FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - is 1k-status really worth all that more than platinum?....
Old May 21, 2012 | 6:52 am
  #89  
bseller
FlyerTalk Evangelist
3M
80 Nights
100 Countries Visited
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: AVL
Programs: AA EXP, UA LT Plat, Mar LTT
Posts: 18,147
Originally Posted by SFflyer123
I think the main jump between platinium and 1k is the SWU. If you don't really use them, there's no point in flying around an extra 25k miles (especially if on your own dime and your own time) to get SWUs that you aren't going to use.
Agreed.

This is ESPECIALLY true in light of the recent reports that miles/$$ from GMs are trumping instrument redemption.

Recall, also, that PP is exempt from award redeposit fees, and then it becomes easy to just sit on your hands and give the marginal revenue to whomever you wish.

Dave
bseller is offline