Originally Posted by
tmiw
How frequently are we talking here? If it's only two or three times a year I'm not sure it's worth trying to get status. On the other hand, India is far enough that one might not need that much spending/flying to get some form of lower-end status.
I fly at least 3 times a year and it's all personal trips. I am looking to see if just blind loyalty to one brand is beneficial in the long run. Thing is, tickets vary to wildly in prices through the year. Usually BA is the cheapest but I am looking at February 2019 prices and BA is 5K and Qatar is 4K. A 1000 dollar difference to maintain elite status?