Originally Posted by
kingkazul400
Departure Airport: ORF, can rebase to JFK if necessary
Miles Needed: 23k MQM to Gold
Required Spend or Budget: $2800 MQD
Available Travel Dates: late October/early November
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Yes
Trying to retain Gold status, missed out on two international travel opportunities for work this year so I'm having to make do with paying out of pocket and burning vacation time instead of getting reimbursed and compensated by work.
There are TPAC PS fares under $2000 that earn 150%, which would get you close to the needed MQMs, maybe even enough with a creative routing from the NYC area. For the remainder, look for a cheap but long domestic flight; it's low season in Alaska, for example, yet there are still various flights to/from ANC. This is if your budget is $2800. If you need $2800 MQDs and are willing to spend a bit more than that, two PS TPAC trips would do it and give you a nice chunk of MQM rollover.