Originally Posted by
jdrtravel
Does your wife travel without you or mostly with you? If you always travel together, then GM is not very valuable to her as she will basically always get your DM benefits with the new upgrade system. If this is the case, you might choose another benefit. If she travels on her own then it is very valuable.
Gifting her GM in 2017 was a waste because she only took 1 trip without me. In 2018, majority of her travel will still be with me, both domestic and international. But she might take a couple more domestic trips by herself.
But this is a good point, I'm not sure how much she's benefiting from GM if she rarely travels by herself. The main reason GM is important is for domestic SDC and lounge access on our international trips. Is the latter even worth it if I will be upgrading to SC guest access (AMEX reserve + choice benefit) along with existing Priority Pass?