Originally Posted by halpie97

Business traveler who was 1k in 2012, Platinum in 2013. I've only flown around 65k this year, so I'm 10k short of Platinum. Planning 2014 trips to Asia (multiple cities - departing from NYC), Europe and others with all Int'l travel in paid business class.

Is it worth the ~$3k for me to buy up into Platinum or just say, "I'm Gold for the year", and will be Platinum/1K in 2015. Also, does United offer any grace periods for longtime customers who pay for business tickets.\

Thanks in advance for the help.