Originally Posted by
drowelf
Looks like I'm going to be about 5-6K short of Plat this year. Taking 3 weeks off for a Europe Vacation, using rewards tickets, cut into my normal travel plans.
OP: I could be off in my observation, but if you are this close to reaching Platinum, could you pay for your Europe Vacation ticket out of pocket to get enough miles to push you to Plat for 2011? Or perhaps pay for a one way ticket and use miles for a return one way ticket.