Originally Posted by
sbiddle
The simple reality is if you're a few hundred SP short of Elite you need to fly more. End of story.
Credit cards aren't the solution to your goal which seems to be to get Elite
My flying is mostly domestic so I’m not going to get any huge earns on anything international. I’ve ramped up significantly in the last 6 months (as evidenced by newly reaching Gold). I was quite surprised to reach Gold at all and now am 250-300 from Elite. I may reach this naturally but having an SP spend earning card would be helpful to guarantee this I think.
I have almost reached the metal required for Elite (so nowhere near maxing out on non-metal SPs)