Departure Airport: AUS preferred though SAT, DFW/DAL, IAH/HOU are options OR I'm willing to position if it's worth it (ex: booking into biz/1st)
Miles Needed: 3,507 to gold but prefer to get the extra 25k (28k total) to maintain platinum
Required Spend or Budget: as cheap as possible (I've met MQD waiver via cc send)
Available Travel Dates: Any except Dec 6-13th
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Either is fine
I thought I'd fly more this year but lots of things have happened that have prevented that. I just got back from a rum to LIM via DTW and ATL, landing in YYZ via ATL and DTW. I flew home via ATL/MCO/ATL and had intended to lengthen that as much as possible but this bomb cyclone and all of the cancelations kind of put a kink in that plan.
ETA: I do not have Chinese visa however I'm not opposed to doing an intra-Asian flight to do TWOV or doing an open jaw to get home from China. I'm also open to getting a visa, just not sure how long it would take given the EOY rush.