Who: Instructor who delivers classes training a multi-national company's sales force
When: I used a few PEQMs today to hit Gold for the year and next year.
How: I travel for work, as well as take vacations and the occasional mileage run.
Where: Vacations: MNL Work: SIN and some trans cons MR: HNL
Why: Seat selection, boarding, and upgrades are why I value Elite status
What: MRs to SEA and SAN, vacation in IST already booked, not sure if I'll hold at Gold again
My minimum goal each year is Gold in each of the two different alliances I fly. This year I was Platinum in both, but next year I'll be Gold on UA and Diamond on DL.
I'll keep an eye on how the integration issues are going, and also how much better (if any) treatment I get as a result of my higher level on the other one when deciding how to split my travel next year.