Originally Posted by pooleeio

Hello all! I am a relative newbie the world of Airline status games, howerver I just qualified for Platinum pro on American and I am hoping to make a run to crack Executive Platinum. Would appreciate any suggestions on getting there in the most economical way possible

Departure Airport: Primary - Philadelphia (PHL); Able to travel from alternate airports - Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI) or DC (WAS)

Miles Needed: 25k

Required Spend or Budget:Required spend - none; Budget $1k max

Available Travel Dates: generally flexible On dates in Nov/Dec; looking to minimize overall time away

Required Medal or Codeshare: no

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you can provide!