FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Elite status: a pointless goal?
Thread: Elite status: a pointless goal?
View Single Post
Old Aug 31, 2018, 11:10 am
  #102  
Adelphos
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,949
Originally Posted by Stivelio
I got AA gold for the very first time in 10 years because of some international work travel this year and am 1300 miles short of getting plat status. If I am not able to get any work travel for the rest of this year is it worth trying to find a MR to get to plat by end of the year?
Even though i have had some decent upgrade success as a Gold, Platinum is a much more useful tier. If you don't want to take an extra trip, look to see if buying a first class ticket on an upcoming trip is a more cost effective way to get the extra EQM.
Adelphos is offline  
Reply