Originally Posted by
nacho
Why do you need status if you fly infrequently or not flying at all? It's like people in the Marriott forum talking about their lounges are flooded by UA elites just because they get their status matched. These people need to stay in a Marriott hotels that have a lounge to enjoy the benefits - good for Marriott.
You don't need status if you don't intend to use EBG. But that doesn't diminish the fact that you can get that status without flying.
Now if someone wanrs to go for EBD and have less environmental impact, securing EBG via cc membership and spend reduces the amount of time one needs to be in the air. And if people are travelling just to get EBD (I don't, but no judgment if people do), then I am happy for the fact that there is an opportubity to meet a sizeable amount of that requirement on the ground.