Originally Posted by
Mike_Paris
Dear all,
based on my current planning I will be flying around 50 segments this year. This means that I am only 10 segments or 5 return flights short of getting Platinum.
My question: Is it worth to make the effort to become Platinum by making the extra trips? Based on the webpage the difference between Platinum and Gold seems minor but probably there are other things to consider.
It depends , if i remember well (correct me if iam wrong) , after you reach a level like gold or platinium, you will do a soft landing next year to the previous level (silver or gold) if you dont meet the requirements for requalification . instead of going back to ivory directly (but you need to take at least a qualifying flight during the year
If these trips are paid by your company , yes try to do it , but only in this case otherwise its useless , so just find a way to add few more segments or pay yourself some weekends in european cities . Then the next year dont pay anything by yourself and you can even reduce the frequency of your flights for two years .
If you compare to gold , platinium is good if you do long haul flights in premium economy or business class
You need 20k miles for award tickets to middle east or asia , africa 30k and north america 35/40k min.