@EQDsSUCK

1. Fun username
2. What will you do once you earn whatever EQDs you need to get whatever status you need or want?
3. There are always options, but if you ask most anyone on FT, you might get at least 3 different ones, all requiring a different approach to achieving them.

I love this time of year...clocks change (not always for the better), there's always an election somewhere (not always for the better ) and everyone on almost every airline forum is looking for a strategy for the upcoming year.

if you have multiple ways to get what you want within the budget you have, then you have a little more flexibility than those who say are hub captives or are airline captives due to corporate contracts or are 5 miles short of MM or whatever.

Wishing you much luck in getting where you want. Seriously.