Chalk this one up as rather ho-hum to me. Frankly, my CR-1s frequently expired, as I wouldn't use them for trips from the midwest to East Coast and would only really use them for trips West. Whether I get 4, 6 or 8 next year doesn't really matter to me as I've had UDU clear on all trips except one since the introduction of the program.

I'm actually in favor of anything that reduces the number of 1Ks and GS members. Seems like there are already too many and that my boarding process on the Red Carpet is always quite full. So, I'm glad to see no DEQM / DEQS this year and the raise to 120 EQS.

Like others, I find the 1P+ / 1P- at 75K miles quite odd. I think I'd simply prefer to see a 3 tier program and pick a point at which 1P is going to exist.

For those thinking of making a switch to another carrier, there have been status mAAtches from both 1K and GS to EXP and Concierge Key.