Originally Posted by
ridefar
i have found them increasingly reluctant to do it. You can pretty much count on needing to have the TA process the upfare.
Personally I doubt the strategy is worthwhile. For the thousands in upfares you could just buy a J ticket to someplace you want to go (to get to 100k) and eUp your domestic/transborder flights. Upfaring these routes except at Xmas and summer holidays can be hundreds of dollars per segment. Depending on route of course.
Well it depends. OP could upfare to high flex and use less eupgs and thus end up in J more often. OP already has three long haul in J for 75K so he does not need eupgs for this. This is specially true if he has to fly on work anyway but the company restricts fares to low economy. Essentially he would fly the same trips but get a higher status as opposed to flying a separate J personal trip.
PE to J YYZ-TPE upfare on one of my trips was $400. Saved me 26 eupg which I used for NA upgrades. Only OP knows his travel schedule and fare classes.