Originally Posted by
Eddie98
1) i will do about the same as 2016 i hope. i made PM in 8 months
2) Reserve card
3) ATL
4) For leisure 1-2. Work about 3
5) less than 50% i would say, depends on the destination
6) I care on long flights, 2hrs plus.
i'm in the same boat. i'm at 99MQM now. i still have a few trips this year. The big one is to SEA-NRT-NGO-DET-ATL next month. i will be really close to DM this year.
**Just my opinion**
Being DM next year with a reserve card will likely significantly increase your UG % and if you make the spend of 25K even more (so long as you are not flying to SFO or LAX Monday morning). People complain viciously about upgrade percentages but I personally find DM + Reserve + high spend + decent MQD = #1 on the UG list.
You may take the stance of a bird in hand is better than 2 in a bush, meaning you don't know what exactly will happen with work next year or the following year. Could travel be minimized and you may not make DM in 2017? If you choose to roll over can you predict that DM will be valuable to you in 2018?
Also, how important are those GUC's to you? Does the cost of a MR this year more than cover the GUC's in 2017?