Originally Posted by teemuflyer

I personally don't think the sky is falling. I can't imagine that if you're not already an Elite (GLD) at a minimum by now, you are inclined to fly 30K miles b/w September and end of December. And if you did, what are the chances that your travel habits will change so much that suddenly you're jetting around the world burning SWUs next year? I'm sure some will look at this as a once in a life time opportunity to jump to the top tier, but they will be few and far in between.