Originally Posted by brown249

Hi guys,

Hoping someone can help.

I'm new to the forum, and although I keep an eye on the Flyertalk points page, I'm a little confused about how to go about finding the best deals.

I am currently a Silver card holder with 1,105 points on my account. I am travelling LHR -> LAX (business) at the beginning of Nov, earning 140 points each way. This will put me on 1,385 points. While I am in LA I would like to top up my account to roll it in to Gold Status.

Can anyone offer any advice about the cheapest/most appropriate current solution? I have one spare day where I could make the flights. I'm not sure on how the AA 'instant upgrades' work (do these still exist?) or what deals are currently out there.

Apologies for anyone repeating information. Your help is greatly appreciated!

Thank you!