Originally Posted by pseudoswede

Thank you for this reply.

The first bullet point does give me pause and will make me think about this over the next 10 days. I will definitely get the PQF, but the question will be if I can eek in Silver with 3500 PQPs instead of 3000 based on my potential flying. Maybe it'll be better to spend the $600-700 next year to get me over the hump back into Silver instead of this year. Who knows. That said, I should've qualified for Gold, but three work trips got canceled over the past few months--one due to a family emergency, and two due to company decision.

I also should've clarified that I'm happy to move up to E+ if there is an aisle or window available (and it usually is if I'm checking the seat map judiciously at T-24). Getting off the plane early isn't the biggest deal since I'm usually traveling with co-workers and waiting for them to deplane so we can order an Uber.

As a Platinum back in 2017/2018, I got upgraded about 20% of the time (maybe less). I just can't imagine my success rate as a Gold today being any better.

I'm perpetually Marriott Gold through Bonvoy credit card and stays, and thank you for reminding me to upgrade my Avis account to Preferred Plus. I rarely rent cars, but we do have a rental coming up next week.