Originally Posted by ijgordon
No, no, no. Bonus miles do NOT count as "Miles Towards Gold / Platinum / Executive Platinum Upgrades", only butt-in-seat miles, and only miles earned after you qualify for Elite. So assuming Truly is flying JFK-CDG (she never states her domestic origin), that's about 3,635 miles each way, so only 7,270 miles toward upgrades after the first round trip, IF she signs up for Gold and Platinum simultaneous challenges. A good reason to push for the dual-track challenge.
Who ever said they did? And let's assume she's flying DFW-CDG (4,948) instead, since you kindly point out that she doesn't mention it. That would give her 9,896 miles toward upgrades on her return... if she signed up for both challenges (making GLD status post on the way over and thereby counting those BIS miles toward upgrades), which is
exactly what I said. Let's all try to read posts before we criticize too openly - a simple "I think it actually works this way" would have done nicely, and in this case the reply is not even applicable.