I'm at 48 this week and I have as far as I can tell 8 more before Dec 31. There's a lot of travel planned next year so I'm thinking about making a segment run to make Gold (would probably be worth it (to me anyway). Home airport is YYZ but also can drive to BUF easily. Has anyone done something like that before that can suggest a simple routing that's not too expensive (a day turn would be great)? I'm thinking something like RDU via IAD from YYZ can be done for less than $400, or maybe STL? I'm trying to get the earlier confirmation of E+ so I'm not stuck in middle seats (Too tall, and perhaps too wide for those too often that Gold appears to offer.

Suggestions appreciated.

Thanks.