As I sat in SEA last weekend looking longingly at the doors to the Presidents club, I started thinking about what it would take for me to get Silver Elite.

I currently have a 6254 EQM, and have two trips planned

Nov IAH-CDG 10,052 EQM
Dec IAH-CDG 5026 EQM (Return flight will be in 2006)

Leaving me -3668 to hit the 25,000 mark,


Is it worth it for me to book a cheap weekend trip, and knock out the rest? Or is there any other way for me to get the EQM miles?

If it did get the status it would not be a problem for me to keep up the yearly travel requirement to keep the silver.

What really are the chances for space availible upgrades as a Silver? Anything else I should know?


Thanks alot guys.


-Andrew