Originally Posted by flyingbee

On a serious note, whatever you are interested in, the novelty of business travel and holding a gold card wears off very quickly. It's not all sipping champagne on the plane and in the lounge, you might actually have to do some work when you are away! I have spent far too much time in airports, in planes and in hotels already this year. Therefore, I would suggest you put higher priority on doing something that you enjoy and are interested in, rather than chasing gold cards.