Originally Posted by
jimrpa
Departure Airport: PHL (could do NYC, ABE, or WAS)
Miles Needed: None
Required Spend or Budget: <$2,000. Could do up to $3,000 (a tiny bit more maybe)
Available Travel Dates: ANYTIME except October - 1st week of November (ideally a long weekend in conjunction with a US holiday - who am I kidding 😀
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Codeshares are fine (is Saudia safe for gay people?)
- I need about $7K MQD to hit platinum.
- Ideally would prefer to stay below $2K. Can go up to $3K (maybe a tiny bit more).
- Would prefer business or premium economy.
- Short trip duration, if possible (out and back is ideal). I don’t mind making a few days into a mini vacation though.
- I have a (currently totally useless) Chinese Visa
- Month of October and first week of November are out of the question (maximum panic time for the Disney W&D Half).
Many thanks!
Saudia is a bad option because they only give 20% of distance as MQDs.
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