Thanks for the reply! My travel habits will probably be similar with some Latin American flights thrown in. If I did the more expensive flight this year, I would still need another 10k to make Gold, but might be doing another flight in late December that would leave me needing another 5k. There is a possibility I could get the credit card as well. But is Gold really worth it or that just alot of running around? I usually don't check bags, but sometimes have long flights or have to fly standby. Upgrades are always nice too
But seem to be happening less and less.