Originally Posted by r.ndwrld

I just called OP and they confirmed that there is a promotion where you only need 20,000 elite miles to gain Silver status for the next calendar year (2010). You have to call them (ie. it will NOT happen automatically). DeaconFlyer, could you point out where people have been reporting you still need 25,000? I will barely make it over 20k this year and do not want to miss my opportunity.