It's all about status on NW. Miles do you no good on int'l upgrades, that's the one weak point of WorldPerks.

With Gold, a good status level to have, you build miles fast. One day you'll have enough to take someone special to Asia or the South Pacific in WBC (NW) and F (MH). I hear MH (Malaysia) has a nice F product, and word is they're upgrading it on the long haul jets.

I hear ya, all but two of my friends think I'm nuts. So I don't tell many people when I'm going somewhere. Out of my non-FT friends, I am by far the only one who understands how to travel right. They make fun of me sometimes, but guess who they call when they need to go somewhere....

Welcome to FT! I have siblings at UW Madison, & I used to live in MSN & OSH briefly. Too cold and flat for me, I'm back in PHX.