Originally Posted by
timf
$6,000 is a good estimation of what it would cost to earn Gold Medallion status by flying 50,000 miles. It works out to 12 cents a mile, which would be the equivalent of a $240 round-trip at 1,000 miles each way, or a $480 round-trip at 2,000 miles each way. The benefits don't necessarily have to equal the cost.
Huh?
I've pulled Plat for less then half that... and that's
without cheating (
VDBs, etc).
If that's the case, then all those people pulling Gold from Amex EQM offers have a tax bill coming?
I'd use the $1800 to get to Gold the old-fashioned way, as that would give you the EQMs for real,
and the RDMs. And if you are gifted Gold, and you want Plat... you're flying 75k the old-fashioned way.
Now... if they were winning 50k EQM, and
not GM (
GM being the benefit, and the EQM being the prize), I'd have to think about it.
