Originally Posted by jmbfrance

Bebert, I fully concur !

At the present time, I have earned 95k level miles, just because I am a subscriber (quite always onboard an TLS/ORY AC !) and because my employer pays PV for long haul (not biz, but I think that less and less companies pay biz). I suppose I am the typical person AF likes (if you fly 30 TLS/ORY/TLS, one subscriber card, fly 5 TLS/anywhere in France, fly 3 intercontinental PV, you will have earned : 30*2000 + 5000 + 5*3000 (one connection) + 3*12000, you will have 116000 level miles and your company will have spent 30*360 + 600 + 5*700 + 3*1800, that is 20k€.

I am supposed to be the "coeur de cible" of AF, but I dont very well see the advantage of being plat (awards are very difficult to get from TLS, see other posts: I cannot understand why miles I earned flying at an expensive fare cannot be used because the morning TLS CDG flight is ALWAYS impossible to book in biz award with a connection) so I should recommand our friend to stay gold and not to worry and run for segments.

Gold is not so bad, and the extra effort to jump to plat is not worth the money and time.