Originally Posted by
eyemgh
I have Silver Medallion status through ‘25. I don’t always fly on Delta, but I could arrange it so that I hit Gold. The big question…is Gold really that much better than Silver? My primary interest would be automatic seat upgrades.
It entirely depends on your travel patterns, but you are more likely to receive upgrades as a Gold than as a Silver. On many routes, though, neither are likely to have upgrades to first class clear.
There are other differences in benefits that are most useful for international travel on skyteam partners.