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Aug 20, 2015 | 6:07 pm

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msiegel67

Join Date: Aug 2015

Location: SFO, OAK

Posts: 93

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Originally Posted by cvision

I'd say that's practically not sufficient travel on one alliance to justify putting much more money at it. Afaik there are CCs that give you access to lounges at airports (not just the airline co-branded CCs, I think AMEX is big at it). That's probably your best bet. If you're close to AA Gold, maybe worth it to spend ~$200 to get it, but...

Thanks for the info. Lounges would just be a plus. It's really seat upgrades that matter most to me. I have TSA pre check and I rarely check a bag, so those perks wouldn't really matter. I don't know what program is the best for upgrades.

At this point I'm thinking I focus on AA to get the 20K miles I need for Gold by the end of this year. Next year I can look at a different airline to target. What do you recommend? Is AA Gold even worth a MR?

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