Originally Posted by eightblack

Its hard to tell because candidly, no one knows what the qualification criteria is. I flew NH last year to and from HND and ticketed on UA and it was 016 stock. I saw UA equivalent flight numbers but when the flights posted I simply saw the NH details on my statement. I wasn't sure if that spend (around $10K) would count towards GS. I do what is the cheapest and most convenient. I know thats my approach to this year.