Well, it would seem shocking to anyone if they YANK IT away from people who have already attained it?!?

That said, I should be getting 10K from Amex around mid-March, and could easily do a quick hop to Europe for another 10K. I was working on a trip to PEK that was cheap for QUITE a while that would have gotten me around 18K (I think), but the price has doubled now.

BUT - If they're gonna yank it away from people who have already gotten it - - I guess there's no sense in killing myself to get it!