Originally Posted by
joshwex90
Not what Mike was referring to. That's exactly what Mike despises - fly a lot of miles in a small amount of time.
He wanted to know if the concept that to get a status, you simply pay a fee, and upon actually reaching the required credentials, the fee is refunded.
That's not really a lot. For Platinum, 25k in 90 days is not too bad. I'm assuming that you would ask for the match just before a long flight.