Originally Posted by
VegasGambler
Getting all the miles in a single trip is only really useful if you won't be flying much or at all otherwise, making it... not that useful.
I do think that maintaining status is useful even if not flying AS though, for the elite bonus on partner flights. I've moved most of my domestic travel away from AS but I still want to maintain at least MVPG.
I want to do this strictly for the elite bonus on partner flights. I'm more interested travelling abroad than within North America.