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Jan 13, 2017 | 12:23 pm

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bosman

Join Date: Apr 2004

Programs: AA Plat/2MM, DL Gold, UA Silver (via Marr), Marr LTT, Hyatt Disc

Posts: 1,068

Quote:

Originally Posted by skelm

Doesn't look to be of much benefit over plat.

1) ahead in upgrade line
2) better mile multiplier

#2 is quite easy to quantify:

project your 2017 EQD x 1 incremental mile x whatever value you assign to an AA mile

= value of the incremental mile.

Now the upgrade priority benefit is much trickier to quantify. If you expect y% probability as a Plat will go to x% as a Plat+, how many more upgrades will you get and what do you value those at?

Not that I was offered it (only 60k MQM in 2016), but I personally would have a hard time validating ROI on going for the "boost" for anything over $500 or so.

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