait and see if I have another business trip or two, but if I don't, I'll probably do whatever I can to get to 75K cheaply. PM is, IMO, more useful than GM.
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