Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: NYC / TYO / RSW Up in the Air avoiding the Snowflakes
Programs: UA GS 1.8MM, AA 2.1MM, EK, BA, SQ, CX, Marriott LT, Accor P
Posts: 8,058
Originally Posted by
JimInOhio
I must be missing something here (not unusual!). If life as a 1K was thought to not be not all that different, why did you spend $14k on a junket to Zurich just to meet this challenge?
You didn't miss it -- it is in another thread. We live in Tokyo and NYC and travel back and forth regularly (we own homes in both). The ability to upgrade economy award tickets to business class has saved us a ton of money over the years -- it's the one remaining GS benefit that has real value to us -- so spending $14k to get that ability back is worth it to us as we will use it at least 8 more times this year. With the pricing of J class tickets to Japan these days it's a financial no-brainer to us!
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