Re-qualified for MVP Gold a few months ago, will hit MVPG75K with a few flights this month...big one is BKK-HKG-DFW-RDU on CX/AA in J next week. That'll put me about 1,500 miles shy of 75k, but a quick trip to Vegas from ILM the next week will get me over the line. Wasn't going to go for it as there isn't a huge difference between Gold and Gold75k to me, but the 50,000 bonus miles for hitting 75K, I remembered, are worth about $1,700 to me (I live in Bangkok and J flights on JAL to Japan from here are only 50,000 miles round trip...most tickets go for $1,675). Been debating jumping to AA or BA for status next year (I have several J and F bookings to Europe and North America next year already) or doing a status match with UA and flying them and Star partners moving forward, but there's no question the that best program for collecting redeemable miles in Mileage Plan!